Heinz Company
Born in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania (just north of Pittsburgh) in 1844, Henry John Heinz was selling surplus foodstuffs from his mother's garden at the age of 8, and by the time he turned 12 he was working his own 31/2-acre plot of land. Although Heinz was a bricklayer by profession (starting out in his father's brickyard and then moving on to operate his own brick factory), he was also a local purveyor of bottled horseradish. The pungent spice was valued both as an appetite-sharpening condiment and for its medicinal qualities, but it was available only in root form, and its preparation required tedious and time-consuming grinding in the kitchen. Anticipating the nascent processed food market, Heinz went door-to-door peddling ready-to-use horseradish, packaged in clear glass bottles to demonstrate its lack of fillers and impurities.
H.J. Heinz Company, commonly known as just Heinz, famous for its "57 Varieties" slogan, was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Heinz, then 25 years old, began by delivering processed condiments to local grocers by horse-drawn wagon. The company's first product was horseradish, followed by pickles, sauerkraut, and vinegar. The company was initially named the Anchor Pickle and Vinegar Works, and was run by Heinz and partner L.C. Noble. The name changed to Heinz, Noble & Company in 1872 when E.J. Noble joined on and the company relocated to nearby Pittsburgh. After a banking panic forced him into bankruptcy in 1875, Heinz restarted his business with the help of his brother John and his cousin Frederick, and in and the following year they introduced what would become its most well-known product: tomato ketchup.
In 1869 Heinz opted to forego the brick trade in favor of concentrating exclusively on the food business, expanding the...
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