Tomato Trivia and Fun Facts
World's Largest Tomato
In the 1986 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records, a tomato grown by Gordon Graham of Oklahoma, USA was certified as being the world's largest tomato.
Graham's tomato weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces (3.29 kilos).
Fun Facts from the Heinz Company
The H.J. Heinz Company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the most global of all U.S.-based food companies. Heinz are famous for their iconic brands on 5 continents.
Q. How many tons of tomatoes does Heinz use in a year?
A. The H.J. Heinz Company uses more tomatoes than any other company in the world. Over two million tons of tomatoes are processed every year. They are used in ketchup and other delicious Heinz products such as Classico pasta sauces in the U.S., Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup in the U.K. and Heinz Sunshine tomato-based fruit drink in Europe. Heinz also uses tomatoes to create custom tomato-based sauces for restaurants around the world.
Q. How many bottles of Heinz Ketchup are sold around the world each year?
A. Over 650 million bottles of Heinz Ketchup are sold around the world in more than 140 countries, with annual sales of more than $1.5 billion.
Q. How many single-serve packets of Heinz Ketchup are sold around the world each year?
A. Heinz sells 11 billion single serve packets of Ketchup per year around the world. That's 2 packets for every person on earth!
Q. What's the best way to get Heinz Ketchup out of the iconic glass bottle?
A. To release ketchup faster from the glass bottle, apply a firm tap to the sweet spot on the neck of the bottle - the "57".
Only 11% of people know this secret. Now your "in-the-know".
Tomato Movie Titles
Attack of The Killer Tomatoes (1978)
A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated tomatoes that KILL!!!!!!!
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Oscar nominated movie tells the story of a housewife who is unhappy with her life and befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.
Tagline from the movie: The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
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