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In 1920 Hibbert and Buckland
started trading. Their earliest customer was a wholesaler who owned a brand name and traded under the name 'Pretty Polly', however in 1926 he sold the brand name to Hibbert and Buckland.
The name came from the famous
filly - Pretty Polly, who won three classic horse races! With the advent of nylon the company produced 2500 pairs of stockings per day. The company HQ has a print of the painting of the horse. |
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Henry J Heinz born in 1844 lived in
Sharpsburgh, near Pittsburg. When he was 16yrs old he began to bottle horseradish in clear glass bottles and offered a reckless money back guarantee on his products.
In 1890 he formed the Heinz Noble
and company selling the Anchor brands food products. But in 1875 the US suffered a depression forcing the company into liquidation. Heinz to his credit vowed to repay all his creditors, which he achieved in 1884.
In 1876 he persuaded his brother
and cousin to start the F & J Heinz company. Henry J Heinz made his famous visit to England in June 1886 to visit Fortnum and Mason, purveyors to The Queen and London's famous grocery store. |
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On tasting his seven samples the
Head of Grocery Purchasing gave Heinz the famous quote
" I think Mr Heinz, we will take the
lot." By 1888 he bought out his brother John and cousin Frederick to form HJ Heinz Company.
The 57 Varieties was his invention,
as it appealed to him. They were selling over 60 brands at the time.
Today they sell 1,200 products,
but in his honour the 57 Varieties remain on their products today! |
