Sales of Philly cream cheese help push Kraft Q1 cheese revenues to $1.02 billion
Total revenues barely changed in the first three months, but operating income dropped 18%.
Kraft Foods Group, Northfield, Ill., said its first-quarter net revenues declined 0.2% from the previous period and operating income was down 18.1% for the period ended March 28.
In a statement, Kraft Chairman and CEO John T. Cahill said, "Our first quarter results reflected a solid start to 2015. We've stepped up our focus on execution, our pricing actions over the past year are coming through, and we're benefiting from a disciplined approach to marketing. There is clearly more work ahead of us, but we will continue to build on this momentum to delight our consumers and customers, and prepare us for the next chapter ahead."