Heinz

{{Short description|American food processing company known for ketchup and condiments}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Kraft Heinz Foods Company

| former_name = H. J. Heinz Company

| logo = File:H. J. Heinz Company - Logo.svg

| logo_caption = Logo since 1957

| image = 2008-05-24 Pittsburgh 014 Penn St, 13th St, Heinz Building (2669437590).jpg

| image_size = 250

| image_caption = Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh in 2008

| type = Subsidiary

| fate = Merged with Kraft Foods to form its subsidiary Kraft Heinz

| successor = Kraft Heinz

| traded_as = {{NYSE was|HNZ}} (until 2013)

| founder = Henry J. Heinz

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people =

| industry = Food processing

| products = Sauces, condiments

| production =

| services =

| parent = Kraft Heinz

| num_employees =

| divisions =

| subsid =

| homepage = {{URL|https://heinz.com}}

| footnotes =

| caption =

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1869|01}} (as Heinz Noble & Company)
Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| defunct =

| location_city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

| location_country = United States

}}

The Kraft Heinz Foods Company, formerly the H. J. Heinz Company and commonly known as Heinz ({{IPAc-en|h|aɪ|n|z}}), is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{cite news |title=Kraft Heinz moving Illinois headquarters from Northfield to Chicago |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/07/16/kraft-heinz-moving-illinois-headquarters-from.html |access-date=September 16, 2018 |publisher=www.bizjournals.com}} The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures food products on six continents, and markets them in more than 200 countries and territories. The company claimed to have 150 number-one or number-two brands worldwide {{asof|2013|lc=y}}.{{cite web |quote=Heinz is as international as they come claiming to have 150 number-one or number two-brands worldwide. |url=http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/03/heinz-set-for-shareholder-vote/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150410190244/http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/03/heinz-set-for-shareholder-vote/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2015 |title=Heinz Set For Shareholder Vote |publisher=Valuewalk.com |first=Brendan |last=Byrne |date=March 27, 2013 }} Heinz ranked first in ketchup in the US with a market share in excess of 50%;{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heinz-still-americas-favorite-ketchup/ |title=Heinz Still 'America's Favorite Ketchup' |work=CBS MoneyWatch |quote=the Heinz brand generates almost $4 billion in annual sales, with a global reach across all of the company's food categories—ketchup in the United States, salas cream and baked beans in Great Britain, and baby food in Canada and Latin America—and its products enjoy #1 or #2 market share in more than 50 countries |date=October 1, 2009}}{{cite web |quote=Pittsburgh-based Heinz commands a 60% market share in the U.S |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/02/15/the-ketchup-war-that-never-was-burger-giants-link-to-heinz.html |title=The Ketchup War that Never Was: Burger Giants' Link to Heinz |author=Javier E. David |publisher=CNBC |date=February 15, 2013}} the Ore-Ida label held 46% of the frozen potato sector in 2003.{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/11/01/358297/ |work=CNN Money|title=Mr. Potato Head A dirt-poor farmer turned spud scraps into gold.|date=November 1, 2003}}

Since 1896, the company used its "57 Varieties" slogan; it was inspired by a sign advertising 21 styles of shoes, and Henry Heinz chose the number 57 even though the company then manufactured more than 60 products, because "5" was his lucky number and "7" was his wife's.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/fashion/13iht-design13.html?_r=1|title=An Icon, Despite Itself |last=Rawsthorn|first=Alice | author-link = Alice Rawsthorn|date=April 12, 2009|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=June 9, 2009}}

In February 2013, Heinz agreed to be purchased by Berkshire Hathaway and the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital for $23{{nbsp}}billion.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/02/14/berkshire-hathaway-3g-buying-heinz-for-233-billion.html |title=Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Buying Heinz for $23.3 Billion |publisher=CNBC |date=November 21, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}} On March 25, 2015, Kraft announced its merger with Heinz, arranged by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-25/3g-capital-berkshire-to-buy-kraft-foods-merge-it-with-heinz|title=3G Capital, Berkshire to Buy Kraft Foods, Merge It With Heinz |publisher=Bloomberg |date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://news.heinz.com/press-release/finance/hj-heinz-company-and-kraft-foods-group-sign-definitive-merger-agreement-form-k |title=H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group Sign Definitive Merger Agreement to Form The Kraft Heinz Company |publisher=H.J. Heinz Press Release |date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325191547/http://news.heinz.com/press-release/finance/hj-heinz-company-and-kraft-foods-group-sign-definitive-merger-agreement-form-k |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }} The resulting Kraft Heinz Company is the fifth largest food company in the world.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3757678/kraft-heinz-merger/|title=Kraft and Heinz Merge to Become World's 5th-Largest Food Company|first=Nolan|last=Feeney|date=March 25, 2015|magazine=Time}} Berkshire Hathaway became a majority owner of Heinz on June 18, 2015. After exercising a warrant to acquire 46 million shares of common stock for a total price of over $461{{nbsp}}million, Berkshire increased its stake to 52.5%.{{cite web | url=http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/06/berkshire-hathaway-becomes-majority-owner-of-h-j-heinz-company/ | title=Berkshire Hathaway Becomes Majority Owner of H.J. Heinz Company | publisher=ValueWalk | date=June 18, 2015 | access-date=June 19, 2015 | first=Marie | last=Cabural}} The merger to form Kraft Heinz was completed on July 2, 2015.

