Kraft Heinz Forecasts Weak Profit as High Prices Put Off Thrifty Shoppers
Kraft Heinz forecast annual profit below estimates on Wednesday as years of price hikes eat into demand for the packaged food maker's Lunchables and packaged meat.
The Jell-O maker also missed sales expectations for a fourth straight quarter, sending its shares down about 4% in early trading.
Steep living expenses have forced Americans with tighter budgets to avoid higher-margin products, even in categories like condiments and spices, hurting packaged food makers that have raised prices repeatedly to protect margins from high input costs...
To Read Full Story Login Below.
Submit comment or question
Note: All comments are displayed with user's screen name. If screen name is not present, user's full name will be used. Please go to My Account to update your screen name.
Comment Policy: Urner Barry has made the comment feature available to encourage further discussion of our news stories. Defamatory or offensive comments, or comments deemed not relevant to the story will be removed, and if necessary, Urner Barry may restrict the right of individual subscribers to offer comments. In all cases, comments represent opinions of the poster only, and do not represent fact, news, opinions or estimates put forward by Urner Barry.
Email Address is required. Password is required.