Fun fact time! Heinz originated in Pittsburgh and used to have a massive factory built in the 1910's, and when it shut down they eventually renovated it into apartments. The buildings are now all named after what they once produced there - Bean Building, Meat Building, Cereal Building, Reservoir Building, and Shipping Building.

It's rumored that the Meat Building has a vibrant gay community.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Real life lore

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Brand ownership can get super weird.

Heinz is an American company. Daddies, which is a very British brand, is now owned by Heinz too, so is also American.

On the other hand Helmann's (of both mayo and ketchup providence) is an American brand which is now owned by Unilever...so technically British.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Tell me about it! I spent waaaay too much time in the store today, looking up the incestuous corporate relationships.

Also, TIL I learned that I need reading glasses :(

Fucking tiny print

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago

The Heinz who started the company was the son of German immigrant parents, hence the surname.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

lol it sounds so not American

do Americans even know how to pronounce it properly?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, they pronounce it correctly. Even if it was somehow a challenge, they have been hearing it in commercials since early childhood.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

whoa ok I'm sorry just wondering