History

=Foundation=

File:HenryJHeinz.jpeg

Heinz was founded by and is named for Henry J. Heinz, who was born in the United States to German immigrants. His father was originally from Kallstadt (then part of the Bavarian Rhenish Palatinate, now part of Rhineland-Palatinate). His mother Anna was from Haunetal, Hesse-Kassel, and they met in Pittsburgh.

File:Heinz Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce trade card back.jpg File:Commercial. For Heinz Company. Tousignant & Frère, 4835, rue Wellington BAnQ P48S1P10257.jpg, 1944]]

Henry J. Heinz began packing foodstuffs on a small scale at Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1869. There he founded Heinz Noble & Company with a friend, L. Clarence Noble, and began marketing horseradish. The first product in Heinz and Noble's new Anchor Brand (a name selected for its biblical meaning of hope) was his mother Anna Heinz's recipe for horseradish. The young Heinz manufactured it in the basement of his father's former house.{{cite book|last1=Kendall|first1=Joshua|title=America's Obsessives: The Compulsive Energy That Built a Nation|url=https://archive.org/details/americasobsessiv0000kend|url-access=registration|date=2013|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|isbn=9781455502363|pages=[https://archive.org/details/americasobsessiv0000kend/page/n311 304]}}

The company went bankrupt in 1875. The following year Heinz founded another company, F & J Heinz, with his brother John Heinz and a cousin, Frederick Heinz. One of this company's first products was Heinz Tomato Ketchup. The company continued to grow.

In 1888, Heinz bought out his two partners and reorganized the company as the H. J. Heinz Company. Its slogan, "57 varieties", was introduced by Heinz in 1896. Inspired by an advertisement he saw while riding an elevated train in New York City (a shoe store boasting "21 styles"), Heinz picked the number more or less at random because he liked the sound of it, selecting "7" specifically because, as he put it, of the "psychological influence of that figure and of its enduring significance to people of all ages".

=20th century=

The H. J. Heinz Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania on July 27, 1900;{{Citation |title=Amended Statement By Foreign Corporation: Kraft Heinz Foods Company |date=July 13, 2015 |url=https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/api/report/GetImageByNum/214036059126087215214236044244171009168202051059 |publisher=California Secretary of State |access-date=October 16, 2024 |id=Control ID {{abbr|No.|Number}} LBA20895942}}{{Citation |title=Application for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Virginia: Kraft Heinz Foods Company |date=July 24, 2015 |url=https://cis.scc.virginia.gov/CommonHelper/DocumentStorageLocalFileget?DocumentId=2222411&sourceType=1 |publisher=Virginia State Corporation Commission |access-date=October 16, 2024 |id=Filing {{abbr|No.|Number}} 1507231226}} Heinz served as its first president, holding that position for the rest of his life. Under his leadership, the company pioneered processes for sanitary food preparation, and led a successful lobbying effort in favor of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.{{cite journal|last1=Petrick|first1=Gabriella M.|title=Feeding the Masses: H.J. Heinz and the creation of industrial food|publisher=Elsevier Ltd.|doi=10.1016/j.endeavour.2008.11.002|pmid=19181382|volume=33|issue=1|journal=Endeavour|pages=29–34|year=2009}} In 1908 he established a processing plant in Leamington, Ontario, Canada for tomatoes and other products. Heinz operated it until 2014, when it was sold.[http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/heinz-to-close-leamington-ont-plant-hundreds-of-jobs-lost-1.1543663 CTV News: Heinz to close Leamington, Ont. plant; hundreds of jobs lost]

Heinz was a pioneer in both scientific and "technological innovations to solve problems like bacterial contamination". He personally worked to control the "purity of his products by managing his employees", offering hot showers and weekly manicures for the women handling food. During World War I, he worked with the Food Administration.{{Cite Collier's|wstitle=Heinz, Henry John|year=1921}}

In 1914, Heinz Salad Cream was invented in England.{{cite web|title=Heinz - History|url=http://www.heinz.com/our-company/about-heinz/history.aspx|website=Heinz.com|publisher=H.J. Heinz Company|access-date=June 11, 2015|archive-date=July 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722103135/http://www.heinz.com/our-company/about-heinz/history.aspx|url-status=dead}}

In 1930, Howard Heinz, son of Henry Heinz, helped to fight the downturn of the Great Depression by selling ready-to-serve soups and baby food. They became top sellers.

The Pittsburgh plant included a large "Heinz service building", which included three dining rooms and a 3,000-seat auditorium. The auditorium included a pipe organ, and Heinz employed an organist to give recitals and musical programs. The original organ was severely damaged in the 1936 Pittsburgh floods, it was replaced with a new Kimball organ that had four manuals and 57 sets of pipes. The original organ was restored and installed in Grace Methodist Church in Sharpsburg.{{Cite journal |date=January 1, 1944 |title=Organ Music is 58th Variety in Heinz Plant |url=https://www.thediapason.com/sites/thediapason/files/194401TheDiapason.pdf |journal=The Diapason |volume=35 |issue=2 |page=1 |access-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108203153/https://www.thediapason.com/sites/thediapason/files/194401TheDiapason.pdf |url-status=dead }}

During World War II, "Jack" Heinz led the company as president and CEO to aid the United Kingdom and offset food shortages. Its plant in Pittsburgh was converted for a time to manufacture gliders for the War Department.

