Founder H. J. Heinz packages his first product, fresh grated horseradish, in a clear bottle so customers can see the purity. Just the first of many packaging innovations to come.
Ketchup is here! Heinz® Tomato Ketchup makes its official debut.
H. J. Heinz decides to uses a “pickle pin” to attract attention to his booth at the Chicago World’s Fair. The pins are so popular that the attendees line up to get one.
Heinz launches the first Ketchup that is completely free from artificial preservatives.
Heinz builds a Ketchup plant in Fremont, Ohio. It becomes the largest Ketchup factory in the world. Today Fremont produces nearly 34 million cases of Heinz® Ketchup every year.
H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh celebrates its 57th anniversary.
The 32 oz. “Keg O’ Ketchup” muscles its way onto store shelves.
HeinzSeed begins delivering all-natural hybrid tomato varieties cultivated specifically for Heinz® Ketchup.
The first squeezable Heinz® Ketchup bottle
Heinz develops green Ketchup in an EZ squeeze bottle. It’s a big hit with kids.
The first upside-down bottle makes its debut. Consumers love the clean convenience and easy storage.
Heinz invites America to make our next great Heinz® Ketchup commercial in the Heinz Top This Challenge. Thousands of commercials are created and uploaded to YouTube. The grand prize winner is awarded $57,000 and a spot on national TV.
Throughout the world, Heinz is Ketchup, selling 650 million bottles annually and approximately two single-serve packets of Ketchup for every man, woman and child on the planet.
Tomato Ketchup wasn’t the first condiment H. J. Heinz bottled and sold, but it’s become the star of the Heinz® family of products. In the local diner, at the family table, at picnics, parks and barbecues, there’s one Ketchup at the top of everyone’s list. Here are a few highlights in the story of how Heinz became America’s Favorite Ketchup®.