Henry J. Heinz

NAME Henry John Heinz

WHAT FAMOUS FOR Founder of the H. J. Heinz Company, pioneer of branded and mass-produced condiments, and the creator of the famous slogan “57 Varieties.”

BIRTH Henry John Heinz was born on October 11, 1844, in Birmingham, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh's South Side), United States.​

FAMILY BACKGROUND Heinz was born to immigrant parents from Germany. His father, John Henry Heinz (originally Johann Heinrich Heinz), was born in 1811 in Kallstadt, a town in the Palatinate region, which was then part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. John Henry's parents were Johann Georg and Charlotte Louisa (née Trump) Heinz. John Henry emigrated to America in 1840, where he initially worked making bricks.​

His mother, Anna Margaretha Schmidt, was born in 1822 and came from Kruspis (now part of Haunetal) in Hesse-Kassel, Germany. Anna was the daughter of a farmer and church administrator named Johann Adam Schmidt and his wife Dorothea (Thiel) Schmidt. She emigrated to America in 1843. Anna came from a Reformed Protestant (Calvinist) territory and was raised in the Calvinist Christian faith, while John Henry was Lutheran. The couple married in 1843 after meeting in Birmingham.​

When Henry was five years old, in 1849, the family moved to the nearby village of Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, where his father established his own brick-making business. Henry was the eldest of nine children in the family.​

CHILDHOOD Young Henry grew up in a strict Lutheran household where his parents initially hoped he would enter the ministry. However, they recognized his business acumen early on and allowed him to follow his entrepreneurial interests.​

At age six, Henry began helping his mother tend a small backyard garden behind the family home. By age eight, he was canvassing the neighborhood with a basket under each arm, selling vegetables from the family garden door to door. At nine, he was growing, grinding, bottling and selling his own brand of horseradish sauce using his mother's recipes. By age ten, he had graduated to using a wheelbarrow to deliver his vegetables and was given a three-quarter acre garden of his own. At twelve, he was working three and a half acres of garden and using a horse and cart for his three-times-a-week deliveries to grocery stores in Pittsburgh.​

By the time he was sixteen, Heinz had several employees working to cultivate the hotbeds he had built. Before turning seventeen, he was grossing $2,400 a year from his garden business—a handsome sum for the time. These early experiences of working with his mother's recipes and selling produce laid the foundation for his future food empire.​ (1)

EDUCATION Heinz attended Duff's Mercantile College in Pittsburgh, where he studied bookkeeping. This practical business education equipped him with the accounting and management skills he would need throughout his career. At age fifteen, he briefly studied at the Allegheny Seminary, as his parents still hoped he might enter the ministry, but he ultimately found his true calling in the food business.​

After completing his studies, Heinz worked in his father's brick-making business, becoming a bookkeeper and eventually a partner at age twenty-one.​

CAREER RECORD : Heinz's career began with his childhood vegetable business, which grew steadily throughout his teenage years. By age twenty-one, he was not only a full partner in his father's brickyard but also running a thriving vegetable and horseradish business.​

1869 -1875 Founded Heinz Noble & Company (also known as Anchor Pickle and Vinegar Works) with a friend, L. Clarence Noble, in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. The company went bankrupt in 1875 

1876 He founded F & J Heinz with his brother John Heinz and a cousin, Frederick Heinz.  In 1876, the company introduced a new type of tomato ketchup (originally called 'Catsup') (

1888, Heinz bought out his two partners and reorganized the company as the H. J. Heinz Company,

1905 The company was incorporated in 1905, with Heinz serving as its first president and retaining that position for the rest of his life

APPEARANCE In his later years, Heinz was highly identifiable with a distinctive appearance that made him recognizable wherever he went. He had white hair and wore mutton chop whiskers (side whiskers).  His distinguished look became part of the Heinz brand identity, making him one of the most recognizable businessmen of his era.​​

Henry John Heinz by the Pach Brothers Studio, c. 1914, ge

FASHION Heinz was known for always dressing impeccably and maintaining a polished, professional appearance. He understood the importance of presentation in business and set high standards not only for himself but also for his company's representatives. In the 1930s, Heinz salesmen were expected to be at least six feet tall and impeccably dressed, reflecting the standards their founder had established.​​ (2)

CHARACTER Henry Heinz was a man of extraordinary character, guided by unwavering principles and deep religious conviction. From his mother, he learned a lesson that shaped his entire life: “Always remember to place yourself in the other person’s shoes.” This simple rule became the cornerstone of his moral and business philosophy.

