Type: Public
On the web: http://www.heinz.com
Employees: 34,800
Employee growth: 17.6%

Forget those original 57 varieties. H. J. Heinz now has thousands of products. One of the world's largest food companies, Heinz produces ketchup and other condiments, soups, sauces, frozen foods, beans, pasta meals, infant food, and other processed food products. Its flagship product is ketchup, of course, and the company dominates the US ketchup market. Heinz's customers include food retailers, the foodservice industry, and the US military. Its leading brands include its namesake ketchup, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce, Classico pasta sauces, Ore-Ida frozen potatoes, and its Boston Market, T.G.I. Friday's, and Weight Watchers frozen foods.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending April, 2011:
Sales: $10,706.6M
One year growth: 2.0%
Net income: $989.5M
Income growth: 14.4%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: William R. (Bill) Johnson
EVP and CFO: Arthur B. (Art) Winkleblack
Director of UK Corporate and Government Affairs, UK and Ireland: Nigel Dickie

Competitors:
Campbell Soup
ConAgra
Nestlé

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