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Foodstar is expected to increase our Company’s annual<br />

sales in China to more than $300 million in Fiscal 2012.<br />

China represents a significant growth opportunity given<br />

its 1.3 billion consumers and importance as the world’s<br />

second-largest economy after the U.S. <strong>Heinz</strong> is well<br />

positioned in our three core categories in China, led<br />

by our fast-growing Infant/Nutrition business, which<br />

delivered record sales in Fiscal 2011.<br />

The acquisitions in Brazil and China put Emerging<br />

Markets on track to generate more than 20% of our<br />

Company’s total sales in Fiscal 2012, up from 16% in<br />

Fiscal 2011. The acquisitions are the latest examples<br />

of our successful “buy and build” strategy in Emerging<br />

Markets, where we have acquired and grown strong<br />

local brands and businesses in the key markets of China,<br />

India, Indonesia, Russia, Poland and now Brazil.<br />

The <strong>Heinz</strong> Board of Directors enjoyed <strong>Heinz</strong> ®<br />

Dip & Squeeze ® Ketchup and Ore-Ida ®<br />

French Fries at a stop on the <strong>Heinz</strong> Ketchup<br />

Road Trip, a mobile tour that promoted the<br />

successful U.S. launch of Dip & Squeeze.<br />

North American Consumer Products and the<br />

U.K. We see global ketchup and consumer-focused<br />

innovation and marketing as keys to growing our Core<br />

Portfolio in Developed Markets.<br />

Ketchup delivered organic (2) sales growth of almost 4%<br />

globally as <strong>Heinz</strong> held the number-one share in the U.S.<br />

and six more of the world’s Top 10 ketchup markets.<br />

During Fiscal 2011, we launched <strong>Heinz</strong> Dip & Squeeze ®<br />

Ketchup, an innovative dual-function package that<br />

enables consumers to peel away the lid for dipping or<br />

tear off the tip to neatly squeeze the ketchup onto their<br />

favorite foods. U.S. consumers are responding very<br />

favorably to Dip & Squeeze, which contains three times<br />

more ketchup than our traditional packets and is much<br />

more convenient.<br />

In Fiscal 2011, our growth in Emerging Markets was led<br />

by record sales of: <strong>Heinz</strong> ® baby food in China; Complan ®<br />

and Glucon-D ® nutritional beverages in India; ABC ®<br />

sauces in Indonesia; and <strong>Heinz</strong> ® Ketchup and baby cereal<br />

in Russia, where we hold the number-one position in<br />

both categories. Overall, <strong>Heinz</strong> has become the most<br />

global U.S.-based food company, with almost two-thirds<br />

of our sales generated outside the U.S. and leading<br />

brands across six continents.<br />

Expanding the Core Portfolio Globally<br />

While Emerging Markets have become the most<br />

powerful growth catalyst for <strong>Heinz</strong>, Developed Markets<br />

remain the core of our business. Developed Markets<br />

generated 84% of our sales in Fiscal 2011, led by<br />

In the U.K., we introduced <strong>Heinz</strong> Tomato<br />

Ketchup with Balsamic Vinegar, a great<br />

example of innovation that is keeping<br />

our iconic condiment fresh and relevant<br />

in Developed Markets. In Europe,<br />

organic sales of ketchup grew for the<br />

year in a difficult economic climate,<br />

led by our dynamic growth in Russia.<br />

Looking forward, we see substantial<br />

opportunities to drive ketchup growth<br />

using a pan-regional approach in<br />

Developed Markets like Europe,<br />

where <strong>Heinz</strong> is focused on increasing penetration,<br />

trial and usage.<br />

Partnership with Coca-Cola<br />

I am also pleased to report that <strong>Heinz</strong> announced a<br />

landmark agreement in February 2011 that enables<br />

us to manufacture <strong>Heinz</strong> Ketchup bottles using<br />

The Coca-Cola Company’s innovative PlantBottle<br />

(2) Volume plus price<br />

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