H. J. Heinz, Wigan

H. J. Heinz, Wigan
Heinz factory warehouse with a large smokestack
Heinz factory in Kitt Green
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Built21 May 1959
LocationKitt Green, Wigan
Coordinates53°33′6″N 2°40′59″W / 53.55167°N 2.68306°W / 53.55167; -2.68306
IndustryFood processing
Employees850
Area55 acres
Owner(s)H. J. Heinz Company

The H. J. Heinz, Wigan factory is a food manufacturing plant owned by H. J. Heinz Company, based in Kitt Green, Orrell, Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is one of the largest food processing plants in Europe and the largest H. J. Heinz facility in the world.[1][2] It produces over one billion cans of food annually and employs around 850 people.

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