KHC (The Kraft Heinz Co) Moat Score : 7/10 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)

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What is The Kraft Heinz Co Moat Score?

The Kraft Heinz Co has the Moat Score of 7, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

The Kraft Heinz Co has Wide Moat: The Kraft Heinz Co possesses a wide moat due to its strong brand strength, significant pricing power, and economies of scale. The company benefits from deep customer loyalty and a superior distribution network, ensuring durable competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes The Kraft Heinz Co might have Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages.

Competitive Comparison of The Kraft Heinz Co's Moat Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Kraft Heinz Co's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

The Kraft Heinz Co's Moat Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Kraft Heinz Co's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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The Kraft Heinz Co (NAS:KHC) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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The Kraft Heinz Co Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

KHC:Mexico 1KHC:Italy KHNZd:UK 0JRV:UK KHNZ:Germany KHCB34:Brazil KHC:Austria

Address

One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15222

Website

https://www.kraftheinzcompany.com

In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create one of North America's largest food and beverage manufacturers. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. While the retail channel drives around 85% of its total sales, the firm also maintains a growing foodservice presence. Outside North America, Kraft Heinz's global reach counts a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drives nearly 25% of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.

Executives

Lande Rashida La	officer: SVP, Global Gen Csl & Corp Sec	C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Vince Garlati	officer: VP, Global Controller (PAO)	C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Humberto P Alfonso	director	1085 OCEAN AVENUE, MANTOLOKING NJ 08738
Flavio Torres	officer: Head of Global Operations	THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, 200 E. RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Melissa Werneck	officer: EVP & Global Chief People Ofcr	C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Marcos Eloi	officer: Chief Procurement Officer	200 E RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Diane J Gherson	director	IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Miguel Patricio	officer: Chief Executive Officer	200 E. RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Alicia R Knapp	director	C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
James Park	director	C/O FITBIT, INC., 405 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Andre Maciel	officer: EVP & Global CFO	C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Kathy Krenger	officer: SVP & Global Chief Comm. Ofcr	C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
3g Global Food Holdings Lp	10 percent owner	C/O 3G CAPITAL INC., 600 THIRD AVE., 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Bruno Keller	officer: Zone President, Canada	200 E. RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lori Dickerson Fouche	director	200 E RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60616