The Kraft Heinz Company Stock News

Lunchables—pre-packaged boxes of crackers, cheese, and deli meat—will no longer be part of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), a school program that provides free lunches to kids in need, Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday. While Lunchables, which were first introduced in the '80s, are popular with kids (and parents, given they are easy to pop in a lunchbox), critics have suggested that the me...

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Kraft Heinz has struggled with declining North American sales due to rising competition from private-label and niche brands. KHC's failure to adapt to consumer trends and health preferences has left it with a small number of brands accounting for the bulk of its losses. Kraft's higher debt leverage and rising inventory-to-sales ratio are notable, but not yet a significant risk factor.

Evercore warns that many packaged food companies are losing market share.

Kraft Heinz is in a better place than it was, but there's still a lot of work to be done before it's back on track.

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Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC, ETR:KHNZ) may be facing a long-term recovery after underwhelming against revenue expectations over the third quarter, but analysts at Barclays are urging patience. Net sales fell by 2.8% to $6.38 billion over the three months to September, the ketchup maker reported on Wednesday, undershooting estimates for $6.43 billion.