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Article: Heinz Keeping Kosher After Setting Standard More Than 75 Years Ago; Orthodox Union Honors Heinz President and CEO William R. Johnson for Company's Pioneering Role.
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- June 7, 1999
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PITTSBURGH, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Governor George Pataki was the keynote speaker Sunday night at a Manhattan dinner honoring H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) President and CEO William R. Johnson. The Orthodox Union honored Johnson with its prestigious "National Centennial Kashruth Founders Award" in celebration of more than 75 years of kosher food production at Heinz, including the Company's flagship brand -- Heinz Ketchup.
Heinz was the first company to debut the "Circle U" kosher symbol back in 1923, after collaborating with the United Federation of Orthodox Rabbis to develop the insignia. The Circle U first appeared on Heinz Vegetarian Beans and most ...