Heinz Company

2017 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter

“smothered in Heinz ketchup, of course”

Morning Session - 2016 Meeting

“craft Heinz, which is about the same size, because in that situation, we're in a control position”

2016 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter

“get me hamburgers and French fries (smothered in Heinz ketchup, of course) for lunch”

Defending Clayton Homes and Berkshire's IBM stake | May 4, 2015

“Our ketchup at Heinz, you know, started in the 1870s and people are still putting it on hot dogs.”

Defending Clayton Homes and Berkshire's IBM stake | May 4, 2015

“Is it fair to say that you would have never bought shares in Heinz or in kraft recently?”

"I don't see smiles on the faces of people at Whole Foods"

“Heinz, Hines goes back to 1869. The ketchup came out a little later...Coca-Cola dates to 1886. And it's a pretty good bet that an awful lot of people are going to like the same thing...I like the bran”

2015 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter

“get me hamburgers and french fries (smothered in Heinz ketchup, of course) for lunch”

We'll never want to "go to war" with Coca-Cola | May 5, 2014

“The partnership that you have with 3G when it comes to Heinz, first of all, how is Heinz doing? Yeah. The Heinz deal is coming very well.”

Afternoon Session - 2014 Meeting

“I think the margins of Heinz will be significantly improved from those historical figures... the brands, which are all important, are as strong as ever”

"People react too much to short-term things" | March 3, 2014

“what happened with Heinz, that this is a template for things that Berkshire might do in the future”

"People react too much to short-term things" | March 3, 2014

“one of the things we've talked about this morning is Heinz and how that acquisition's been going. It's going very well”

2014 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter

“10,000 bottles of Heinz ketchup. Heinz has a new mustard product, so both mustard and ketchup will be available”

2014 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter

“get me hamburgers and french fries (smothered in Heinz ketchup, of course) for lunch”

Buffett sees "gradual improvement" in economy | May 6, 2013

“I feel more certainty of conviction in terms of where Coca-Cola will be in 10 years, or Heinz for that matter, than I do about IBM”

Morning Session - 2013 Meeting

“after the Heinz deal, there was a column that was written indicating that you had gotten the better end of the Heinz deal from your Brazilian partners”

Morning Session - 2013 Meeting

“obviously including the Heinz. We were buying some very good businesses.”

Afternoon Session - 2013 Meeting

“be more specific about what factors you considered when determining what a fair price was for acquisitions such as Heinz, And also, what sources do you use”

Morning Session - 2013 Meeting

“we borrowed the money on the Heinz purchase a lot cheaper than we could have borrowed it 10 or 15 years ago”

Morning Session - 2013 Meeting

“compared to buying a Heinz, for example,”

Buffett on Heinz deal: "We've got a great business" | March 4, 2013

“our partners like the idea of some leverage in it... Berkshire will own Heinz 100 years from now. And there's no thought on Berkshire's part of selling a share.”

Buffett on Heinz deal: "We've got a great business" | March 4, 2013

“If you looked at the Heinz stock behavior, it did not outperform the market or anything.”

Buffett on Heinz deal: "We've got a great business" | March 4, 2013

“if we buy Heinz, you know, we know that's coming at some point. We're buying Heinz owner 100 years.”

Buffett on Heinz deal: "We've got a great business" | March 4, 2013

“when I met the fellow that CEO of Bill Johnson runs Heinz, that's the one quote he remembers”

2013 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter

“purchase all of NV Energy and a major interest in H. J. Heinz. Both companies fit us well and will be prospering a century from now.”

2012 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter

“agreed to buy 50% of a holding company that will own all of H. J. Heinz”