Heinz - Beans - Did you know

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Did you know this Heinz Beanz trivia:

Between 1941 and 1948, the Ministry of Food did the nation a favour by classifying baked beans as 'essential' in the rationing system.
In 1898 Henry J Heinz set up an office in Farringdon Road London, three years later the first can of Heinz Beanz was sold in Fortnum & Mason.
Sadly, Henry J never realised his dream of an international company, he died in 1919, a few years before production began in Britain.
The famous Beanz Meanz Heinz slogan was dreamt up by Maurice Drake in 1967 and has been voted one of the best of all time.
The Heinz Baked Bean Pizza was created in 1995 to celebrate the centenary of Heinz Beanz.
On the cover of The Who's 'The Who Sell Out' Roger Daltrey is pictured in a bath full of beans holding a giant Heinz Baked Beans can.
In 1998 Heinz Beanz was selected as one of the brands people thought best represented the final ten years of the millennium.
In 2005 Heinz Beanz had the honour of being voted 'Most Loved Brand' by the British public.
A serving of Heinz Beanz counts as 1 of your 5 day.
Every Heinz bean passes a laser beam to ensure it meets our exacting colour specifications.
Heinz Beanz are exported to over 60 countries including Russia and China.
2.3 milion people eat Heinz Beanz every day. This is enough to fill Wembley Statium over 25 times! *
There was a massive 842 million meals when Heinz Beanz were eaten over the last year. *
1 million people have Heinz Beanz for their dinner every day. *
Every day over one million cans of Heinz Beanz are consumed in the UK. That is approximately 485 million cans per year. **
On average, 475 delicious baked beans are packed into a standard can.
Amazingly, we fill between 1.5 and 2.0 million cans of beans every day!

* Source: TNS 52 weeks ending May 2009, Average 2 weekly penetration.

** Source: ACNielsen 52 weeks ending November 2009