Among his favorite maxims were: “Make all you can honestly; save all you can prudently; give all you can wisely,” and “Deal with the seller so justly that he will want to sell to you again.” His most enduring motto, however, summed up both his work ethic and worldview: “To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.” (3)

Honesty was Heinz’s obsession. He could not tolerate the idea of profit without fairness, nor did he have any patience for “get rich quick” schemes. When his first company went bankrupt in 1875, he felt a moral duty—though not a legal one—to repay every debt, which he did over the following years.

He demonstrated the same integrity in personal relationships. When his brother became unreliable and repeatedly late for work, Heinz, after giving several warnings, made the painful decision to dismiss him. It was an act that showed his belief that justice and discipline must outweigh family loyalty when principles were at stake.

Heinz’s perfectionism and meticulous nature drove much of his success. He measured everything—literally. He carried a steel tape measure everywhere, using it on doorways, factory spaces, and even aboard ships. During an 1886 Atlantic voyage, he carefully noted in his diary the ship’s dimensions and the number of passengers in steerage. In an 1880 journal entry, he summed up his restless energy: “Cannot well be idle and believe will rather wear out than rust out.” (4)

Heinz valued character above all else, once saying, “Better a man with 50 percent ability and 100 percent character than a man with 100 percent ability and 50 percent character.” He viewed business not merely as a means to profit, but as a way to improve lives—of workers, suppliers, and customers alike. (3)

SPEAKING VOICE Heinz was an effective communicator who gave lectures and presentations about his business and Sunday School work. He spoke clearly, with a calm and persuasive tone that inspired both employees and customers.

SENSE OF HUMOUR Heinz's choice of the "57 Varieties" number shows a playful approach to marketing—he deliberately chose a number that "sounded good" even though it bore no relation to the actual number of products. His innovative and often flamboyant marketing schemes, such as distributing pickle-shaped watch charms and pins, demonstrated a creative and somewhat playful approach to business.​

RELATIONSHIPS Heinz married Sarah Sloan Young, known as "Sallie," on September 3, 1869, the same year he started his first company. Sarah was of Scots-Irish ancestry and had grown up in the Presbyterian Church. She came from County Down, Ireland, where her family owned a mill. Sarah was a first-generation American immigrant.​

Together they had five children:​ Irene Edwilda Heinz-Given (1871–1956), Clarence Henry Heinz (1873–1920), Howard Covode Heinz (1877–1941), Robert Eugene Heinz (1882–1882, lived about one month), Clifford Sloan Heinz (1883–1935) . The children were raised as Presbyterians.​

Sarah was an ideal wife for Henry, providing him with a beautiful, lively, and religious home. She was supportive of all his business plans and often accompanied him on his many trips abroad. When the company went bankrupt in 1875, Sarah stood by him with emotional and modest financial support. During those difficult times, she lost ten pounds from sheer worry.​

In 1894, the greatest tragedy of Henry's life occurred when his dearly beloved wife Sallie died at age fifty-one after a short bout with double pneumonia. She likely contracted typhoid fever, which was epidemic in Pittsburgh at the time. Henry was left broken-hearted. He never remarried.​

HJ and Sarah Heinz Source Johnheinzlegacy

In memory of his wife, Heinz built the Sarah Heinz House in 1914-1915, a settlement house at the corner of Heinz and Ohio streets in Pittsburgh that provided social and recreational opportunities for young people in the community. He also contributed toward a dormitory affiliated with the Kansas City Hahnemann Medical College in her memory.​

Heinz maintained a close friendship with Philadelphia department store magnate John Wanamaker throughout his life. Together they traveled the United States and later the world promoting Christianity as part of the International Sunday School Association.​

MONEY AND FAME  By the 1890s, Heinz had become both a millionaire and a national celebrity. He was as successful as Pittsburgh industrialists Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Carnegie. At the time of his death in 1919, his company was valued at multiple millions of dollars and had become one of America's largest food companies.​

Despite his immense wealth, Heinz was known for his commitment to philanthropy and civic improvement rather than ostentation. He stayed in Pittsburgh when other wealthy industrialists like Andrew Carnegie moved to New York or Europe. His fortune became the basis for the Heinz Foundations, which continue to support charitable causes.​

