World Locations
H.J. Heinz Company And Subsidiaries

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World Headquarters

600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Americas

Heinz U.S.A. Established 1869. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey P. Berger, President-Foodservice Division. Peter L. Bowen, President-Retail Products Group. Factories: Chatsworth, California; Dallas, Texas; Escalon, California; Fremont, Ohio; Holland, Michigan; Jacksonville, Florida; King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; Mason, Ohio; Muscatine, Iowa; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Stockton, California; Tracy, California.

Ore-Ida Foods, Inc. Acquired 1965. Boise, Idaho. Richard H. Wamhoff, President and Chief Executive Officer. Factories: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; Clarksville, Arkansas; Ft. Myers, Florida; Ontario, Oregon; Torrance, California; West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Star-Kist Foods, Inc. Acquired 1963. Newport, Kentucky. Joseph J. Bogdanovich, Chairman. Michael D. Milone, President and Chief Operating Officer-Heinz Pet Products. Edgar J. Johnson, President and Chief Operating Officer-StarKist Seafood Division. Factories and Collection Stations: Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Corona, California; El Paso, Texas; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Kankakee, Illinois; Lawrence, Kansas; LePort, Reunion Island; Port Louis, Mauritius; Terminal Island, California; Topeka, Kansas; Weirton, West Virginia. Liaison Offices: Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan.

Star-Kist Caribe, Inc. Acquired 1963. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Mark W. Young, Vice President-Caribbean Operations. Factory: Mayaguez.

Star-Kist Samoa, Inc. Acquired 1963. Pago Pago, American Samoa. Barry A. Mills, Plant General Manager.
Factory: Pago Pago.

Weight Watchers International , Inc. Acquired 1978. Woodbury, New York. Kent Q. Kreh, President and Chief Executive Officer. Operational Headquarters: Düsseldorf, Germany; Geneva, Switzerland; Helsingborg, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; Maidenhead, England; Paris, France. Publishing Group Headquarters: New York, New York.

Cardio-Fitness Corporation. Acquired 1985. New York, New York. Kent Q. Kreh, Chief Executive Officer.

The Fitness Institute. Acquired 1988. Willowdale, Ontario, Canada. Kent Q. Kreh, Chief Executive Officer.

Weight Watchers Gourmet Food Company. Established 1991. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Neil Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer. Factories: Massillon, Ohio; Pocatello, Idaho.

Crestar Food Products, Inc. Acquired 1991. Brentwood, Tennessee. Donald J. Kerr, President and Chief Executive Officer. Factories: Richfield, Ohio; Washington Courthouse, Ohio.

H.J. Heinz Company of Canada Ltd. Established 1909. North York, Ontario, Canada. Paul W. Sneddon, President and Chief Executive Officer. Factory: Leamington, Ontario.

Omstead Foods Limited. Acquired 1991. Wheatley, Ontario, Canada. Paul W. Sneddon, President and Chief Executive Officer. Factory: Wheatley, Ontario.

Shady Maple Farm Ltd. Acquired 1989. LaGuadeloupe, Quebec, Canada. Paul W. Sneddon, President and Chief Executive Officer. Factory: LaGuadeloupe, Quebec.

Heinz Bakery Products. Established 1992. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Anthony Pietramala, President and Chief Operating Officer. Factories: Bakersfield, California; Blackwood, New Jersey; Bridgeport, New Jersey; Buffalo, New York; Lenexa, Kansas; Long Island, New York; Mississauga, Ontario; Sherwood Park, Alberta; St. Hubert, Quebec; Vinita, Oklahoma.

Martin Pet Foods. Acquired 1996. Elmira, Ontario, Canada. Paul W. Sneddon, President and Chief Executive Officer. Factories: Elmira, Ontario; Edmonton, Alberta.

Alimentos Heinz C.A. Established 1959. Caracas, Venezuela. John M. Werner, Area Director-Latin America and President and Chief Executive Officer-Alimentos Heinz. Factory: San Joaquín.

*As of April 30, 1997.

Europe And Africa

H.J. Heinz Company, Limited. Established 1905. Hayes, Middlesex, England. A. G. Malcolm Ritchie, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and Vice President- European Foodservice and Grocery. Factories: Chorley; Harlesden; Kendal; Kitt Green; New Milton; Telford.

PLADA S.p.A. (Plasmon Dietetici Alimentari S.p.A.). Acquired 1963. Milan, Italy. Claudio Serafini, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Factories: Latina; Milan; Ozzano Taro.

AIAL (Arimpex S.r.l. Industrie Alimentari). Acquired 1992. Commessaggio, Italy.

Dega S.r.l. Acquired 1994. Mori, Italy. Factories: Mori; Rovereto.

Fattoria Scaldasole S.p.A. Acquired 1996. Monguzzo, Italy. Emilio Terzaghi, President. Factory: Monguzzo.

Mareblu S.r.l. Acquired 1996. Milan, Italy. Nicholas J. Harding, President. Adolfo Valsecchi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

H.J. Heinz Northern Europe. Established 1995. Hayes, Middlesex, England. Nicholas J. Harding, Managing Director-European Grocery.

H.J. Heinz B.V. Acquired 1958. Elst, Gelderland, Netherlands. Anthonie F. Hulsewé, Director-Operations. Tonjes H. Slob, General Manager-Operations/Elst. Factory: Elst.

