Title: The "57" in "57 Varieties of Heinz" Has No Real Meaning
Headings: The “57” in “57 Varieties of Heinz” Has No Real Meaning
The “57” in “57 Varieties of Heinz” Has No Real Meaning
Content: In 1987, they decided to drop the “steak” and it has remained Heinz 57 Sauce since then. Heinz’ ketchup was introduce the same year his new company was established, 1876. At the time, fresh, ripe tomatoes were thought by many to be bad for your health and even poisonous (much like what happened when potatoes were first introduced in Europe: see The History of French Fries ). Ketchup, however, did not suffer as much from this stigma due to being processed with spices and vinegar. However, because ripe tomatoes were still considered bad for you, often ketchups of the day were extremely watery from lack of pectin, due to the makers using unripe tomatoes. Just 30 years after its launch, Heinz was selling over 12 million bottles of ketchup per year. Today, Heinz sells over 650 million bottles of ketchup annually, along with 11 billion small packets of their ketchup. These ketchup sales earn them a gross of $1.5 billion per year. There is a more sinister theory proposed by some Illuminati enthusiasts as to the origin of the “57 Varieties of Heinz”. *