The H. J. Heinz Company (/ˈhaɪnz/) is an American food processing brand and former company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six continents, and markets these products in more than 200 countries and territories. Heinz ranked first in ketchup in the US.