Heinz's personal fame extended beyond the business world. He was constantly exploring far-away lands and potential new markets, and at each stop the local press invariably turned out to welcome "the Pickle King". Newspaper reporters sought him out because he was "highly identifiable" and "made for good copy".​

THE H.J HEINZ COMPANY The H.J. Heinz Company is one of those rare enterprises that seems to have seeped into the collective human bloodstream—an outfit so thoroughly entrenched in modern life that it’s hard to imagine a world without its thick, red, reassuringly familiar ketchup. If you’ve ever thumped the bottom of a glass bottle and muttered a small prayer that gravity would take the hint, you’ve participated in one of the great rituals of industrial civilization.

It all began, as so many American stories do, with a young man of German stock and a boundless supply of ambition. In 1869, Henry John Heinz set up shop in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, selling bottled horseradish under the name Heinz, Noble & Company. The horseradish was a modest success—pure, honest, and packaged in clear glass bottles so customers could actually see what they were buying, which was practically revolutionary for the time. Unfortunately, the Panic of 1873 came along and flattened the business like a steamroller on a picnic.

Unfazed, Heinz dusted himself off and, in 1876, started again with his brother and cousin under the name F. & J. Heinz. This time, he introduced something called tomato ketchup—an exotic notion then, but one that would eventually conquer the world. By 1888, Henry had bought out his partners, renamed the enterprise the H.J. Heinz Company, and proceeded to bottle the future.

Heinz had a flair for marketing that bordered on the mystical. In 1896, he dreamed up the slogan “57 Varieties” because he liked the sound of it, even though the company already sold more than sixty products. (He simply thought 57 had a nice ring to it—proof, perhaps, that arithmetic is sometimes best left to poets.) Under his direction, Heinz became the gold standard of pickles, vinegar, and ketchup, and by the early 1900s, the company had gone global with factories in England and Spain, all flying the banner of wholesome, bottled reliability.

Heinz trade card from the 19th century, promoting various products

Heinz was positively evangelical about cleanliness and quality. Long before federal regulations, he championed the idea that food should be pure, factories spotless, and workers treated like human beings rather than cogs in an oily machine. He backed the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and opened his plants to the public so people could see just how sanitary everything was—a radical gesture in an age when most factories were best viewed from a distance.

Even more impressively, Heinz believed that happy workers made better pickles. His factories had roof gardens, dining rooms, libraries, and even medical care. This wasn’t philanthropy so much as enlightened pragmatism, but it made Heinz one of the most admired employers in America.

After Henry’s death in 1919, his son Howard, and later his grandson “Jack” Heinz II, kept the family empire bubbling away. By mid-century, Heinz was no longer just a company; it was a culinary companion to entire nations. The firm snapped up StarKist Tuna, Ore-Ida, and Weight Watchers, and its products found their way into cupboards from Kansas to Kuala Lumpur.

Today, the Heinz name remains shorthand for quality, comfort, and that peculiar human faith that a dollop of ketchup can make almost anything better.

FOOD AND DRINK Heinz was a committed teetotaler who strongly opposed alcohol consumption. He actively supported the temperance movement throughout his life. When his younger brother Peter, who worked as a salesman for the company, turned to drink after the 1875 bankruptcy, the teetotaling Henry was strongly opposed.​

As a food manufacturer, Heinz was obsessed with purity and quality. He insisted on using the freshest produce and natural ingredients at a time when many companies used sawdust and other unnatural items to stuff their processed foods. His disgust with impure food practices in the industry drove him to successfully lobby Congress for the Pure Food and Drug Act. His company operated on the principle of going from "soil to consumer," meaning he wanted control over every step from selecting seeds to placing the final product on family tables.​

MUSIC AND ARTS Heinz was an avid collector of art and antiques, which he gathered during his extensive world travels. He was particularly interested in old watches, ivory carvings, pottery, and tapestries. 

A significant collection consisted of ebony canes with carved ivory handles. He also collected oil paintings, mirrors, vases, and statuary. Initially, he stored these treasures in his home at Greenlawn, but eventually their number increased to such an extent that he did not have adequate room for them all. Consequently, he filled several rooms in the Carnegie Institute (Carnegie Museum) in Pittsburgh with the curios he had collected, some loaned and others given outright.​

His mansion Greenlawn featured works by French painter Adolphe William Bouguereau and other expensive artwork. 