In the postwar years, Jack Heinz expanded the company to develop plants in several nations overseas, greatly expanding its international presence. He also acquired Ore-Ida and Starkist Tuna.

In 1959, long-time Heinz employee Frank Armour Jr. was elected president{{cite magazine|title=Personnel: Change of the Week, Jan. 19, 1959|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,869013,00.html|magazine=Time | access-date=January 25, 2016|date=January 19, 1959}} and COO of H. J. Heinz Co., succeeding H. J. Heinz II. He was the first non-family member to hold the job since the company started in 1869. He became vice chairman in 1966, and later became chairman and CEO of Heinz subsidiary, Ore-Ida Foods Inc.{{cite news|title=Search Results Guiding Force Behind Heinz Hall, Frank Armour Jr. Dies At 69|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19780510&id=FeEhAAAAIBAJ&pg=2404,4368852&hl=en|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|access-date=January 25, 2016}}

File:Heinz logo.svg

In 1969, Tony O'Reilly joined the company's UK subsidiary, soon becoming its managing director.{{Cite web|date=October 28, 2002|title=Dethroning Tony|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/1028/154.html|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=Forbes}} He moved to Pittsburgh in 1971 when he was promoted to senior vice president for the North America and Pacific region.{{Cite web|date=May 27, 2009|title=Anthony O'Reilly|url=https://www.europeanceo.com/profiles/anthony-oreilly-independent-news-amp-media-group/|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=europeanceo.com}} By 1973, Heinz selected him as president.{{Cite web|last=Timberlake|first=Cotten|date=September 3, 1989|title=The Not-So-Secret Life of Heinz Chairman Anthony O'Reilly|url=https://apnews.com/article/15e64df2fe2912af7296249052448903|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=Associated Press}} He became CEO in 1979 and chairman in 1987.{{cite encyclopedia|last= Nauright|first=John|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|title=Tony O'Reilly|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tony-OReilly|date=July 2, 2007|publisher= Encyclopædia Britannica, inc.}}

File:Heinz oven-baked beans newspaper.png

Between 1981 and 1991, Heinz returned 28% annually, doubling the Standard & Poor's average annual return for those years.{{cite web|title=Bottled Up Profits aren't flowing like they used to at packaged-goods companies. Can green ketchup and Tuna in a Pouch save Heinz? |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/18/287706/ |date=September 18, 2000 |first=Julie |last=Creswell |publisher=CNNMoney.com |work=Fortune |access-date=August 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208082640/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/18/287706/ |archive-date=February 8, 2013 }} By 2000, the consolidation of grocery store chains, the spread of retailers such as Walmart, and growth of private-label brands caused competition for shelf space, and put price pressure on the company's products. The decline was also attributed to an inadequate response to broad demographic changes in the United States, particularly the growth in population among Hispanic and increased spending power of African Americans.

In 1998, Tony O'Reilly left Heinz after issues with the company's performance. He faced challenges from corporate governance groups and pension funds including CalPERS.Lead cover story: "The CEO and the Board", Business Week, September 15, 1997 He was succeeded by his deputy, William R. Johnson.{{cite web|date=January 19, 2015|last=Gough|first=Paul J.|url= https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/2015/01/former-heinz-ceo-named-to-board-of-pepsico.html|title= Former Heinz CEO named to board of PepsiCo|newspaper= Pittsburgh Business Times}}

=21st century=

In 2001, Heinz acquired the pasta sauce, dry bouillon and soup business of Borden Foods. CEO William R. Johnson stated that "They fit very well with our tomato-based expertise".{{Cite web| title = Heinz buys Borden units for $270M - Jun. 6, 2001| access-date = July 16, 2018| url = https://money.cnn.com/2001/06/06/deals/heinz/}}

On August 22, 2001, Heinz announced that it would acquire the Anchor Food Products' branded products, which included the Poppers line of appetizers, as well as the licensing rights to the TGI Fridays brand of frozen foods and appetizers.{{cite news |title=Heinz & McCain acquire Anchor Foods |url=https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2001/08/23/Heinz-McCain-acquire-Anchor-Foods |access-date=July 30, 2020 |work=foodnavigator.com |date=August 22, 2001 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817174823/https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2001/08/23/Heinz-McCain-acquire-Anchor-Foods |url-status=dead }} The acquisition was completed on September 25.{{cite news |title=Heinz acquires Anchor's branded products |url=https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2001/09/26/Heinz-acquires-Anchor-s-branded-products |access-date=July 30, 2020 |work=foodnavigator.com |date=September 25, 2001 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817174824/https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2001/09/26/Heinz-acquires-Anchor-s-branded-products |url-status=dead }}

Billionaire Nelson Peltz initiated a proxy battle during 2006, culminating in a vote to place five of Peltz's nominees on the Board. After the final vote, two of the five nominees joined the Heinz Board. The new members of the board were Nelson Peltz and Matthew Craig Walsh.

