Heinz Seeks to Disavow Kerry Connection

AP | 3/29/04 | Charles Sheehan

[Cobra64]

Reading for content makes me beleive the Kerry's don't get too involved in company matters.

Dreamer.

Let's talk about 50 million in real estate. Then Lurch talks about "the average American worker." Lurch has missed 60 per cent of the votes in the Senate. Wake up.

[I got the rope]

We have too. It looks like the boycott is working. They are feeling it. Kmart and Levi Strauss tried to distance themselves to no avail.

[Lion in Winter]

I am still boycotting Heinz... 4% to kerry is still 4% too much.

[Savage Beast]

I wonder if Kerry ever finds the time to lounge around John Heinz's old study?

[Savage Beast]

Maybe when Teresa's out of town?

[Dog Gone]

I've found the Kroger store brand of ketchup to be just as good and about a dollar cheaper for a large bottle. And that was before John F Ketchup decided to run.

[jackbill]

Collectively, Heinz Kerry, along with her children with John Heinz and The Heinz Endowments which she chairs, own less than 4 percent of outstanding company stock.

The market capitalization of H.J. Heinz is about $13 billion. Four percent is $520 million. I don't know about you guys, but to me $520 million ain't chump change.

[auboy]

No more Ore Ida for us. Bought the store brand last time, and they're better than any F'ng Ore Idas. Saved a buck, too.

[jackbill]

It looks like the boycott is working.

I just bought my first bottle of Hunt's ketchup today.

[jackbill]

Really only one question needs to be asked. Does Heinz-Kerry draw a paycheck, dividends, interest, whatever, from the Heinz corporation?

They absolutely do. Somewhere out there in cyberspace there is a copy of Kerry's financial statement, showing the income from their Heinz stock. I'll not bother to look it up again. I'll just stay away from Heinz products.

[guadianangel]

4 percent of outstanding company stock.
Lets do the math:
373,000,000.00= Outstanding shares
14,920,000.00= 4 % held by Kerry Heinz
37.16= Price per share
554,427,200.00= Value

Not Bad. Lets boycott Heinz products.
Some of our money will trickle down to Kerry's campaign coffers.

[MeekOneGOP]

haha ! They must be feeling the pressure from emails and/or sales.

We should back off (NOT !) haha !

[smoothsailing]

Much greater math minds here than mine.

I did read a post on a thread here lately that Heinz has 72 production facilities, 57 of which are overseas.

I thought about kerry's "Benedict Arnold Corporations" comment decrying outsourcing.

I am not surprised by the Heinz spin.

I figure poor dead Republican John Heinz is doing a lot of spinning.

BTW, John Heinz was and is to this day highly regarded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Theresa and the gigolo can spend his money, but they will never even approach his stature.

[Lancey Howard]

Dole makes a lot of good products you can use to replace the Heinz stuff.

[The South Texan]

I've found the Kroger store brand of ketchup to be just as good and about a dollar cheaper for a large bottle. And that was before John F Ketchup decided to run.


I agree. Anything but Heinz is the motto when I do the grocery shopping, But I goofed the other day when I bought some Oreda fries. The just don't make ketchup and mustard.

[SWake]

I believe it is produced by Kraft.

[lone star annie]

John Heinz spent his entire life fighting against leftist dirt bags like Kerry and the causes they represent. It is disgraceful that his widow takes his families' hard earned fortune to fund organizations and gigalos that are in direct conflict to what John Heinz would have wanted. She is a disgrace and the people of PA would do well to send this woman and her gigalo back to MA for good.

I have not bought Heinz ketchup in months. It is Hunt's in my house and the store brand French fries.

[smoothsailing]

I agree with your every word.

The heinz kerry cabal is a disgrace to a Great Man and the Commonwealth he loved.

Pennsylvanians must affirm this come November.

VOTE BUSH!!! I AM

[nutmeg]

The company has received about 150 calls this month from consumers vowing to boycott Heinz products, or in some instances to buy more, said company spokeswoman Debbie Foster.

Excellent work, FReepers! Related threads:

BOYCOTT HEINZ!

Teresa: I'll Use Ketchup Cash if Race Turns Ugly

[danamco]

I've found the Kroger store brand of ketchup to be just as good and about a dollar cheaper for a large bottle. And that was before John F Ketchup decided to run.


Don't be surprised if that product is manufactured by Heinz!?!