Overview
Objective:
The following discussion provides an analysis of our financial condition and results of operations from management's perspective and should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1, Financial Statements, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our objective is to also provide discussion of material events and uncertainties known to management that are reasonably likely to cause reported financial information not to be indicative of future operating results or of future financial condition and to offer information that provides an understanding of our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Description of the Company: We manufacture and market food and beverage products, including condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products throughout the world.
In the second quarter of 2022, our internal reporting and reportable segments
changed. We combined our
See Note 17, Segment Reporting, in Item 1, Financial Statements, for our financial information by segment.
Acquisitions and Divestitures: We closed the Hemmer Acquisition in the second quarter of 2022, the Just Spices Acquisition in the first quarter of 2022, and the Assan Foods Acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2021, each in our International segment. Additionally, we completed the Nuts Transaction in the second quarter of 2021 and the Cheese Transaction in the fourth quarter of 2021. The Nuts Transaction and the Cheese Transaction are not, individually or in the aggregate, considered a strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations or financial results; therefore, the results of these businesses are included in continuing operations through the date of each sale in the prior year period. See Note 4, Acquisitions and Divestitures, in Item 1, Financial Statements, for additional information.
Items Affecting Comparability of Financial Results
Impairment Losses:
Our results of operations reflect goodwill impairment losses of
COVID-19 Impacts:
We continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on our business. In the first half
of 2021, demand for our retail products remained strong compared to the
comparable 2019 pre-pandemic period, while our foodservice business continued to
experience decreased consumer demand compared to the comparable 2019 period. In
the first half of 2022, our foodservice business was in varying levels of
recovery globally, with our International segment experiencing increased
consumer demand and our
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Inflation and Supply Chain Impacts:
During the six months ended
Further, given the demand for our products combined with industry-wide supply chain issues and our focus on rebuilding inventory, we have experienced capacity constraints for certain products when demand has exceeded our current manufacturing capacity. As discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources, we are working to expand capacity through increased capital investments. We are also focused on increasing capacity through labor-related initiatives, including additional shifts and temporary labor. However, until these capacity constraints are alleviated, these constraints have negatively impacted and could continue to negatively impact our service levels, market share, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
We have observed an increasingly competitive labor market. Employee turnover, changes in the availability of our workers, including as a result of COVID-19-related absences, and labor shortages in our supply chain have resulted in, and could continue to result in, increased costs and have, and could again, impact our ability to meet consumer demand, both of which could negatively affect our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Results of Operations
We disclose in this report certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures assist management in comparing our performance on a consistent basis for purposes of business decision-making by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations. For additional information and reconciliations from our condensed consolidated financial statements see Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
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