H.J. Heinz Branch Belgium. Established 1984. Brussels, Belgium. Jacques Meert, Director-Marketing & Sales/ Benelux and Scandinavia.

H.J. Heinz GmbH. Established 1970. Cologne, Germany. Guus van Heereveld, Director-Marketing & Sales/ Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

H.J. Heinz S.A.R.L. Established 1979. Paris, France. Michel Larroche, Director-Retail Dry Goods Business.

Pioneer Food Cannery Ltd. Acquired 1995. Tema, Ghana. Eric Kwei, Managing Director. Theodor A. Morgado, General Manager. Factory: Tema.

Ets. Paul Paulet S.A. Acquired 1981. Douarnenez, France. Nicholas J. Harding, President. Factory: Douarnenez.

IDAL (Industrias de Alimentação, Lda.) Fish Division. Acquired 1988. Peniche, Portugal. Pedro S. Macedo, General Manager. Factory: Peniche.

Indian Ocean Tuna Ltd. Established 1995. Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles. Nicholas J. Harding, Chairman. Radley Weber, Managing Director. Factory: Victoria.

Heinz Iberica, S.A. Established 1987. Madrid, Spain. Jose A. Arnaldo, Managing Director. Factories: Alfaro; Bermeo; Ejea de los Caballeros.

IDAL (Industrias de Alimentação, Lda.). Acquired 1965. Lisbon, Portugal. Leonardo A. P. Caeiro, Managing Director and Area Director-Southern Europe. Factory: Benavente.

COPAIS Food &Beverage Company S.A. Acquired 1990. Athens, Greece. Emmanuel Kaldellis, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Factories: Aliartos; Orchomenos.

H.J. Heinz Central Eastern Europe. Established 1994. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brian E. Falck, Area Director- Central Eastern Europe.

Heinz Kecskeméti Konzervgyár RT. Acquired 1992. Kecskemet, Hungary. Casaba Lengyel de Bagota, Managing Director. Factories: Kecskemet.

H.J. Heinz Company C.I.S. Established 1994. Moscow, Russia. Tim Lamb, General Director. Factory: Stavropol.

Heinz Polska Sp. Established 1994. Warsaw, Poland. Adam Dyszynski, General Manager.

PMV/Zabreh. Acquired 1995. Zabreh, Czech Republic. Stuart Roberts, Managing Director. Factory: Zabreh.

H.J. Heinz Company (Ireland) Limited. Incorporated 1966. Dublin, Ireland. John P. H. O'Reilly, Managing Director- European Retail Frozen and Chilled Foods.

Custom Foods Limited. Established 1992. Dundalk, Ireland. John P. H. O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director-European Retail Frozen and Chilled Foods. Factory: Dundalk.

H.J. Heinz Southern Africa. Established 1995. Johannesburg, South Africa. Rory W. Beattie, Area Director- Southern Africa.

H.J. Heinz (Botswana) (Proprietary) Ltd. Formed 1988. Gaborone, Botswana. Rory W. Beattie, Managing Director.

Kgalagadi Soap Industries (Pty) Ltd. Acquired 1988. Gaborone, Botswana. Rory W. Beattie, Managing Director. Factory: Gaborone.

Refined Oil Products. Formed 1987. Gaborone, Botswana. Rory W. Beattie, Managing Director. Factory: Gaborone.

Olivine Industries (Private) Limited. Acquired 1982. Harare, Zimbabwe. Rory W. Beattie, Chairman. John G. Osterberg, Managing Director. Factory: Harare.

Chegutu Canners (Pvt) Ltd. Established 1992. Chegutu, Zimbabwe. Rory W. Beattie, Chairman. Factory: Chegutu.

Heinz South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Established 1995. Johannesburg, South Africa. Rory W. Beattie, Area Director-Southern Africa.

Heinz Frozen Foods (Pty) Ltd. Established 1995. Klerksdorp, South Africa. Rory W. Beattie, Chairman. Factory: Viljoenskroon.

Cairo Foods Industries SAE. Established 1992. Cairo, Egypt. Moataz Al Alfi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Factory: Cairo.

The Pacific Rim And Southwest Asia

H.J. Heinz Pacific Rim. Established 1996. John Crawshaw, Area Vice President.

H.J. Heinz Australia Ltd. Established 1935. Doveton, Victoria, Australia. Neville J. Fielke, Managing Director. K. A. Dynon, Managing Director-Diversified Businesses. Factories: Dandenong; Eden; Girgarre; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Sydney.

Wattie's Limited. Acquired 1992. Auckland, New Zealand. David A. Irving, Area Director-New Zealand. Factories: Auckland; Fielding; Gisborne; Hastings; New Plymouth; Te Horo.

Heinz Japan Ltd. Established 1961. Tokyo, Japan. Masahira Ogawa, President. Factory: Utsunomiya.

Heinz-UFE Ltd. Established 1984. Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Shirley Cheung, President. Factory: Guangzhou.

Seoul-Heinz Ltd. Established 1986. Seoul, South Korea. John K. Johnson, President and Representative Director. Factory: Inchon.

Heinz Win Chance Ltd. Established 1987. Bangkok, Thailand. Ming-Der Guan, President. Factory: Bangplee.

Heinz India Private Limited. Acquired 1994. Bombay, India. Pradeep N. Poddar, Managing Director. Factory: Aligarh.

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