Lea & Perrins

Lea & Perrins

Lea & Perrins is a United Kingdom based food division of the H.J. Heinz Company, originating in Worcester, England. A subsidiary in the United States manufactures Lea & Perrins (based on authentic Indian recipes) in New Jersey. Lea & Perrins was previously part of HP Foods, a company that was bought by Heinz from previous owner Danone in 2005.

It is best known as the maker of Lea & Perrins brand of Worcestershire sauce, which was first sold in 1838 by John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins, dispensing chemists from Broad Street, Worcester.

In 2005, an advertising campaign was launched for Lea & Perrins, helping the brand to achieve its best performance for a number of years. The campaign featured quick tips for using Lea & Perrins, using memorable language – adding it to a classic British takeaway of fish and chips becoming "splish and chips"; likewise, bangers and mash became "bangers and splash". A website, splishme.com was also launched to support the campaign and to encourage people to share their handy hints and cooking tips, as well as different ways of "splishing" and "splashing" Lea & Perrins.