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As business improves, Kraft Heinz boosts marketing focus

As the company returns to operating profit, it is focusing on expanding the capabilities of 12 in-house agencies serving 30 locations worldwide to improve the quality and efficiency of its marketing activities.

By Rahul Sachitanand

As it shrugs off successive quarters of Covid-induced sluggishness, Kraft Heinz, the maker of Jell-O and Philadelphia Cream Cheese, is beginning to see a turnaround to its operations. At the same time, it is increasing and shifting its marketing investments to regain lost ground. While the firm’s net sales shrank marginally (by 0.5%) for the second quarter, it rebounded from a steep loss a year ago to post an operating profit increase of 192%. The company’s commentary on marketing stood out in a call with analysts.

“Let me say that, first, we are excited about the changes that we have been making in our marketing programs and capabilities,” said Miguel Patricio


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