H.J. Heinz Co (NYSE:HNZ)

H.J. Heinz Co. markets and produces of healthy, convenient and affordable foods. Its products include ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, soups, beans and pasta meals, infant nutrition and other food products. The company's products are manufactured and packaged to provide safe, wholesome foods for consumers, as well as foodservice and institutional customers. It operates through five segments: North American Consumer Products, Europe, Asia/Pacific, U.S. Foodservice and Rest of World. The North American Consumer Products segment primarily manufactures markets and sells ketchup, condiments, sauces, pasta meals, and frozen potatoes, entrees, snacks, and appetizers to the grocery channels in the United States of America and includes its Canadian business. The Europe segment includes the company's operations in Europe and sells products in all of the company's categories. The Asia/Pacific segment includes the company's operations in Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, China, South Korea, Indonesia, and Singapore. This segment's operations include products in all of the company's categories. The U.S. Foodservice segment primarily manufactures markets and sells branded and customized products to commercial and non-commercial food outlets and distributors in the United States of America including ketchup, condiments, sauces, frozen soups and desserts. The Rest of World segment includes the company's operations in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East that sell products in all of the company's categories. H.J. Heinz was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.