In 2002, Heinz announced that it had sold the StarKist and 9Lives brands to Del Monte Foods.{{cite news |title=Heinz sells several units to Del Monte |url=https://www.upi.com/Business_News/2002/06/13/Heinz-sells-several-units-to-Del-Monte/25751023982057/ |access-date=December 14, 2019 |work=UPI |language=en}}

In June 2008, Heinz began an advertising campaign in the UK for their new "New York Deli Mayo" products. The advertisement featured two men kissing in a family setting, which drew 200 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority.{{cite news| url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4205422.ece| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110510021152/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4205422.ece| url-status= dead| archive-date= May 10, 2011|work=The Times|title=Heinz pulls mayonnaise ad over gay kiss furore|access-date= June 25, 2008 | location=London | first=Jenny | last=Booth | date=June 24, 2008}} On June 24, 2008, Heinz withdrew the advertisement, which had been planned for a five-week run. The company said that some of its customers had expressed concerns.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/24/asa.advertising|work=The Guardian|title=Heinz pulls ad showing men kissing|access-date= June 25, 2008 | location=London | first=Mark | last=Sweney | date=June 24, 2008}} Withdrawing the advert was also controversial, with critics accusing Heinz of homophobia.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/kiss-goodbye-to-your-sales-stonewall-tells-homophobic-heinz-after-advert-is-pulled-853510.html|work=The Independent|title=Kiss goodbye to your sales, Stonewall tells 'homophobic' Heinz after advert is pulled|access-date=June 25, 2008|location=London|first=Terri|last=Judd|date=June 25, 2008|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111162446/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/kiss-goodbye-to-your-sales-stonewall-tells-homophobic-heinz-after-advert-is-pulled-853510.html|url-status=dead}} The gay rights group Stonewall called for a boycott of Heinz products. Some expressed surprise that it had responded to what they said was a relatively small number of complaints, compared to the UK's estimated 3.6 million gay and lesbian consumers.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/jun/24/advertising.gayrights|work=The Guardian|title=Beanz meanz bigotz|access-date= June 25, 2008 | location=London | first=Ben | last= Summerskill | date=June 24, 2008}} MP Diane Abbott called the decision to withdraw the advert "ill-considered" and "likely to offend the gay community".{{cite web |url=http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=36210&SESSION=891 |title=Early Day Motion 1889 |publisher=Edmi.parliament.uk |access-date=December 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528010945/http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=36210&SESSION=891 |archive-date=May 28, 2009 |url-status=dead }}

On February 14, 2013, it was announced that Heinz would be purchased by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital for $23{{nbsp}}billion.{{cite news|title=Buffett, Brazil's 3G team up for $23 billion Heinz buyout|last1=Berkowitz|first1=Ben|last2=Geller|first2=Martinne|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-berkshire-heinz-idUSBRE91D0PY20130215|work=Reuters|date=February 15, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2013|archive-date=February 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215154946/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/15/us-berkshire-heinz-idUSBRE91D0PY20130215|url-status=live}} Including debt assumption the transaction was valued at $28{{nbsp}}billion. According to Heinz, the deal was the largest in food industry history. Berkshire Hathaway and 3G would each own half of Heinz, with 3G running the company.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324432004578304460522768842|title=In Heinz, Berkshire to Let Others Run Show|last=Holm|first=Erik|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=February 14, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2013}} Berkshire and 3G paid $72.50 a share.{{cite news|title=Berkshire joins 3G Capital to buy Heinz in $23 billion deal|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/berkshire-joins-3g-capital-to-buy-heinz-in-23-billion-deal/2013/02/14/c14df8cc-76ad-11e2-b102-948929030e64_story.html|last=Tracer|first=Zachary|date=February 14, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The acquisition was completed in June of that year. Berkshire and 3G immediately named Bernardo Hees, former chief executive of Burger King Worldwide Inc, as the CEO.{{cite news | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-ends-relationship-with-heinz-2013-10 | title=McDonald's Is Cutting Ties With Heinz For Hiring Former Burger King CEO | date=October 25, 2013 | access-date=October 25, 2013 }}

On August 13, 2013, Heinz announced it was cutting 600 jobs in North America.{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323446404579011002050755642 | title=Heinz to Shed 600 Jobs in North America | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=August 13, 2013 | access-date=August 14, 2013}}

On October 25, 2013, fast-food chain McDonald's announced it would end its 40-year relationship with Heinz, after the former Burger King, McDonald's competitor, chief Hees became CEO of Heinz.{{cite web|last=Baertlein|first=Lisa|title=Ketchup changeup: McDonald's dropping Heinz after CEO change|date=October 25, 2013 |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ketchup-changeup-heinz-ceo-prompts-194107781.html|publisher=Yahoo Finance|access-date=October 26, 2013}}

On March 25, 2015, Kraft Foods Group Inc. announced that it would merge with the H. J. Heinz Company, owned by 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway Inc., to form the world's fifth-largest food and beverage company.{{cite press release |author= |title= H.J. Heinz Company And Kraft Foods Group Sign Definitive Merger Agreement To Form The Kraft Heinz Company |url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hj-heinz-company-and-kraft-foods-group-sign-definitive-merger-agreement-to-form-the-kraft-heinz-company-300055709.html |date= March 25, 2015 |access-date= March 26, 2015}} The companies completed the merger on July 2, 2015, with the latter changing its name to the Kraft Heinz Foods Company.{{cite press release |url= http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ABEA-3QV6OO/323056694x0x837780/6F5AAFFE-7E3B-4804-8EEF-0B3F8743B03D/FINAL_Closing_Day_Press_Release.pdf |title= The Kraft Heinz Company Announces Successful Completion of the Merger between Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation |date= July 2, 2015 |access-date= January 23, 2015 |publisher= The Kraft Heinz Company |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150714043557/http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ABEA-3QV6OO/323056694x0x837780/6F5AAFFE-7E3B-4804-8EEF-0B3F8743B03D/FINAL_Closing_Day_Press_Release.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2015}}

