Questions

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  1. How many bottles of Heinz Ketchup are sold around the world each year?

  2. At what speed does Heinz Tomato Ketchup exit the iconic glass bottle?

  3. What was H.J. Heinz's first product?

  4. What does the "57" stand for in Heinz's famous slogan, "57 Varieties?"

  5. What's the best way to get Heinz ketchup out of the iconic glass bottle?

  6. How many cans of Heinz Beanz does Heinz sell every day in the UK alone?

  7. How many people ate Heinz Beanz over the last year?

  8. How many Boeing 747s would it take you hold the number of people who eat Heinz Beanz each day?

  9. Since launch in 1910, Heinz have sold enough cans of Cream of Tomato soup to: a) travel once around the world b) travel to the moon and back c) travel around the UK 100,000 times

  10. How many cans of soup does Heinz Soup Factory, Kitt Green, produce per minute? a) 1000 b) 1600 c) 2500

  11. More UK households buy Heinz Soup than... a) Light Bulbs b) Tissues c) Frozen pizzas

Answers

  1. Over 650 million bottles of Heinz Tomato Ketchup are sold around the world in more than 140 countries, with annual sales of more than $1.5 billion

  2. Ketchup exits the iconic glass bottle at 0.028 miles per hour. However, if it pours unaided at more than 0.028 mph, it's rejected for sale

  3. Although Heinz Tomato Ketchup is the most famous Heinz product today, when Henry. J. Heinz started the Company in 1869, his first product was bottled horseradish made from his mother's own recipe. Heinz Tomato Ketchup didn't come along until seven years later in 1876

  4. 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"

  5. To release Heinz Tomato Ketchup from its glass bottle with extra speed, apply a firm tap to the spot marked '57' on the neck label

  6. A staggering 1.5 million cans of Heinz Beanz are sold every day in the UK

  7. There were 897 million Heinz Baked Bean consumption occasions over the latest year

  8. 5000, as 2 million people eat baked beans each day

  9. Travel to the moon and back

  10. 1600

  11. Light bulbs