What's News in Earnings: Tough Times Come for Big Food - Your Money Briefing

06-08-2025

Bonus Episode for Aug. 6. It's tough sledding in the food business as costs rise but consumers aren't having higher prices. How are food companies balancing inflation and tariffs on one hand and the need to appeal to budget-conscious buyers on the other? WSJ Heard on the Street editor Aaron Back discusses the latest earnings reports for Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Conagra, Campbell and J.M. Smucker tell us about the food business and the future of how we eat.
WSJ food reporter Jesse Newman hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies' earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what's going on under the hood of the American economy.
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