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Heinz North America Uivisiou of H..l.lleinz Company,L.P. Heinz 57 Center 357 6u,Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2530 Telephone:412 237 5757 October 11, 2011 To: Hourly Employees — Stockton Factory Subiect: WARN Notice — Permanent Plant Shutdown As we announced and discussed at meetings held on September 30, 2011, this is to advise you that as a result of current economic circumstances and the effect on the foodservice, Heinz North America will permanently shut down its plant located at 2800 S. EI Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95206. It is expected that the last day of manufacturing operations will be December 2, 2011. This action is necessary due to excess capacity, to improve productivity and efficiency, and to reduce the cost of manufacturing products that are currently produced at Stockton and at other Heinz North America plants. As announced today, products currently being produced at Stockton will be transitioned to our other plants in Escalon, California, Fremont, Ohio and Muscatine, Iowa. There are 141 employees who will be affected, that is, subject to loss of employment, including 129 hourly employees. The Company has notified and met with officials of Teamster Union Local 601 and will'follow the severance provisions and all other relevant provisions of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between Heinz North America and Teamster Union Local 601. The Company will also notify the Employment Development Department (EDD) of the State of California to request that rapid response and outplacement services be provided to all employees. This notice is being provided pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act of 1989, and California WARN requirements of the California Labor Code, which both require employers to give official notice to employee representatives, to non-represented employees, and to certain governmental units, agencies or officials of a pending mass layoff or facility closure. The plant shutdown was announced to all affected employees via meetings held on September 30th at the plant. Employees who did not attend the meetings today were notified otherwise. WARN notice letters have been sent today to the WARN Act Coordinator - Employment Development Department (EDD), State of California, to the Mayor, City of Stockton, to the County Administrator, San Joaquin County, to the affected non-represented employees, and to Teamster Union Local 601. For now and until December 2, 2011, you should continue to work as you are scheduled. You will be provided with additional information about your severance pay and benefits before your last day of work. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Glenda Franco in Human Resources. Sincerely, Lawrence C. Ruffner Director— Labor Relations Human Resources, Heinz North America