Report
Erin Lash
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Kraft Heinz's focus on margin expansion has failed to prompt similar gains on the top line.

Since the Kraft Heinz merger two years ago, investors' focus has centered on the significant potential for operating margin expansion, which by all accounts has been impressive (up 50 basis points in the second quarter to 29.4%, a level that towers above the mid- to high teens generated by its packaged-food peers). However, we’ve long thought this stringent eye on cost management was only half of the equation, and progress generating even modest top-line gains has continued to prove elusive; org...
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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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