In 2024, Carlos Abrams-Rivera took over as CEO of Kraft Heinz Co.{{Cite news |last=Newman |first=Jesse |date=14 August 2023 |title=Kraft Heinz Names Carlos Abrams-Rivera as Next CEO |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/kraft-heinz-names-carlos-abrams-rivera-as-next-ceo-ec02d5e7 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}

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Turkish Style Garlic Sauce
Mild Yellow Mustard
Honey Yellow Mustard
Piccalilli Pickle
Ploughman's Pickle
Original Sandwich Spread
Light Sandwich Spread
Saucy Sauce (Mayo & Ketchup Sauce)
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Aromatic Herbs Ketchup
Balsamic Vinegar Ketchup
Fiery Chilli Tomato Ketchup
Jalapeño Chilli Tomato Ketchup
Organic Tomato Ketchup
Pickle Ketchup
Roasted Garlic Ketchup
Sweet Chilli Tomato Ketchup
Firecracker

=Soups=

Cream of Tomato
Cream of Chicken
Vegetable
Cream of Mushroom
Cream of Tomato with a Kick of Chilli
Lentil
Oxtail
Organic Cream of Tomato
Beef Broth
Carrot and Coriander
Cream of Chicken and Mushroom
Chicken and Sweetcorn
Chicken Noodle Soup
Lentil & Bacon
Minestrone
Mulligatawny
No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato
No Added Sugar Vegetable
Pea & Ham
Potato & Leek
Scotch Broth
Spring Vegetable
Cream of Tomato with Basil
Cream of Tomato Cup Soup
Vegetable Cup Soup
Cream of Tomato with a Kick of Chilli Cup Soup
Cream of Chicken Cup Soup
Cream of Mushroom Cup Soup
Cream of Tomato with Basil Cup Soup
Minestrone Cup Soup
Oxtail Cup Soup
Spiced Butternut Squash & Chickpea Eatwell Soup
Tomato & Cannellini Eatwell Soup
Tomato Spinach & Lentil Eatwell Soup
Cream of Chicken Pot Soup
Cream of Mushroom Pot Soup
Cream of Tomato Pot Soup
Smooth Vegetable Pot Soup
Cauliflower, Onion & Potato Soup of the Day
Chicken, Parsnip & Rosemary Soup of the Day
Green Garden Vegetables Soup of the Day
Mushroom & Toasted Garlic Soup of the Day
Potato & Leek with chives Soup of the Day
Spice Pumpkin, Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup of the Day
Tomato, Roasted Garlic & Black Pepper Soup of the Day

International presence

=United States=

The company's world headquarters were in Chicago, Illinois, with the H. J. Heinz division located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the company was founded. The company's "keystone" logo was based on that of Pennsylvania, the "keystone state". Heinz Field was named after the Heinz company in 2001.

A majority of its ketchup was produced in Fremont, Ohio, and the rest made in Muscatine, Iowa.{{cite web |last1=Charles |first1=Dan |title=Meet The Man Who Guards America's Ketchup |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/09/02/754316710/meet-the-man-who-guards-americas-ketchup |publisher=National Public Radio |access-date=September 3, 2019 |date=September 2, 2019}}

Heinz opened a pickle factory in Holland, Michigan, in 1897, and it is the largest such facility in the world. The Heinz Portion Control subsidiary is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and produces single-serving containers of ketchup, mustard, salad dressings, jams, jellies and syrups.{{cite web|last1=Pickrell|first1=Kristen|title=8 Surprising Things Manufactured In Jax|url=http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2015-sep-8-surprising-things-manufactured-in-jax/page/3|website=Metro Jacksonville|access-date=September 10, 2015}}

Heinz also had factories in the following locations:{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PxqCy0R-VzAC&q=Heinz+also+has+factories+in+the+following+locations%3A%5B&pg=PA1|title=H.J. Heinz: A Biography|last=Skrabec|first=Quentin R. Jr.|date=June 8, 2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786453320|language=en}} Arizona (Phoenix); California (Chatsworth, Escalon, Irvine, San Diego); Florida (Fort Myers); Idaho (Pocatello); Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Muscatine); Massachusetts (Newburyport); Ohio (Mason, Massillon); Oregon (Ontario), and South Carolina (Florence).

In 2000, seven retailers, including Walmart, Albertsons, and Safeway, comprised half of the company's sales by volume.

=Australia=

File:Heinz-Watties factory in Bomen.jpg, New South Wales]]

Heinz Australia's head office is located in Melbourne.{{cite web

| date = May 27, 2011

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}} Products include canned baked beans in tomato sauce (popularized in the "beanz meanz Heinz" advertising campaign), spaghetti in a similar sauce, and canned soup, condensed soup, and "ready to eat" soups.{{cite web|title=Our Products|url=http://www.heinz.com.au/Our-Products|website=Heinz Australia|publisher=2015 HJ Heinz Co Ltd|access-date=May 31, 2015}}

Heinz manufactures "Big Red" tomato sauce, and a number of flavored baked bean varieties, as well as canned meals. Heinz also markets the Wattie's brand of canned foods, which are made in New Zealand.

