Heinz estimates that it has about one-third of the world's ketchup market. In Thailand, for example, teens dip potato chips in ketchup. Ketchup livens up pasta in Sweden. Asians enjoy ketchup on seafood. Heinz Ketchup's uses are unlimited,'' Jimenez noted.
Statistics show households with teens are the heaviest users of ketchup.
On average, a household with teens between the ages of 13 to 17 consumes about 190 ounces of ketchup a year. That's almost double the amount of ketchup consumed by the average household without kids. Heinz U.S.A., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, is the largest U.S. affiliate of the H.J. Heinz Company. Heinz U.S.A. markets a family of pure food products nationwide, including Heinz Ketchup and other condiments, sauces, gravies, baby food, pickles and vinegar. Heinz Ketchup was introduced in 1876.