[plain talk]

What should I do? We don't use much ketchup. I have a half-full bottle of Heinz in frig. Wife may not like me pitchin it in trash. Decisions decisions.

[onedoug]

"No Heinz for me today, thanks."

[stuartcr]

It seems also clear that many employees benefit from the success of Heinz also....why punish them?

[PhiKapMom]

No wonder she doesn't want her tax returns released!

I started boycotting Heinz way back -- told my kids no more Heinz ketsup in this house!

[Rezod21]

It wont make a huge dent in their money but you can mark me down for (2) bottles of ketchup returned last week :)

I never realized that Hunts is just as good if not better!!

[lilylangtree]

I rec'd an email yesterday from a cyberfriend who indicated that an email was dispatched to Hunt's ASAP informing them of the person's switch from Heinz to Hunt's catsup. Unfortunately, Hunt's appears too watery and the person would like for Hunt's to make it thicker and making it possible for a large number of switchovers, rather than give money to the Heinz Kerry commie bunch. I'm still laughing because I also think Hunt's is too watery but don't wanna give my money to the liberal leftist socialist Heinz Kerry.

[Kangaroo Court]

Playing Ketchup
January 28, 2004, 9:00 a.m.
Recipients of Heinz Money Making Strong Kerry Pitch

By Christopher Horner
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/horner200401280900.asp

On January 24, before the first vote was cast in New Hampshire's Democratic primary, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) endorsed Senator John Kerry (D., Mass.) for president. Weeks earlier, in an entirely unrelated matter, the Heinz Family Foundation provided an "unrestricted-use" grant of a quarter million dollars to a group represented on the LCV board.

Senator Kerry is married to the very wealthy Teresa Heinz — Teresa Heinz Kerry in this campaign year — who also sits on the board of numerous foundation and advocacy groups. For example, she chairs the board of trustees of the one half of the Heinz Family Foundation (the Howard Heinz Endowment), and sits on the board of the other half (the Vira I. Heinz Endowment).

The tax-exempt advocacy group LCV is expressly nonpartisan. Regardless, the top half of its website's home page is dedicated to the endorsement of Senator Kerry. The bottom half of this page is dedicated to attacking the president's State of the Union speech, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Bush administration in general.

Other groups supported by Heinz largesse include Environmental Defense, which, according to the Capital Research Center, received nearly $1.5 million from various Heinz foundations between 1995 and 2000. CRC cites Ted Turner's Tides Foundation — a clearinghouse for foundations to funnel money to radical groups with a degree of separation — as receiving well over $2 million from Heinz foundations over the same period. Other repeat beneficiaries include the Brookings Institution and the Earth Island Institute.

The latter is a remarkable case study in what is funded by America's elites, the Heinzes included. EII is best known for its September 14, 2001, statement on its website, "U.S. Responds to Terrorist Attacks with Self-Righteous Arrogance." (Though EII removed the piece from its site, you may still view it on CEI's.)

Steeped in self-righteous arrogance itself, the screed insists that the September 11 attacks were not an act of war; EII sheds a tear instead for these oppressed peoples communicating their anger at the root cause of a capitalist, globalist society the only way they knew how. Theirs "was an act of anger, desperation and indignation," reasoned the Heinz-funded EII. "This was not an 'attack on all American people.'" You see, mostly Pentagon and "multinational-financial-empire" types died, making the attack "not the sort of flat-out terrorism that targets random innocents at a disco or a beach."

So, Senator Kerry is married to an elitist whose radical pet projects occasionally get off the leash. That is hardly news. It is fair to anticipate over the coming months, however, that each of these Heinz-funded groups will coincidentally make its own pitch for a Kerry presidency, though possibly not as fawningly as LCV. If it's too overt, you see, it gives the appearance of employing taxpayer-subsidized wealth to influence elections.

The various Heinz outfits have written checks to LCV for some years now. With no apparent sense of irony, LCV's website also quotes from the hard-left American Prospect: "Teresa Heinz — widow of ketchup heir Sen. John Heinz (R., Penn.) and Kerry's wife since 1995 — is worth an estimated three-quarters of a billion, and Kerry has not been shy about dipping into that fortune when he's had to."

