On March 24, 2023, The Kraft Heinz Company announced that it has received a shareholder proposal from The National Center for Public Policy Research, asking the Company to commission an audit analyzing the impacts of the Company's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion policies on civil rights, non-discrimination and returns to merit, and the impacts of those issues on the Company's business. In addition, the Company recommended the shareholders to vote against the proposal at the annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on May 4, 2023.