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 (No. 333-135612) of H. J. Heinz Company of our report
dated May 12, 2008 relating to the financial statements and supplemental
schedule of H. J. Heinz Company Employees Retirement and Savings Plan, which
appears in this Form 11-K.


                                              /s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP




Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 12, 2008






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