--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ):

WHAT:           Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez visits
                Heinz's Global Innovation and Quality Center.
                Secretary Gutierrez will address Heinz employees and
                discuss the Administration's vision to open new
                markets in Peru, Panama, Colombia, and South Korea.
                Heinz Chairman, President and CEO William R. Johnson
                will introduce Secretary Gutierrez.

WHERE:          The Heinz Global Innovation & Quality Center
                1000 Marconi Drive
                Warrendale, PA  15086

WHEN:           Thursday, August 9 from 11:30 to 12:15 p.m.
                Media should check in no later than 11 a.m.

MEDIA RSVP:     RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 8, by calling
                Judy Henry on 412-456-5783

MEDIA CONTACT:  Michael Mullen, Director of Global Communications,
                412-456-5751

    CONTACT: H. J. Heinz Company
             Michael Mullen, Director of Global Communications,
             412-456-5751

    SOURCE: H. J. Heinz Company