Hefty was founded by
Mobil in 1965. Plastics Division headquartered in
Macedon, New York, was acquired by
Tenneco Packaging in 1995 with a $1.27 billion purchase of Mobil's 4,100-employee plastics division, then
Pactiv Corporation (1999–2010). Hefty products have been owned or licensed by
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc, headquartered in
Lake Forest, Illinois since Pactiv was acquired by Reynolds' parent company, Reynolds Group Holdings, on November 16, 2010.
OneZip The Hefty OneZip sliding tab sealable bag, formerly known as the "rolling-action zipper profile and slipper", was created by Eric A. St. Phillips and F. John Harrington Jr. at Mobil in the early 1990s at a cost of $25 to $50 million, after having developed and evaluated various different
zipper designs, and finally deciding to roll out the "boxcar-shaped version", which slides over dual plastic tracks.
Environmental concerns Hefty was one of the brands (along with Kordite and Baggies (another
Pactiv brand)) named in a complaint brought against Mobil by the United States
Federal Trade Commission in 1992, regarding claims made by the company in advertisements and packaging, which allegedly led consumers to believe that the bags were more
biodegradable than other brands of bag, despite a lack of evidence to support this claim nor presentation of a specific definition for the term. The FTC dropped their complaint after Mobil agreed to cease making such claims. ==See also==