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Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane said lower-income consumers are “running out of money,” citing negative cash flows and prompting price cuts, more promotions, and smaller package sizes. McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski and Whirlpool CEO Marc Bitzer also flagged consumer pressure and weaker demand. Credit card and auto loan balances rose and the saving rate fell to 2.7% in June 2026.

Analysis of Q2 2026 results for Kraft Heinz, Mondelēz and PepsiCo shows weaker or declining North American performance, while emerging markets grew organically between 4.4% and 8.5%. Drivers cited include tariffs, higher GLP-1 use in the US, rising private-label share, and pressured US shoppers. India, Brazil and Latin America were key growth regions; Europe was weakest for Mondelēz and Kraft Heinz.

Bank of America analysts said US packaged food price cuts over the past year did not lift sales volumes, leading companies to pursue different revenue strategies. The bank highlighted Mondelez (MDLZ) and J.M. Smucker, and discussed peers including Kraft Heinz, Hershey, Conagra, General Mills, McCormick, Campbell Soup, and PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay. It also linked a pricing-led shift to potential factory closures.

Kraft Heinz (KHC) kept its quarterly dividend at $0.40 per share, unchanged since a 2019 cut from $0.625. For 1H 2026 it reported $2.1B operating cash flow and $1.7B free cash flow, returning about $0.9B via dividends. It expects organic net sales to decline 0.5% to 2.0% and adjusted EPS of $2.03 to $2.09.

Kraft Heinz raised its annual forecasts after beating quarterly sales estimates, but shares fell about 4% as investors questioned CEO Steve Cahillane’s turnaround. The company now expects organic sales to decline 0.5% to 2.0% and adjusted EPS of $2.03 to $2.09. It plans marketing and innovation spending up $100 million to about $700 million in 2026.

Kraft Heinz (KHC) reported Q2 2026 results and said it beat Wall Street estimates and raised its 2026 outlook. Pre-market shares were up about 0.35%. The article also cites unusual options activity, highlighting two new Aug. 14 call trades forming a bull call spread, with the long call at $26 and short call at $26.50.

Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) said Jeddah Tower construction has reached level 106, or 430 metres, with 300,000 cubic metres of concrete poured (about 67% of total). It reported 3,000 facade panels installed (about 11%) and 6,400 workers with no lost-time incidents. KHC’s H1 2026 revenue fell 12% to SAR 1.2bn and net profit fell 27% YoY.

Kraft Heinz (KHC) shares rose 0.23% in premarket after its Q2 results beat LSEG estimates by $142 million on sales. The company raised 2026 organic-sales guidance (midpoint +125 bps) and adjusted EPS (midpoint about +1% to $2.06), but adjusted operating margin guidance declined about 346 bps. GAAP operating loss was $6.4B, including a $7.4B impairment.

Kraft Heinz shares fell about 2.4% after its Q2 2026 results. The company reported adjusted EPS of $0.56 (vs. $0.53) and revenue of $6.26B (vs. $6.11B), but also recorded $7.35B in non-cash impairment charges and an 18.4% drop in adjusted operating income. Q3 guidance called for organic net sales down 1% to 2.5% and operating income down 23% to 25% YoY.

Kraft Heinz said its planned breakup into two companies remains paused, while near-term focus stays on improving the core business. The company will add $100m to its 2024 marketing, pricing, sales and R&D push, after a prior $600m plan. Q2 results were 56 cents EPS on $6.26bn revenue, and shares fell about 4% despite a raised outlook.