Seasoned salt#american chip spice

Chicken salt was originally developed in the 1970s by Peter Brinkworth in Gawler, South Australia to season chicken for rotisseries. This recipe was purchased by Mitani Group in 1979, and is now commonly used on hot chips

(french fries) throughout Australia.{{cite news|last1=Liaw|first1=Adam|author-link=Adam Liaw|title=Chicken salt: we find the creator of an Australian classic – and he tells us everything|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/apr/10/chicken-salt-we-find-the-creator-of-an-australian-classic-and-he-tells-us-everything|access-date=10 April 2018|work=the Guardian|date=10 April 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2022-09-20 |title=Chicken salt creator reveals all in new film |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-21/chicken-salt-inventor-peter-brinkworth-salt-of-earth-film/101456656 |access-date=2022-09-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/apr/04/chicken-salt-the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-australias-favourite-condiment|title=Chicken salt: the rise and fall (and rise again?) of Australia's favourite condiment|first=Adam|last=Liaw|date=4 April 2018|website=the Guardian}}

The first recipe for chicken salt consisted of salt, onion powder, garlic powder, celery salt, paprika, chicken bouillon and monosodium glutamate (MSG), along with some unspecified herbs and spices. There are versions of chicken salt that use chicken flavouring as well as vegan versions.{{cite web |last=Werner |first=Tommy |date=16 May 2019 |url=https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/what-is-chicken-salt-australian-article|title=What Is Chicken Salt? It's Australia's Secret Umami Bomb |website=Epicurious |publisher=Condé Nast }}

Invented in the 1970s in Hull and claimed to have been inspired by seasoned salt used in American diners, "chip spice" was introduced into the United Kingdom by Rod and Brenda Wilson; the recipe is paprika and salt-based.{{cite web |author=Eleanor Churchill |date=3 March 2016 |title=A Sprinkle of Chip Spice |url=https://www.hull2017.co.uk/discover/article/sprinkle-of-spice/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414042402/https://www.hull2017.co.uk/discover/article/sprinkle-of-spice/ |archive-date=14 April 2016 |quote=Originally, John’s close friends Rob and Brenda Wilson came up with the idea of using spiced salt and paprika when visiting America during the late 70s}} A chilli-based variant is also available. The brand American Chip Spice is now owned by Wilson's Seasonings.{{citation| url=http://www.weirdretro.org.uk/one-hull-of-a-story-the-history-of-chip-spice.html| title = One Hull Of A Story: The History Of Chip Spice| work = www.weirdretro.org.uk| access-date = 24 March 2017 }}

Schwartz (brand) sell a range of seasoned salts including salt, pepper and paprika seasoning all, celery salt and garlic salt.

Nandos peri peri salt. The chicken restaurant sells a salt that contains a blend of spices.

Lawry's, the oldest commonly used "seasoned salt" in the US, was originally developed for seasoning steaks in the 1930s.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-lawrys-prime-rib-125-20130520-story.html|title=Lawry's prime rib for $1.25; original Lawry's celebrates 75 years|first=Betty|last=Hallock|website=Los Angeles Times|date=21 May 2013 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/blog/lawrys-prime-rib-story-la-icon|title=Lawry's The Prime Rib: The Story of an L.A. Icon}}

Image:Lawry's Seasoned Salt.jpg, the most common brand of seasoned salt in the US]]

Morton Season-All is the #2 seasoned salt in the US by market share.{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2008/07/31/mccormick-gets-ok-on-lawrys/|title=McCormick gets OK on Lawry's}}

Cajun and Creole seasoning. In Louisiana and the surrounding states, many companies make Cajun/Creole seasonings. It is a spicy blend of onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, oregano or thyme, salt, pepper, and chili powder. Brands include Tony Chachere's, Zatarain's and Paul Prudhomme.{{Cite web |date=20 February 2013 |url=https://www.journalnow.com/home_food/columnists/michael_hastings/taste-testing-store-bought-creole-seasonings/article_114fe0ee-7af3-11e2-8299-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Taste testing store-bought Creole seasonings|last=Hastings |first=Michael |website=Winston-Salem Journal|language=en|access-date=2018-12-08}}

The seasoned salt industry in the United States sells $100 million in seasoned salt annually. According to the US Federal Trade Commission, two brands make up 80% of the market.{{cite web|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2008/07/ftc-challenges-mccormicks-acquisition-unilevers-lawrys-and|title=FTC Challenges McCormick's Acquisition of Unilever's Lawry's and Adolph's Brands|date=30 July 2008}}

The combined marketshare of Lawry's seasoned salt and Season-All was of sufficient concern that the FTC required McCormick, then-owner of the Season-All brand, to sell it to Morton as a condition of McCormick purchasing Lawry's in 2008.{{cite web |website=Crowell & Moring LLP |date=4 August 2008 |url=https://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/AlertsNewsletters/all/McCormick-Agrees-to-Divest-Seasoned-Salt-Business|title=McCormick Agrees to Divest Seasoned-Salt Business }}

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