In Kerry's pursuit of the presidency, however, initial FEC comments indicated that Ms. Heinz's fortune is off-limits to his campaign. Typically, rules allow a candidate to utilize one-half of jointly held assets and even the entirety of jointly held bank accounts. Heinz-Kerry-to-Kerry transfers, however, would fall outside the permissible $2,000 individual-donation cap unless they could be demonstrated as part of a pattern of giving that predated his candidacy.

It is on this basis that the campaign sought early on to preempt questions of his wife's wealth — which also reminds voters why Kerry's populism rings rather tinny and staged — by claiming her money is off-limits. Her ability to direct money, however, even to otherwise permissible causes, is still subject to criticism should it appear designed to influence the election. A quid pro quo involving a tax-exempt organization, if it could be proved, would be impermissible at any time — not just in a campaign season.

Like Pew, Rockefeller, Ford, and others, the family of Heinz foundations and advocacy groups are merely more in a sadly growing list of endowments dedicated to financing agendas that, if they'd held sway at an earlier date, would have precluded amassing the original fortunes. Whatever the motivation of Teresa Kerry, the League of Conservation Voters, and other left-leaning pressure groups, voters and the FEC would be wise to recall at all times the Heinz connection when these "independent" voices make their political desires known.

— Christopher Horner is a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

[Paulie]

"Boycott Heinz"

Okay.

[Solamente]

Ten times better than Heinz.

[Paved Paradise]

Bought a big bottle of Hunts last night. Will never buy their products again now that I know where she is putting her discretionary giving.

[Paved Paradise]

Bought a big bottle of Hunts last night. Will never buy their products again now that I know where she is putting her discretionary giving.

[Paved Paradise]

I bought a big bottle of Hunt's last night. Don't believe in boycotts but I won't buy Heinz anymore!

[No Fool]

Already done. I've been carrying a list of all Heinz products for a few weeks now. Not buying them in stores or using them in restaurants.

[stevio]

I'm with you. Just bought a bottle of Hunt's last week. ;^)

[BushisTheMan]

Anything named Heinz has started to disgust me.

I've been boycotting them for awhile. Don't give me all the reasons not to, the one reason I chose to is that great big dividend checks go to "Fuzzy Wuzzy Nurse" and her gigalo spouse.

[sport]

I do.

[TopQuark]

her family only own 4% of Heinz stock. Which means that the company is independent from her.

Poor things Nobody said she was poor.

This action is grossly unfair to almost everybody: trying to punish someone with 4% holdings while punishing 96% of the remaining owners --- widows and orphans that have Heinz stock in their portfolios. And also punishing thousands men and women working for the company. And those working for the suppliers of that company. And their families as well.

This is nothing but a mob action. It is very saddening to see that so-called conservatives take sides and spit at basic American values.

[deport]

Oh so many things not to buy............

Heinz: a premier global food company
Heinz is the most global U.S.-based food company, with a world-class portfolio of powerful brands holding number-one and number-two market positions in more than 50 countries. The Heinz brand is a $2.5 billion global icon and Heinz's top-15 power brands account for two-thirds of annual sales.

Today, Heinz brands are cultural icons to consumers everywhere, symbolizing quality, convenience and great taste. To learn more about the core categories, click on the links below:

Ketchup, Condiments and Sauces
Meals and Snacks

Ketchup, Condiments and Sauces
If it isn't Heinz®, it isn't ketchup.

Throughout the world, Heinz® is synonymous with ketchup. It sits atop restaurant tables from Melbourne to Miami and Montreal to Mumbai. Each year, Heinz sells 650 million bottles of ketchup.

And, for those on the go, Heinz makes 11 billion packets of ketchup and dressings each year...that's at least two packets for every person on earth.

Heinz is a leader in ketchup, condiments and sauces, selling nearly $2.5 billion worldwide in 140 counties.

