That's because HP Sauce is now owned by Heinz. Hienz is mostly owned by Teresa Heinz Kerry who is the wife of Senator John Kerry. So theoretically, if John Kerry had won the 2004 Presidential Election then the US President would've been in control of the Houses of Parliament (Sauce Company). Conspiracy?

I dislike the term alliance with regards to the political relationship between America and Britain since 1943. The word protectorate is perhaps more accurate. Alliance implies that the relationship is two sided and more or less equal. The dispicable thing about the post-WW2 era is that America did far more to bolster West Germany and on far fairer terms than it did for Britain, despite the fact that Britain was its ally and Germany was its enemy.

America profitted greatly from WW2, but its an international power, so that's kind of within its rights. Might is right in international diplomacy and if you can exploit a situation to further the standing of your own nation then you should. America used Britain as a shield against Germany while at the same time supplanting it as the world's superpower. All's fair in love and war.