Today's news that Kraft Heinz is intending to plough £140m into its Kitt Green facility - with tomato ketchup, mayonnaise and salad cream being made at the Wigan plant once more - is a welcome boost for the borough.
Here we look at some of the pictures in our archive of the world-famous factory ...
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Ladies on the bean belt in the Heinz, Kitt Green, factory in November 1979.
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Heinz workers greet the Queen in May 2009.
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The Queen unveils a plaque to commemorate her visit to the Heinz factory on Thursday 21st of May 2009 which was the 50th anniversary of the opening on 21st of May 1959.
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Princess Anne chats to workers at the Heinz Kitt Green factory on Friday 1st of December 1989.