Heinz Appoints Jane Miller President of its UK & Ireland Businesses

    Business Editors

    PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2005--H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) today announced the appointment of Jane S. Miller as President of its U.K. and Ireland Business Unit. She will be located in London. The appointment is effective immediately.
    Ms. Miller, 46, has been the company's Chief Growth Officer since 2004 based at Heinz World Headquarters in Pittsburgh.
    She is a food industry veteran, with 17 years of management experience at PepsiCo and Bestfoods, responsible for a number of businesses.
    A native of Peoria, Illinois, she holds a B.A. degree in Russian studies from Knox College and an M.B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University.

    ABOUT HEINZ: H.J. Heinz Company, offering "Good Food Every Day,"(TM) is one of the world's leading marketers and producers of branded foods in ketchup, condiments, sauces, meals, soups, seafood, snacks, and infant foods. Heinz satisfies hungry consumers in every outlet, from supermarkets, to restaurants to convenience stores and kiosks. Heinz is a global family of leading brands, including Heinz(R) Ketchup, Sauces, Soups, Beans, Pasta and Infant Foods (representing nearly one-third of total sales or close to $3 billion), Ore-Ida(R) french fries, Boston Market(R) and SmartOnes(R) meals, and Plasmon(R) baby food. Heinz's 50 companies have number-one or number- two brands in 200 countries, showcased by Heinz(R) Ketchup, the world's favorite ketchup(TM). Information on Heinz is available at www.heinz.com/news.

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CONTACT: H.J. Heinz Company Media: Ted Smyth, 412-456-5780 Debbie Foster, 412-456-5778 Pam Wigley, 412-456-5915 or H.J. Heinz Company Investors: Jack Runkel, 412-456-6034

KEYWORD: PENNSYLVANIA UNITED KINGDOM IRELAND INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SUPERMARKETS RESTAURANTS FOODS/BEVERAGES RETAIL MANAGEMENT CHANGES SOURCE: H.J. Heinz Company

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