Ketchup is experiencing explosive growth and unprecedented excitement. It's caught the attention of teens the world over, with imaginative new colors — from Blastin' Green® and Funky Purple® to new "mystery" shades...even Wicked Orange® and Green Sauces® in Europe...And, the surprises continue with new "bottoms-up" easy-squeeze bottles and organic varieties.

Heinz markets an ever-expanding range of condiments — There's the British favorite, Salad Cream; Spain's popular Orlando® range; Costa Rico's Banquette® line; UFC® "banana" ketchup in the Philippines; and Indonesia's ABC® soy sauce, the second largest selling brand in the world.

Heinz's line up of "meal enhancers" are number-one and it offers an expansive range of tomato sauces for restaurants, trattorias and café...chances are, your favorite pizza is topped by Heinz.

In the U.S., consumers enjoy Jack Daniel's® and Yoshida's® grilling sauces...and what else buy Heinz 57® Sauce...Plus, the expanding range of Classico® (acquired 2002) pasta sauces, America's number-one premium brand.

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Meals and Snacks
Frozen Foods
Frozen foods represent more than $2 billion in sales and offer convenience and unsurpassed taste.

Ore-Ida® (acquired 1965) is the world's best-known branded potato processor, with a U.S. share at nearly topping 50 percent. Families enjoy its wholesome goodness and the excitement of new Funky Fries®.

Bagel Bites® (acquired 1991) and Hot Bites® are among the most popular after-school snacks and the company's newest brands offer the taste of Mexico with Delimex® Tacquitos.

For hearty appetites, there are Boston Market® HomeStyle frozen meals and side dishes. And, Smart Ones® varieties combine great taste with great nutrition.

In Britain, some of the favorite frozen foods are Weight Watchers® from Heinz; Jane Asher® desserts; and the new Linda McCartney® meat-free entrees.

Creative one-minute cooking shows showcase Heinz® and Wattie's® frozen foods in Australia and New Zealand.

Soups, Beans and Pasta
In many nations, Heinz means soups, beans and pasta — a vigorous category in which Heinz serves up an enormous portion.

In the U.K., the company's advertising is so memorable that most Britons think Heinz is an English firm.

Thanks to breakthrough advertising and innovations, Heinz is a leader in the growing soup category in Europe and is tops in the U.K.

Worldwide, Heinz beans and pastas offer nutrition and fun for not only youngsters but parents, too. As far as Venezuela, South Africa and New Zealand, Heinz power brands lead the way.

Recent acquisitions in Europe added Honig® dry soup, the best name brand in the Netherlands...along with HAK® vegetables...and KDR® spreads and sprinkles, a traditional Dutch topping for breakfast toast.

Infant Feeding
Parents everywhere trust Heinz. And, in Italy, the Plasmon® environmental oasis program remains the hallmark of purity and safety.

This year, moms and dads worldwide will spend nearly $1 billion on infant foods, biscuits, cereals and juices from Heinz. Heinz nutritionists keep pace with the latest trends, offering innovative new tastes and organic varieties.

Most babies in Italy, Canada, Venezuela, and Australia enjoy Heinz brands. And, in the U.K. and India, Heinz is know for its Farley's® and Farex® brands. Chinese parents are quickly becoming loyal to the trusted Heinz name.

At any given moment, on any given continent, the people of Heinz are at work...creating new products, perfecting fresh ideas, and developing nutritious and innovative foods for today's families. Heinz is a trusted name for consumers, a valued partner in the community, and a great investment with tremendous growth potential.

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[concerned about politics]

Ter-ez-sa refuses to allow her tax information to be released.
'Ol botox John, after all those attacks on his political opponents for not releasing their families tax records, is silent on the matter.
He still won't release his so called "hero" records, either.

My guess is there's sooooo much the American people need to know about these two shysters.

Yep. Boycott Heinz. Why not? It's for a good cause.

[Dr.Deth]

Aw cripes. Hunts sucks. And besides, it's this "catsup" crap which sounds homo and/or communist to me. Damn it. Guess I'll have to go with Wegman's or Safeway or something.