Heinz provided musical entertainment for his factory employees, including music recitals. He opened his factory social facilities for events such as hosting the North American Institute of Homeopathy in 1912.​ 

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LITERATURE Heinz admired moral and practical works—particularly those that emphasized self-discipline and industriousness.

NATURE Heinz maintained a lifelong passion for horticulture that began in his childhood garden. His mansion Greenlawn featured lavish gardens with eleven greenhouses and a large staff of gardeners. He collected plants from around the world and never stopped tinkering with better soils and better products. His estate also included extensive grounds covering a full city block with tennis courts and elaborate landscaping.​

Throughout his life, Heinz remained fascinated with agricultural experimentation. He spent a lifetime experimenting with various crops and seeds, learning what worked best and meticulously documenting each experiment. He studied seed selection and growing techniques constantly, always seeking to improve the quality of the produce used in his products.​

His commitment to connecting with nature extended to his business philosophy. His company operated on the principle of "soil to consumer," emphasizing his desire to control the entire process from growing the raw materials to delivering the final product.​

PETS His company was famous for using teams of pure black Percheron draft horses to pull delivery wagons. These horses were originally bred as warhorses and became an elegant symbol of Heinz's distribution system. The company paired handsome teams of these horses with festooned delivery wagons that served as moving billboards and charmed crowds during parades and promotional events.​

HOBBIES AND SPORTS Heinz's chief hobbies included collecting historical watches, with his collection eventually numbering several hundred timepieces, the oldest dating back to 1590. These included watches once owned by notable figures throughout history. His most prized purchase was the watch that Admiral Nelson carried at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805.​ (2)

He loved to travel, with one biographer noting it was "his university". He visited Europe almost every year between 1890 and the outbreak of World War I. Heinz spent many holidays in Germany, particularly at the fashionable Bavarian spa resort of Bad Kissingen. (2)

His estate Greenlawn included tennis courts, indicating some appreciation for athletic activities, though these facilities may have been more for guests and family than for his personal use.​

SCIENCE AND MATHS Heinz demonstrated a practical understanding of science and mathematics throughout his career. Working in his father's brickyard taught him "the value of chemistry and temperature control, handling bulk materials, and the importance of ingredient quality and quantity". This scientific approach carried over to his food manufacturing business.​ (5)

He was a pioneer in employing chemists in food production and is credited with creating the first "quality control department" in the food industry. His factories implemented rigorous cleanliness standards and used state-of-the-art cleaning technologies, including steam sterilizers and washers.​ (6)

Heinz had an obsessive relationship with numbers and measurement. He loved pseudo-quantification and kept track of meaningless numbers in his diaries. This fascination with measurement extended to his famous "57 Varieties" slogan—though the number had no literal meaning, it demonstrated his understanding of the psychological power of numbers in marketing.​

PHILOSOPHY & THEOLOGY Heinz was a deeply devout Christian whose religious convictions pervaded every aspect of his life and business. He was born into a strict Lutheran household and was confirmed in that faith. Throughout his life, he moved between denominations—he started as a Lutheran, became Methodist, and later joined the Presbyterian church. He worshipped as a member of both Methodist and Presbyterian churches and worked closely with Baptists as well. His funeral was held at East Liberty Presbyterian Church.​

At age fifteen, Heinz briefly studied at the Allegheny Seminary, though he ultimately found his calling in business rather than formal ministry. However, he never abandoned his religious mission. As a young man in his twenties, he became a Sunday School teacher. The year after he married and launched his first company in 1869, Henry became Sunday School superintendent of his local church in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.​

Despite the bankruptcy crisis of 1875, Heinz continued teaching Sunday School even in his darkest days. He became a national and then international leader in the Sunday School movement, serving on numerous boards. He convinced his fellows to establish Sunday Schools in Japan, Korea, and China, where they met with mixed success. As part of the International Sunday School Association, he and lifelong friend John Wanamaker traveled throughout the United States and later the world promoting Christianity.​

Despite his Protestant roots, Heinz was ecumenical in his approach, working with Catholic, Jewish, and other groups—"whatever it took to get people to trust in God and live life the best way". He was also a major supporter of YMCAs and YWCAs.​

