Heinz sale made room for lofts

Heinz sale made room for lofts

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - October 9, 2004
By Alison Conte 

Since the H.J. Heinz Co. sold several of its businesses to Del Monte Foods in early 2003, it no longer has a presence at its former factory on the North Side. Del Monte occupies six buildings, including the one with the ketchup clock as well as a production plant, research center and office buildings. A total of 1,200 employees work there.

With the sale, Del Monte also took over the production of private-label soup and baby food, which Heinz had manufactured in a newly reconditioned production line at the Pittsburgh plant. The facility had been added to the plant in 1992.

When the Heinz Lofts apartment complex on other parts of the campus is completed, Del Monte will maintain a 100-year lease on the first floor of the Reservoir building so it can access the water in the reservoir under the building for food production.

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