Sending Jobs Overseas Standard Operating Procedure For H.J. Heinz, The Kerry Cash Cow

PipeLineNews ^ | February 25, 2004 | PipeLineNewsStaff

[johnqueuepublic]

“My economic policy is not to export American jobs, but to reward companies for creating and keeping good jobs in America. Unlike the Bush Administration, I want to repeal every tax break and loophole that rewards any Benedict Arnold CEO or corporation for shipping American jobs overseas. “ - Senator John Forbes Kerry, February 10, 2004

The truth of the matter is that H.J. Heinz is an extremely diversified multinational corporation. It has 70 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Of these the company only has 10 plants within the United States. The remaining 60 are located outside the United States, many in Third World countries who pay their workers pennies and whose labor standards are poor to non-existent.

H.J. Heinz also has a history of not being less than rigorous in making sure that its raw materials are not the product of underage, child labor.

“H.J. Heinz…sold food that the AP found had been the work products of…under-age children that the AP followed in the fields.” – 1997 Special Investigation by AP As with just about every aspect of the Kerry campaign, his rhetoric is contradicted by the facts. In short John Forbes Kerry is a consumate liar.

Here is the complete listing of H.J. Heinz' offshore facilties.

ALIMENTOS HEINZ C.A. Established 1959 Caracas, Venezuela

Factory: San Joaquín Major Product Lines: baby foods/bouillon/ketchup/sauces/soups/vinegar. Brand Name and Trademark: Heinz.

DISTRIBUIDORA BANQUETE, S.A. Acquired 2001 San José, Costa Rica

Factory: San José Major Product Lines: ketchup/sauces. Brand Name and Trademark: Banquete/Columbia/Emily Gyor/Salsitica/Tipica.

UK and IRELAND

Factories: Chorley, Fakenham, Grimsby, Kendal, Kitt Green, Leaminton, Luton, Okehampton, Telford, Westwick

Major Product Lines: bagel bites/beans/bean meals/can-making/cereals/chilled sandwiches/frozen and chilled desserts/frozen chips and potato products/frozen ready meals/infant formula/pasta/pasta meals/pizza crusts/pizza toppings/puddings/quick meals/reprographic and packaging solutions/single serve sachet condiments/soups/vegetarian frozen ready meals.

Brand Names and Trademarks: Farley's/Heinz/John West/Linda McCartney/Ross/San Marco/Weight Watchers.

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY LIMITED Established 1917 Hayes Park, Hayes, Middlesex, England

JOHN WEST FOODS LIMITED Acquired 1997 Liverpool, England

H. J. HEINZ FROZEN & CHILLED FOODS LIMITED Established 1993 Dublin, Ireland and (1999) Hayes Park, Hayes, Middlesex, England

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY (IRELAND) LIMITED Established 1996 Dublin, Ireland

WESTERN EUROPE

Factories: France: Douarnenez, Chateau-Renard; Portugal: Benavente, Peniche; Spain: Alfaro

Major Product Lines: canned tuna and sardines/chilled sauces for foodservice/chili sauce/cooked pulses/crushed tomatoes/fish spreads/fried tomato sauces/hake/ketchup/mackerel/ mayonnaise/pizza sauces/salmon/seafood salads/tomato paste/tuna pouches.

Brand Names and Trademarks: Guloso/Marie Elisabeth/ Orlando/Petit Navire/Uncle Williams/Weight Watchers.

ETS. PAULET S.A. Acquired 1981 Douarnenez, France

H. J. HEINZ FROZEN S.A.R.L. Established 1979 Paris, France

HEINZ IBERICA S.A. Established 1987 Madrid, Spain

IDAL (Industrias de Alimentacão, Lda.) Acquired 1965 Lisbon, Portugal

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[johnqueuepublic]

Kerry has been blabbing about how the Bush Administration is exporting jobs and that is just so terrible, yet Heinz entire business model seems to call for most of its plants to be located in third world countries, 85% of its capacity is located outside the US of A.

[chaosagent]

H.J. Heinz also has a history of "not being less than rigorous" in making sure that its raw materials are not the product of underage, child labor.

Does this mean that they are being "more than rigorous"

[johnqueuepublic]

yes that is exactly what the text means lol, I think its a typo and thanks for pointing it out.

[johnqueuepublic]

Just checked the link, either it had already been caught or I screwed the posting up, since I seldom err, it must be the former

:-()

[Graybeard58]

Read an article in todays local paper concerning how many Priests had been involved in child molestation. First part of the article said 14 Priests, later on it bragged that"only" 0.02% of all the 700 Priests had been involved. - Go Figure!

[BykrBayb]

OMG, Kerry actually spoke the name Benedict Arnold? So anyone who hadn't already made the connection, has now. LOL

[johnqueuepublic]

hmmmm not sure what that means in relation to this article, maybe you could enlighten me?

[johnqueuepublic]

Yes I think its called a Fraudian Slip.

[genefromjersey]

Sounds like "Emily Latelle" of the old Saturday Night Live show has taken to the "net".

Never Minnnnnnnd !

[PoisedWoman]

The question to ask is how many of the Heinz products sold in the USA are made overseas.

[southernnorthcarolina]

There's been a great interest on this forum about boycotting French products -- Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cognac, certain cheeses, Renaults, snails, whatever. And, to the extent possible, I'm right there with the boycotters. To hell with France.

But what about Heinz products? Should we switch to Hunt's ketchup, to Vlasic pickles, to French's (irony alert) mustard? I throw this out not as a rhetoirical question, but a genuine one. If we buy Heinz products, are we, in any material fashion, aiding and abetting the Kerry campaign? I'm inclined to doubt it, but I'd welcome opinions.

[Graybeard58]

yes that is exactly what the text means lol, I think its a typo and thanks for pointing it out.

Only confirming the above statement and to point out that possibly it's not a typo at all but meant to confuse or lessen the issue.

0.02%of 700 Priests is slightly more than one tenth of a Priest not the 14 Priests mentioned in the article

[chaosagent]

I check the original text before I posted.

Someone went in and corrected the article.

It wasn't you.

[RightWhale]

how many of the Heinz products sold in the USA are made overseas

Considering shelflife and shipping cost of food products, only a few specialty items would be imported.

[johnqueuepublic]

thanks my rep is in tact, such as it is.

[johnqueuepublic]

O I C now, well judging from the rest of the stuff on the Kerry Report, which this piece is part of, I dont think that site is any friend of Kerry, as a matter of fact it calls him a liar.

[CPOSharky]

Is it possible that AP did this investigation while Mrs. Heinz was married to a Republican? They surely wouldn't publisize derogatory information about a demoncrat.

What goes around comes around.

[proudmilitarymrs]

This is USDA PRIME. Thanks for posting it!!

[johnqueuepublic]

I guess you would have to check the dates, to be sure, considering how far AP has fallen from balanced reporting it would certainly be food for discussion.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

Kerry is a globalist. He wants a One World Government. Why would he care about jobs going overseas? He talks out of both sides of his mouth all the time. He's a liar and a charletan.