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Investing.com -- JPMorgan upgraded its credit recommendation on Kraft Heinz to Overweight from Neutral, citing better-than-expected quarterly results, disciplined balance sheet management and greater confidence that the packaged food maker can fund higher investment in its brands while keeping leverage under control.

Kraft Heinz narrows market share losses to 30 bps, boosts marketing spend by $100 million, and positions 2026 as the margin trough year amid improving consumption trends.

The maker of Kraft Mac & Cheese plans to increase marketing spending to at least 6% of net sales, leaning on partnerships with the NFL and Disney and new campaigns as it tries to reverse a U.S. sales slump. “There’s nothing like putting a princess on a package that really gets young people excited,” says Steve Cahillane, CEO of Kraft Heinz, which said Wednesday it plans to spend an extra $100 million to catch more Americans' attention. Kraft Heinz said its marketing push is helping sales, though net sales still slipped 1.4% in the second quarter.

Improved guidance did not resolve investor concern about declining volume, rising investment and persistent inflation.

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The packaged-food company now expects organic sales to fall 0.5% to 2.0% for the year, an improvement from its prior outlook

The benchmark US stock measures were trending higher in Wednesday's premarket activity amid growing

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) said second-quarter results came in ahead of its expectations, prompting the food company to raise its full-year outlook for organic net sales while increasing planned 2026 investments by $100 million to approximately $700 million. Chief Executive Officer Steve Cahillane sa

Kraft Heinz had lower profit and sales in the second quarter, but raised its sales outlook as it aims to mitigate higher supply costs by raising prices.

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Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC, XETRA:KHNZ) is scheduled to report second quarter earnings before the market opens on August 5, with investors expected to focus less on the quarterly results and more on whether improving market share trends are translating into more durable demand. UBS forecasts...

Mickey Mouse, meet Kraft Mac & Cheese. Kraft Heinz and Disney struck a deal that gives the food conglomerate a foothold in one of America’s most enduring entertainment empires. Under the multiyear partnership, Disney will serve Kraft Heinz products at its properties throughout North America, and Kraft Heinz will be able to use Disney’s characters on some goods in stores.

Investors have rightly given up on companies such as General Mills and Kraft Heinz, which are squeezed by everything from inflation to GLP-1s.

Kraft Heinz is expected to announce its second-quarter earnings soon, and Wall Street expects its EPS to decline in the double digits.

Kraft Heinz (KHC) walked away from a planned corporate breakup in February and redirected that energy into a $600 million investment in its own brands. That decision rests on one specific assumption: that the worst of commodity inflation was already behind the company. Data published this week by ...

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Bernstein downgraded the stocks, citing headwinds from surging oil prices, the GLP-1 trend, and rising inflation.

New products, smaller packages and value meals are being rolled out to attract inflation-weary customers.

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Jell-O — long known for its bright rainbow of artificially colored gelatins — is getting a line of products made without synthetic colors or artificial sweeteners to meet increasing consumer demand for natural ingredients. Kraft Heinz Co. on Tuesday unveiled Jell-O Simply, a line of pre-made gelatin that the company said is made with fruit juice and has at least 25% less sugar than the regular version. Kathryn O’Brien, Kraft Heinz’s head of marketing for desserts, said the products are colored using vegetable juice, fruit juice and an extract derived from turmeric roots.

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