On October 6, 2008, Heinz announced plans to acquire the Australian company Golden Circle{{cite web

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|publisher=News Corporation

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|archive-date=October 7, 2008 }} which "manufactures more than 500 products, including canned fruit and vegetables, fruit juices, drinks, cordials and jams".

On May 27, 2011, Heinz announced it would close its factory in Girgarre, Victoria, and downsize its factories in Northgate (Brisbane), and Wagga Wagga, with loss of more than 300 jobs.{{cite web | date = May 27, 2011 | work = ABC News | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | first = Mary | last = Gearin | title = Over 300 jobs lost in Heinz restructure | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/27/3228509.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529092231/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/27/3228509.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 29, 2011 | access-date = May 27, 2011 }}{{cite press release | date = May 27, 2011 | title = Heinz Australia announces productivity initiatives to accelerate future growth | url = http://www.hjheinz.com.au/About-Us/news/Company-News/Heinz-Australia-announces-productivity-initiatives-to-accelerate-future-growth | publisher = Heinz Australia | access-date = May 27, 2011 | archive-date = June 2, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110602193319/http://hjheinz.com.au/About-Us/news/Company-News/Heinz-Australia-announces-productivity-initiatives-to-accelerate-future-growth | url-status = dead }} Heinz has other factories in Echuca and Mill Park.

On January 6, 2012, Heinz closed its tomato sauce factory in Girgarre as announced in the previous May. 146 workers lost their jobs. A local group was seeking to purchase the factory and start its own production, with offers of financial assistance from investors.{{cite news|author=s|title=Investor pledges millions towards Heinz plant|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-02/investor-pledges-millions-towards-heinz-plant/3615336|access-date=January 6, 2012|newspaper=ABC News|date=November 2, 2011}} The group's first offer for the site was rejected by Heinz. Girgarre was the second to last tomato sauce factory in Australia,{{cite news|last=Heasley|first=Andrew|title=146 jobs to be lost as Heinz closes tomato sauce factory|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/146-jobs-to-be-lost-as-heinz-closes-tomato-sauce-factory-20120102-1pigb.html|access-date=January 6, 2012|newspaper=The Age|date=January 6, 2012}} and its closing brought an end to Heinz's 70 years of tomato processing operations in Australia.{{cite news|last=Lauder|first=Simon|title=Heinz sauce factory closing today|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-06/heinz-factory-closing-today/3760676|access-date=January 6, 2012|newspaper=ABC News|date=January 6, 2012}}

As of May 2020 Kraft Heinz is said to potentially be in discussions with Graeme Hart to sell off the brands of Wattie's in New Zealand and Golden Circle in Australia.{{cite web |url=https://www.businesshb.nz/newsarticle/90739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713232123/https://www.businesshb.nz/newsarticle/90739 |archive-date=July 13, 2020 |title=Graeme Hart and son tipped as possible buyer as Kraft Heinz explores sale of Australasian operations |access-date=July 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}

=Canada=

File:Highbury Canco Leamington 01.jpg]]

Heinz was established in Canada in 1908 in a former tobacco factory in Leamington, Ontario (known as the Tomato Capital of Canada). Most products shipped from Leamington have bilingual English and French labels for distribution throughout Canada, but a substantial amount of product is sent from there to the US. Ketchup is the main product produced there, and the city has been a center of tomato production. The factory also produces Canada Fancy (Grade A) tomato juice, mustard, vinegar, baby food, barbecue sauces, canned pastas, beans, pasta sauces, gravies and soups. Heinz Canada is the major supplier of single-serving and flexible-packaging condiments for most fast food chains in Canada. Leamington is the largest tomato-processing region per acreage in the world. The Leamington plant usually processes more than 250,000 tons of tomatoes per year.{{Cite web |title=Tomato growers, Leamington processor at odds over price class proposal {{!}} Better Farming |url=https://www.betterfarming.com/online-news/tomato-growers-leamington-processor-odds-over-price-class-proposal-60729 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.betterfarming.com}} Heinz Canada's head office is in North York, Ontario; it also has operations in St. Marys, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Calgary, Alberta.

On November 14, 2013, Heinz announced that the Leamington facility, the second-largest in the company, would close sometime in May 2014. Ketchup processing operations were to be consolidated at the company's US locations. Over 800 local jobs were lost due to the town's largest employer ending operations there. A local effort began in an attempt to save the 105-year-old Leamington plant, and it included creating a Facebook page to gather support.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/heinzfactoryemployeehelpgroup|title=Save the Heinz Factory in Leamington Ontario|work=Facebook}} On February 27, 2014, the Highbury Canco Corporation signed a letter of intent to acquire and operate the facility.{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/heinz-announces-deal-to-keep-leamington-ont-plant-in-operation-1.1706270|title=Heinz announces deal to keep Leamington, Ont. processing plant in operation |work=CTVNews|date=February 27, 2014 }} In April it was reported that Highbury Canco Corporation had received a one-year license to process tomatoes at the facility, saving some 250 jobs.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/highbury-canco-can-process-tomatoes-in-leamington-heinz-plant-1.2606570|title=Highbury CanCo can process tomatoes in Leamington Heinz plant|date=April 11, 2014|work=cbc.ca}}

