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Fast facts: H.J. Heinz Co.
Monday, May 18, 1998
H.J. Heinz Co.
Headquarters: Downtown. Founded in 1869 in Sharpsburg as Heinz, Noble & Co. by Henry J. Heinz and his neighbor, L. Clarence Noble.
Employment: 44,700 worldwide; 1,578 in Pittsburgh, including 200 at world headquarters, 414 at Heinz U.S.A. headquarters, 120 at Weight Watchers Gourmet Foods Co. and 844 at Heinz's North Side factory.
Revenues: $9.36 billion.*
Net income: $301.9 million.*
Business: Global food processor of more than 4,000 varieties sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Main business categories include ketchup and condiments, baby food, pet food, tuna, foodservice, weight control, frozen foods and convenience meals (including soup, pasta and beans). Some of the company's best-known brands in the United States are Heinz, Weight Watchers, Ore-Ida, The Budget Gourmet, Earth's Best, StarKist, 9-Lives, Ken-L Ration and Reward. Overseas they include Orlando, Wattie's, Olivine, Farley's Plasmon and Guloso.
*Year ended April 1997.
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