His religious principles directly shaped his business philosophy. As his secretary noted, H.J. Heinz founded his original food processing venture "with the faith that he could develop a business based on producing goods of 'unquestioned quality'". He constructed purity as a moral imperative in his business as well as the foundation of his foodstuffs. According to all his biographers, Heinz's religious spirit pervaded both his life and his business.​ 

When visiting England, his "tourist stops" included the graves of religious leaders John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, and John Wesley. He visited a chapel that Wesley founded and later wrote that "I felt I was upon holy ground." (8)

At the beginning of his will, Heinz wrote: "I desire to set forth, at the very beginning of this Will, as the most important item in it, a confession of my faith in Jesus Christ as my Savior", demonstrating the centrality of religious texts in his life.​

POLITICS Politically, Heinz identified himself differently depending on the level of government. In national elections, he voted Republican, while locally he declared himself an independent. He was an avid worker for civil reform.​

He supported progressive Republicans including trust-busters William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Interestingly, he had refused to join the canners trust in the late nineteenth century, preferring to control his own destiny and remain independent.​

Heinz was the first member of his family to hold public office, being elected to the Sharpsburg public school board long before his great-grandson Senator John Heinz entered politics.​

Heinz led movements toward better city government in Pittsburgh. He was committed to making Pittsburgh a more livable city and led fights to reduce pollution and eliminate typhoid, which was epidemic in the area. His wife Sarah died in 1894, likely from typhoid. He also led efforts to create an exposition center in Pittsburgh to draw tourists and businesspeople.​

SCANDAL The only significant controversy in Heinz's career occurred during the 1875 bankruptcy. He was falsely accused of moving inventory out of the reach of creditors and was arrested, with the incident making news in local papers. This accusation proved to be unfounded, and Heinz's subsequent actions—voluntarily repaying all debts despite having no legal obligation—demonstrated his integrity.​

Otherwise, Heinz’s reputation was remarkably unblemished—his emphasis on purity and integrity spared him the scandals common in Gilded Age business circles. His ethical business practices, fair treatment of employees, and commitment to product purity set him apart from many of his contemporaries.​

MILITARY RECORD Heinz was twenty-one years old when the American Civil War ended in 1865, and by that time he was already deeply involved in his father's brick business and his own agricultural enterprises.​

During World War I, Heinz worked with the Food Administration to support the war effort. His company produced food products that helped feed both American troops and civilians during the conflict.​

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS Heinz demonstrated remarkable physical stamina throughout his life, maintaining an exhausting work schedule well into his seventies. His motto "will rather wear out than rust out" reflected his philosophy of constant activity.​

The bankruptcy crisis of 1875 took a severe toll on his mental health. He spent the entire month of December 1875 bedridden with deep depression, and on some days he could not even get out of bed.​

As a progressive employer, he provided his employees with amenities including weekly manicures for anyone handling food and dental care.

HOMES Heinz lived in several residences throughout his life. He was born in the Birmingham section of Pittsburgh (now the South Side). When he was five years old, his family moved to Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. At age ten, his father built a house in Sharpsburg where Henry helped with construction and where he lived until his marriage at age twenty-five.​

This Sharpsburg house became the birthplace of his business—he and partner Noble started grating and bottling horseradish in its kitchen in 1869. Heinz later moved this house five miles down the Allegheny River during a flood to place it next to his main factory plant as a museum and memorial, dubbing it "The House Where We Began". The house was jacked up on blocking timbers, trussed with cables, and rolled 800 feet to the riverbank before being floated downstream. In 1952, it was dismantled and rebuilt in Greenfield Village, Michigan, where it remains today.​ 

In 1892, Heinz purchased and substantially remodeled a property in the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, then known as "Millionaires' Row". He called his mansion "Greenlawn" and it became his principal residence until his death. Originally built in 1824 for John Henry Hopkins, Heinz purchased it for $35,000 and hired architect Frederick Osterling to transform it.​

Greenlawn was a four-story, 37-room structure built in the French Renaissance chateau style. The building had about thirty rooms, with each bedroom connected to a bathroom. The vestibule featured a mosaic floor displaying Heinz's monogram. The site covered a full city block (171 feet by 500 feet) on Penn Avenue between Lang and Murtland Avenues. His neighbors included industrialist George Westinghouse to the north and Armstrong and Woodwell across the street.​