As a result of this corporate restructuring and the angry Canadian response, a rival food company, French's, began producing their own ketchup brand using Leamington produce. It marketed the brand with an appeal to Canadian patriotism. This successful campaign, combined with a Canadian grassroots effort on Facebook encouraging purchasing of the French's product, resulted in Heinz's market share in Canada dropping from 84 to 76%, a significant shift in a mature market.{{cite magazine |last1=Hutchins |first1=Aaron |title=Why French's ketchup is here to stay (sorry, Heinz) |url=https://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/why-frenchs-ketchup-is-here-to-stay-sorry-heinz/ |access-date=July 2, 2018 |magazine=Maclean's |date=November 2, 2017}} This undesirable development was exacerbated in 2018 when Canadian tariffs were erected against specific American exports, which includes ketchup produced in the United States, in retaliation to the US President Trump's tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum exports.{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=Alan |title=Trudeau wades into U.S.-Canada ketchup war with tariffs on Heinz |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/trudeau-wades-into-us-canada-ketchup-war-with-tariffs-on-heinz/2018/06/29/5440c392-7b23-11e8-ac4e-421ef7165923_story.html |access-date=July 2, 2018 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=June 29, 2018}} Heinz conducted a belated public relations campaign in Canada to try to counter the public anger against them, a task made more difficult by public sentiment rising to encourage a boycott of American goods in reaction of US President Trump's rhetoric against Canada.{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Sophia |title=Ketchup wars: Heinz defends its image as tariffs kick in on U.S.-made condiment |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/heinz-french-s-ketchup-trade-war-tariffs-1.4728691 |access-date=July 2, 2018 |agency=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=July 1, 2018}}

=India=

Heinz Ketchup is available in India in two varieties, the standard Tomato Ketchup and Tomato Chili Sauce.{{cite web|url=http://www.heinz.co.in/about-brand/tomato-ketchup-sauce.aspx |title=Ketchup Tomato, Tomato Sauce, Tomato Ketchup, Chili Sauce |publisher=Heinz |access-date=February 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223111112/http://www.heinz.co.in/about-brand/tomato-ketchup-sauce.aspx |archive-date=February 23, 2014 }} As Indian taste preferences vary among the regions, Western brands such as Heinz must work on Indian interpretations of ketchups for sale in the country.Vijayraghavan, Kala. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/cons-products/food/heinz-braces-up-for-aggressive-marketing/articleshow/5417995.cms "Heinz braces up for aggressive marketing"]. The Economic Times. January 7, 2010. Heinz acquired the former foods division of Glaxo India, gaining the Complan, Glucon D, Glucon C, Sampriti Ghee, and Nycil products and brands. In 2019, Heinz sold a portion of the business, including Complan and Glucon-D, for $627.18 million to Zydus Wellness.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-heinz-india-zydus-wellness/kraft-heinz-to-sell-part-of-india-business-for-about-630-million-idUSKCN1MY0OQ|title=Kraft Heinz to sell part of India business for about $630 million|last=Mehta|first=Tanvi|work=U.S. Reuters|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=en-US}}

=Indonesia=

File:ABC Sambal Asli.jpg

H. J. Heinz Company entered Indonesia in 1999, when it acquired 65 percent share of PT. ABC Central Food, for US$70 million, and formed PT. Heinz ABC Indonesia.{{cite web|title =History|url =http://www.heinzabc.co.id/history/en|publisher =Heinz ABC|access-date =May 9, 2015|archive-date =May 18, 2015|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065409/http://www.heinzabc.co.id/history/en|url-status =dead}}{{cite news | title=Warren Buffet Akuisisi Pabrik Kecap ABC | first=Fery | last=Firmansyah | date=February 15, 2015 | url=http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2013/02/15/090461470/Warren-Buffet-Akuisisi-Pabrik-Kecap-ABC | newspaper=Tempo | language=id | access-date=May 9, 2015 | archive-date=May 18, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518070717/http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2013/02/15/090461470/Warren-Buffet-Akuisisi-Pabrik-Kecap-ABC | url-status=dead }} The company is based in Jakarta, and manufactures sauces, condiments, juices and syrups.{{cite web|title =PT. Heinz ABC Indonesia|publisher =Bloomberg Business|url =https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=60447811|access-date =May 9, 2015|archive-date =December 3, 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055446/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=60447811|url-status =dead}}

Serving demand from Indonesia's large population and growing economy, in the early 21st century PT. Heinz ABC Indonesia is the largest Heinz's business in Asia, and one of the largest in the world. It employs 3000 employees, has 3 production facilities, 8 packing facilities, and an extensive distribution network in Java and other parts of Indonesia. Their leading products are Syrup ABC (fruit syrup), Kecap ABC (sweet soy sauce), and Sambal ABC (hot chili sauce).{{cite web|title =Perjalanan Gurita Bisnis Grup ABC | author= A. Windarto dan Siti Sumariyati |url=https://emenrizal.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/perjalanan-gurita-bisnis-grup-abc/ |publisher = Em En RIZAL |language =id|access-date =May 9, 2015| date= August 16, 2010 }}

