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H. J. Heinz biography

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  • NAME: H. J. Heinz
  • OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur
  • BIRTH DATE: October 11, 1844
  • DEATH DATE: May 14, 1919
  • EDUCATION: Duff's Business College
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Full Name: Henry J. Heinz

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H.J. Heinz founded the Heinz Corporation in 1876. To this day, his company remains one of the top prepared food manufacturers in America.


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A child of German immigrants, H.J. Heinz built his small produce business into what eventually became the Heinz Corporation, which he founded in 1876. To this day, his company remains one of the largest manufacturers of processed foods in America and across the world.

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