The estate included extensive grounds with lavish gardens, eleven greenhouses with a large staff of gardeners, a stable, and tennis courts. Heinz filled the mansion with his extensive collections of artwork, antique watches, tapestries, ivory carvings, and pottery.​

Unfortunately, Greenlawn was torn down in 1924, just five years after Heinz's death. His children tried to find a buyer for the home and even offered to donate it to the City of Pittsburgh, but that offer was turned down. In the best tradition of "scraping the last from the bottle," the developer recycled the materials to construct four or five new houses. All that remains today is a low stone wall, the cast-iron front fence along Penn Avenue, and the carriage house, which was converted into a single-family home.​ (9)

TRAVEL Heinz was an enthusiastic and frequent traveler who was constantly exploring far-away lands and potential new markets.​​

He visited Europe almost every year between 1890 and the outbreak of World War I. He spent many holidays in Germany, particularly at the fashionable Bavarian spa resort of Bad Kissingen. In July 1914, while at Bad Kissingen, Heinz was forbidden to leave his hotel room when World War I started, and he was forced to flee the country through Holland. After this incident, back in America, the Heinz family stopped speaking German and cut all connections with Germany.​ (2)

When visiting England, he established his first foreign branch in London, in the 1880s and built a strong presence in the British market. His products became so successful in England that many British people believed the company to be English rather than American.​

Heinz's travels took him to all six inhabited continents, decades before companies like Coca-Cola or McDonald's became symbols of the international economy. By 1904, he was selling his products on all six inhabited continents. 

As part of the International Sunday School Association, he traveled with John Wanamaker to promote Christianity, including trips to Japan, Korea, and China.​​

He kept detailed records of his travels. When crossing the Atlantic on a steamer in 1886, he recorded in his diary the ship's precise dimensions and the number of passengers in steerage class. Whenever he arrived in a town, the local press invariably turned out to welcome "the Pickle King".​​

DEATH Henry J. Heinz died at his home, Greenlawn mansion, on May 14, 1919, from pneumonia. He was seventy-four years old, just six months short of his seventy-fifth birthday. His death occurred exactly fifty years after he began his business in 1869.​

His funeral was held at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. He was buried in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh, in the Heinz family mausoleum.​

At the time of his death, the H.J. Heinz Company had more than 6,000 employees, 25 factories, more than 20 food processing plants, owned seed farms and container factories, had its own freight cars, a branch company in London, and agencies around the world.​

His employees raised money to erect a monument to him, which is still located in the main building of the company in Pittsburgh. A bronze statue of Heinz by sculptor Emil Fuchs was dedicated on October 11, 1924 (what would have been his 80th birthday) in the Heinz Company building in Pittsburgh.​

Following his death, his son Howard Heinz took over as president of the corporation. Control of the company later passed to H.J. Heinz II in 1941.​

APPEARANCES IN MEDIA  Heinz and his company have been featured in numerous documentaries, books, and exhibitions. The Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, a Smithsonian affiliate, houses extensive collections documenting the history of the man and his company.​

An intimate biography by his private secretary E.D. McCafferty titled Henry J. Heinz: A Biography was published in 1923. In 1973, Robert C. Alberts wrote The Good Provider: H. J. Heinz and His 57 Varieties.​

The Heinz Company collection at The Henry Ford Museum contains photographs, advertising layouts, publications, and other materials documenting the company's history from 1874-1990.​

In 2014, the Heinz History Center opened a major exhibition marking the 145th anniversary of the H.J. Heinz Company. The book 57 Servings From the Heinz Table by curator Emily Ruby chronicles the history.​

ACHIEVEMENTS Founded the H. J. Heinz Company, one of the world’s most recognizable food brands.

Pioneered clear glass packaging and mass-market food branding.

Introduced the “57 Varieties” slogan, now legendary in marketing history.

Established global food distribution networks and elevated standards of purity and quality in the food industry.

Built a company that became a model of ethical business and employee welfare.

Sources: (1) Sue Young Histories (2) Linkedin (3) Positively Pittsburgh (4) Slate (5) AIbees (6) Inspecto (7) American Business History (8) The Good Provider: H. J. Heinz and his 57 Varieties by  Robert C. Alberts (9) American Aristocracy