=Netherlands=

File:Heinz mayo in Singapore.jpg

Heinz sells many products in the Netherlands; the Elst factory in Gelderland is the primary production facility for Heinz sauces for Western Europe. In 2006, production of both HP Sauce and Daddies was transferred from Birmingham, West Midlands to Elst as a result of the acquisition of HP Foods and the subsequent closure of the Aston factory.{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/200806413522994 |title=Heinz Sauce Jobs Lost To Holland |work=Sky News |access-date=December 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724052125/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/200806413522994 |archive-date=July 24, 2010 }} Subsequently, Heinz suffered severe supply issues for the ex-HP Foods brands as the Elst factory struggled to integrate production, resulting in significant negative coverage from UK retailers.{{citation |title=HP Sauce hit by supply 'disaster' (news) }} Heinz was forced to begin bottling sauce in Spain, shipping ready-made sauce from Elst, to get product back into supply.{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Dale |url=http://www.birminghampost.net/news/2008/07/21/now-spain-starts-making-hp-sauce-too-65233-21380084/ |title=Now Spain starts making HP Sauce, too |work=Birmingham Post |date=July 21, 2008 |access-date=December 23, 2011 |archive-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217035810/http://www.birminghampost.net/news/2008/07/21/now-spain-starts-making-hp-sauce-too-65233-21380084/ |url-status=dead }} Netherlands factories are also responsible for producing signature sauces such as mayonnaise and ketchup for its Southeast Asian market.{{cite web |title=Heinz Products in Singapore |url=https://www.fairprice.com.sg/brand/heinz |website=FairPrice |access-date=8 November 2024 |language=en}}

=United Kingdom=

File:Cape Cornwall (Judithili) edit.jpg, visible in the centre) commemorates the purchase of Cape Cornwall for the nation by H. J. Heinz Company. The ruins of St. Helens Oratory can be seen on the left, with the two offshore rocks called The Brisons in the distance.]]

After opening its first overseas office in London in 1896, the company opened its first UK factory in Peckham, south London in 1905. This was followed by a factory at Harlesden, north-west London in 1919. Bombed twice in World War II, this factory remained in production until 2000.{{cite web|title=Secret history |url=http://www.brent.gov.uk/media.nsf/tbm89april2009/LBB-90 |publisher=London Borough of Brent |work=The Brent Magazine |date=April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910110342/http://www.brent.gov.uk/media.nsf/tbm89april2009/LBB-90 |archive-date=September 10, 2010 }} Production was started at a former munitions factory at Standish near Wigan in 1946, before the new factory at Kitt Green, near Wigan, opened in 1959. Heinz also had an infant food factory in Kendal, Cumbria. The site specialized in baby milks, previously under the brand of Farley's, but then manufactured under the name Heinz Nurture.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Heinz produces oriental foods sold under the Amoy brand, once used under license from Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Tokyo, Japan. In 2018, Amoy Food was sold to the new owners, CITIC Capital Asian Foods Holdings Ltd.{{Cite web |title=Ajinomoto to sell soy sauce brand Amoy Food |url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/gYr9mRmq0sp8xK3wVgzKhg2 |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=www.spglobal.com |language=en-us}}

In July 2001, the Food Standards Agency of the Government of the United Kingdom found Heinz canned baked beans products to be contaminated with the hormone disruptor bisphenol.{{cite web|url=http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/20010508144446.html|title=Documents|work=Friends of the Earth|access-date=November 6, 2005|archive-date=May 17, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050517022509/http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/20010508144446.html|url-status=dead}}

In 2013, the Kitt Green facility was listed as one among the world's five largest manufacturing units by the Discovery Channel (the list comprised Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery, Volkswagen's car plant, Kitt Green Foods plant, NASA's Kennedy Space Center and POSCO's steel plant).{{cite web |url=http://www.groundreport.com/Business/RIL-s-Jamnagar-Refinery-Listed-Among-The-World-s-T/2948964 |title=RIL's Jamnagar Refinery Listed Among The World's Top Five Refineries |publisher=GroundReport |date=October 30, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606064256/http://www.groundreport.com/Business/RIL-s-Jamnagar-Refinery-Listed-Among-The-World-s-T/2948964 |archive-date=June 6, 2013 }} It was Europe's largest food factory and supplied more than 1 billion cans every year.{{cite web |url=http://www.heinz.co.uk/ourcompany/aboutheinz/heinzintheukandireland |title=About Heinz – Heinz UK and Ireland |publisher=Heinz |access-date=February 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227112039/http://www.heinz.co.uk/ourcompany/aboutheinz/heinzintheukandireland |archive-date=December 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

=China=

On February 22, 2013, Sanquan Food, a Chinese frozen food company, signed a contract to purchase LongFong Food, a subsidiary of Heinz Company in China.{{cite web|last=Kang|first=Xiaoxiao|title=Sanquan Food acquiring Heinz's subsidiary in China|url=http://www.morningwhistle.com/html/2013/Company_Industry_0225/217276.html|work=The Morning Whistle|access-date=April 2, 2013|date=February 25, 2013}} With this sale, Heinz (China) will focus on infant foods and sauces in emerging markets such as China. Heinz Hong Kong Limited is the regional office serving for operations in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.

=New Zealand=

Heinz produces frozen vegetables for export for the New Zealand and Australian market. They also produce mayonnaise and other sauces for the New Zealand and Australian market. Most products sold in New Zealand are sold under the brand name "Watties".{{cite web |url=http://www.heinzwatties.co.nz/About-Us/Our-History |title=Our History / About Us / Heinz Wattie's |access-date=July 9, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717202620/http://www.heinzwatties.co.nz/About-Us/Our-History |url-status=dead }}

Notes

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Dienstag, Eleanor Foa (1994). In Good Company: 125 Years at the Heinz Table. Warner Books.