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Erin Lash
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

In the face of sluggish sales, narrow-moat Kraft Heinz brews up brand spending.

It appears the market's patience is growing thin with Kraft Heinz, which has posted another quarter of languishing sales. Fourth-quarter revenue was down 60 basis points as a 1% benefit from higher prices was more than offset by a 1.6% hit from lower volume and unfavorable mix. Margin improvement was more muted in the quarter as well, with operating margins edging up 80 basis points to 27.1%. The shares fell by a mid-single-digit percentage following the results and are down 30% from year-ago hi...
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Kraft Heinz Company

Kraft Heinz is a food and beverage company. The company manufactures and markets food and beverage products, including condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products throughout the world. The company has three reportable segments defined by geographic region: United States, Canada, and Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company's remaining businesses are combined and disclosed as Rest of World. Rest of World comprises two operating segments: Latin America and Asia Pacific.

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