Bottles of Heinz Tomato Ketchup, a brand owned by The Kraft Heinz Company, are seen in a store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 11, 2021.
REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - Kraft Heinz (KHC.O) beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit and raised its annual forecast as the Jell-O maker's margins benefited from higher prices of its packaged meals and condiments.
Kraft's prices increased by 7.1 percentage points for the quarter, boosting its adjusted gross margin by 396 basis points to 34%.
However, the higher prices took a toll on demand from inflation-hit customers, sending Kraft's overall volumes down 5.4 percentage points even as organic net sales grew 1.7%.
The Philadelphia Cream Cheese maker forecast full-year adjusted profit in the range of $2.91 to $2.99 per share, compared with its previous range of $2.83 to $2.91.
Persons:
Andrew Kelly, Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Savyata Mishra, Mary Manoj, Devika
Organizations:
The Kraft Heinz Company, REUTERS, Kellogg, Cola, Philadelphia Cream, Thomson
Locations:
Manhattan , New York, U.S