EXHIBIT 23
            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



       We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-32563) of H. J. Heinz Company of our report
dated June 24, 2005 relating to the financial statements and supplemental
schedule of the H. J. Heinz Company SAVER Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.




                                                 /s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP





Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 24, 2005







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