Well, I'm a faithful conservative boycotter, but I only go so far in some things. Heinz is the catsup I like, it's a fine product...and I've tried 'em all.
Mrs. Kerry sold most of her inherited shares of Heinz stock in 1995 and currently hold less than a 4% interest. Though she gets good dividends money-wise, a less than 4% interest in a company as huge and world-wide as Heinz isn't large enough to give the shareholder any significant control or influence over the company's business decisions or policies.
In fact, there may be many CONSERVATIVE shareholders holding MORE stock than Teresa.
So, I have no guilt feelings over piling the Heinz on my hamburger with crispy slices of white onion....with some for my french fries, of course.
Now look what you did.... you made me hungry!Leni
Gosh, I didn’t recall that Teresa Heinz sold most of her stock way back in 1995. Mostly, I remember the ‘swiftboating’ years and plenty of catsup jokes.
I only use it on French fries so catsup’s not a biggie for me.
I stopped buying Heinz catsup because of Theresa Heinz and John Kerry, both of whom I can’t stand. I switched to Hunt’s catsup. Now I’m hooked on Hunt’s catsup because it has more of a kick to it, and I like that. However, I’m happy to know that I can use Heinz again, as I believe it’s McDonald’s or maybe Burger King that uses Heinz catsup packets, and I was stuck using them. Thanks for the info MinuteGal.