In the early days of the Heinz company, they wanted to highlight the variety of their products. They chose the number 57 arbitrarily to show how many they had. The ad read "57 varieties" and the slogan "Heinz 57" stuck.
The "57 varieties" referred to the number of products that they had, although at the time they did have more products than 57, but H.J. Heinz thought that it was a magical (faerie princess) number...
An urban myth has it that if you tap the 57 on the side of the glass bottle in a restaurant, the ketchup will start to com out. This information is (not) yet to be evaluated by the FDA [Food and Drug Administration to nerd you out!] so there is no way to prove it.
It is a slogan that goes back, I think, to the earliest days of Heinz. In full, it is "57 Varieties". Whether or not there actually were 57 varieties, I don't know. Also, I'm not sure what they were varieties of. The "57" represents the other 57 varieties of products that Heinz offers(ed), like pickles, mustard, BBQ Sauce, etc.
From an original advertising campaign, the number 5 was John Heinz's lucky number and 7 was his wife's. They manufactured over 60 products at that time. The company now has more than 6000 products
57 varieties of sauces. While riding a train in New York City in 1896, Henry Heinz saw a sign advertising 21 styles of shoes, which he thought was clever. Although Heinz was manufacturing more than 60 products at the time, Henry thought 57 was a lucky number. So, he began using the slogan "57 Varieties" in all his advertising. Today the company has more than 5,700 products around the globe, but still uses the magic number of "57."
*note: This is directly from Heinz Co.
Heinz originally had 57 varieties of goods which they sold. (Clearly, these days they have far more than 57 varieties).
It stems from an advertising campaign. Although there were more than 60 products being produced, the number 5 was Henry Heinz's luck number and the number 7 was his wife's lucky number
it stands for how many different types of pickles that they make
It's from an old slogan, it means 57 varieties! Although, even at the time there were more than that. There were 60 at the time, but the leader thought 57 sounded more lucky
57 varieties
Its about the pickles
Its about the pickles
57 Heinz Varities This can be seen on the label of all Heinz products and represents the number of products Heinz has. These problems are called Ditloids and there are many many more.
It can stand for a lot of things, i.e. 57 Hydro Vac, 57 Heinz Varities...
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It is 57
A "Heinz 57" dog is a mixed breed dog of uncertain ancestry- a mutt. The name refers to the "57 varieties" Heinz slogan.
In the early days of the Heinz company, they wanted to highlight the variety of their products. They chose the number 57 arbitrarily to show how many they had. The ad read "57 varieties" and the slogan "Heinz 57" stuck. The "57 varieties" referred to the number of products that they had, although at the time they did have more products than 57, but H.J. Heinz thought that it was a magical (faerie princess) number... An urban myth has it that if you tap the 57 on the side of the glass bottle in a restaurant, the ketchup will start to com out. This information is (not) yet to be evaluated by the FDA [Food and Drug Administration to nerd you out!] so there is no way to prove it.
Read here: The number 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickle the company once had.
57 heinz varieties
57 Heinz Varieties
Go here for an explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-breed_dog Simply put, the correct term is "Heinz 57" not just "Heinz" as the number 57 is a reference to the number of (secret, therefore unknown) ingredients that make up the sauce. When used to describe animals (most often dogs) the term "Heinz 57" means the dog is a mutt or mongrel (of unknown or mixed breeds) and not a purebred.
In 1896, Henry John Heinz noticed an advertisement for "21 styles of shoes." He decided that his own products were not styles, but varieties. Although there were many more than 57 foods selling at the time, because the numbers "5" and "7" held a special significance for him and his wife, he adopted the slogan "57 Varieties."So, the number 57 isn't related to the number of products offered by Heinz. It is interesting to note, however, that the company currently sells 5,700 varieties in 200 countries.