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Kraft Heinz is splitting up 10 years after Warren Buffett spearheaded the food giants' mega-merger. Buffett gurus said that combining them was a "rare" misstep by the legendary investor.
The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC ) Barclays 18th Annual Global Consumer Staples Conference 2025 September 3, 2025 10:30 AM EDT Company Participants Carlos Abrams-Rivera - CEO & Director Andre Maciel - Executive VP & Global CFO Conference Call Participants Andrew Lazar - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Presentation Andrew Lazar MD & Senior Research Analyst All right. Welcome back, everybody.
A big drop in Kraft Heinz Inc.'s stock price has left the food giant at a “reasonable” valuation as its planned split into two separate companies approaches, a Morgan Stanley analyst said Wednesday.
Investment bankers had pitched a breakup to Kraft Heinz for years without success, sources said. The company finally agreed to a split when it realized that two simpler companies would be easier to manage and understand, garnering higher stock prices.
U.S. stocks lost ground on the first trading day of September.
Packaged food giant the Kraft Heinz Company announced on Tuesday that its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to split into two separate, publicly traded companies.
Kraft Heinz Co. said Tuesday it plans to split into two separate companies, undoing a mega-deal ushered in a decade ago that turned the maker of Kraft Mac & Cheese into one of the largest packaged food sellers in the world. Following the breakup, one company will be made up of its Heinz Ketchup and other iconic condiments and boxed meals — a unit that currently generates $15.4 billion in sales.
Kraft Heinz plans to split into two independent companies. The spinoff is unlikely to immediately unlock value; both firms must demonstrate operational improvement before the market assigns higher valuations. Despite ongoing industry headwinds and KHC's weak organic growth, the stock's low valuation and 6% dividend yield offer potential upside.
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