Venezuelan Authorities Seize Idle Heinz Ketchup Plant (a more detailed article/discussion)

Venezualan Analysis ^ | September 9, 2005 | Gregory Wilpert

[rellimpank]

---having seen the quality of Venezuelan "labor" about twenty-five years ago, I am sure any "business" co-managed by them will be an abject failure---quickly--

[mcg2000]

Does anyone remember Uganda??

[speedy]

Ah yes, expropriation on behalf of the workers. These policies always work so well where they take place. Success stories like the Soviet Union, Cuba, Zimbabwe. I guess we can't advocate the Pat Robertson solution for dealing with Chavez, so I won't. But if something should accidentally happen to Hugo, well, I'll bet I could hold up under the strain.

[mtbopfuyn]

Sorry, but I just can't seem to rake up much sympathy for Theresa. Now, sympathy for "all those little brown naked children" who's parents have lost their jobs is another story.

[mcg2000]

What does Teresa have to do with any of this?

[penelopesire]

and the march to communism in South America continues...(rolling eyes)

[Gondring]

Good news...soon to be more ketchup on the market! ;-)

Bad news...it seems it will be Red.

[Gondring]

Hmmmm...I wonder if Heinz pulled some leftie connections to get an environmental mess off their books! ;-)

[mcg2000]

btw ...

While Teresa Heinz Kerry gained much of her $500 million portfolio through her Heinz inheritance, she does not serve on the board and is not involved with the management of the company. Even her late husband, Sen. H. John Heinz III, did not serve on the board.

No Heinz family member has been employed by the company or served on its board since H.J. Heinz II, its chairman, died in 1987.

Teresa owns less than 4 percent of the company's stock.

[rellimpank]

--while we don't hear much about it , I am under the impression that post-Idi Amin Uganda is--relatively speaking--one of the few success stories out of Africa, especially as concerns AIDS--

[theFIRMbss]

>Teresa owns less than 4 percent of the company's stock

Maybe Teresa
is sleeping with Hugo and
wants her business back . . .

[SouthTexas]

not waiting for the government to act in the expropriation of idle factories.

The original "eminent domain".

[Graymatter]

Ex-pro-pri-a-tion,
Ex-pro-pri-a-yay-tion...

[.cnI redruM]

Now, they've Kerried it too far!

[jocon307]

Has anyone gotten a comment from Ter-ray-za or John Francois on this matter? Has anyone asked her when she will give all her wealth to "the people"?

On a side note - can anyone tell me why I can't find Heinz pourable yellow mustard north of Baltimore? I tried it in DC and really liked it, can't find a trace of it here in the NYC metro area. We're Gulden's folks up here, but I'd like to try that Heinz again.

And no, we never did boycott Heinz, sorry, their ketchup is just the best.

[jan in Colorado]

Good news...soon to be more ketchup on the market! ;-)

I'll stick with "W" ketchup, thanks.

It is delicious!

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