Kraft Heinz restructure overview
- Kraft Heinz to reorganise into three regions from July 2026
- Procurement and supply chain merged under new global leadership role
- Executive exits follow restructure, while split plans remain paused
- Strategy prioritises volume growth, faster decisions and improved operational efficiency
- Industry watches to see if Big Food is shifting away from large-scale restructurings
The Kraft Heinz Company has announced a massive restructuring, as plans to separate into two separate entities remain on hold.
Kraft Heinz restructuring
Regional shift
From 1 July 2026, Kraft Heinz will restructure into three operating regions:
- Emerging Markets led by Marcel Regis as Regional President of Emerging Markets
- Europe and Pacific Developed Markets led by Willem Brandt as Regional President, Europe and Pacific Developed Markets
- North America led by Nico Amaya as President of North America
The move marks a significant simplification of its existing structure, designed to give regional teams greater autonomy and speed up decision-making in key markets.
Procurement and supply chain
The company is also making significant changes to its procurement and supply chain structure, combining it into one, under the watch of Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer, Janelle Aydin.
“We are building momentum across many areas of the business and this regional structure will help us meaningfully accelerate and scale our progress,” says Steve Cahillane, CEO of Kraft Heinz. “Additionally, combining Procurement and Supply Chain into one central function allows us to more effectively manage our end-to-end value chain and strengthen supply chain resilience.”
This reflects a broader industry shift towards tighter cost control and end-to-end visibility, as manufacturers respond to ongoing input cost volatility and supply chain disruptions.
As part of the restructuring, Chief Omnichannel Sales & Asia Emerging Markets Officer, Cory Onell, and Global Chief Supply Chain Officer, Flavio Torres, are said to be preparing to “transition out of their roles”. And while Kraft Heinz has said both will remain with the Company as advisors “through a transition period”, nothing has been said of their place in the business beyond that time.
“This new structure positions Kraft Heinz to unlock the full potential of our portfolio and drive sustainable, volume-led growth across our global business,” says Cahillane.
Will Kraft Heinz split?
Kraft Heinz announced plans to split into two separate entities back in September 2025.
Then, just four months later, those plans were “paused”, with the company stating it was focusing on investment and growth.
“My number one priority is returning the business to profitable growth, which will require ensuring all resources are fully focused on the execution of our operating plan,” said Cahillane at the time.
However, this latest development casts doubt over the separation going ahead at all.
The new setup delivers some of the same benefits – clearer responsibilities, faster decisions – without the upheaval of cutting the business in two.
And a permanent pause would certainly be the preference of Kraft Heinz’s biggest investor, Berkshire Hathaway, which made moves to sell its entire stake in the company following the September announcement, and which called the subsequent pause “absolutely the right approach”.
Having said that, the food giant could simply be putting itself in the strongest financial and structural position possible before going ahead with the split as originally planned.
Meanwhile, the wider industry will be watching closely to see whether the era of large-scale restructurings is truly coming to an end or whether companies are simply changing how they approach them.
