Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives

12 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2020

Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives

Multi-year Cost Savings Initiatives and Snyder's-Lance Cost Transformation Program and Integration

Beginning in fiscal 2015, we implemented initiatives to reduce costs and to streamline our organizational structure.

In recent years, we expanded these initiatives by further optimizing our supply chain and manufacturing networks, including closing our manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario, as well as our information technology infrastructure.

On March 26, 2018, we completed the acquisition of Snyder's-Lance. Prior to the acquisition, Snyder's-Lance launched a cost transformation program following a comprehensive review of its operations with the goal of significantly improving its financial performance. We continue to implement this program. In addition, we have identified opportunities for additional cost synergies as we integrate Snyder's-Lance.

Cost estimates, as well as timing for certain activities, are continuing to be developed.

A summary of the pre-tax charges recorded in Earnings from continuing operations related to these initiatives is as follows:


	2020		2019		2018		Recognized as of August 2, 2020
Restructuring charges	$	9	$	31	$	55	$	238
Administrative expenses	48		62		99		311
Cost of products sold	9		18		45		76
Marketing and selling expenses	2		7		3		12
Research and development expenses	1		3		—		4
Total pre-tax charges	$	69	$	121	$	202	$	641

A summary of the pre-tax charges recorded in Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations is as follows:


	2020		2019		2018		Recognized as of August 2, 2020⁽¹⁾
Total pre-tax charges	$	—	$	—	$	8	$	23

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⁽¹⁾Includes $19 of severance pay and benefits and $4 of implementation costs and other related costs.

As of April 28, 2019, we incurred substantially all of the costs for actions associated with discontinued operations. All of the costs were cash expenditures.

A summary of the pre-tax costs in Earnings from continuing operations associated with the initiatives is as follows:


	Recognized as of August 2, 2020
Severance pay and benefits	$	214
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	67
Implementation costs and other related costs	360
Total	$	641

The total estimated pre-tax costs for actions associated with continuing operations that have been identified are approximately $665 to $690 and we expect to incur substantially all of the costs through 2021. This estimate will be updated as costs for the expanded initiatives are developed.

We expect the costs for actions associated with continuing operations that have been identified to date to consist of the following: approximately $215 to $220 in severance pay and benefits; approximately $70 in asset impairment and accelerated depreciation; and approximately $380 to $400 in implementation costs and other related costs. We expect these pre-tax costs to be associated with our segments as follows: Meals & Beverages - approximately 33%; Snacks - approximately 42%; and Corporate - approximately 25%.

Of the aggregate $665 to $690 of pre-tax costs associated with continuing operations identified to date, we expect approximately $585 to $610 will be cash expenditures. In addition, we expect to invest approximately $420 in capital expenditures through 2022, of which we invested $336 as of August 2, 2020. The capital expenditures primarily relate to the U.S. warehouse optimization project, improvement of quality, safety and cost structure across the Snyder’s-Lance manufacturing network, implementation of an SAP enterprise-resource planning system for Snyder's-Lance, optimization of information technology infrastructure and applications, transition of production of the Toronto manufacturing facility to our U.S. thermal plants, insourcing of manufacturing for certain simple meal products, and optimization of the Snyder’s-Lance warehouse and distribution network.

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves associated with continuing operations at August 2, 2020, is as follows:


	Severance Pay and Benefits		Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs⁽⁴⁾	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Total Charges
Accrued balance at July 29, 2018⁽¹⁾	$	43
2019 charges	31		72	18	$	121
2019 cash payments	(36)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1)
Accrued balance at July 28, 2019⁽²⁾	$	37
2020 charges	9		56	4	$	69
2020 cash payments	(31)

Accrued balance at August 2, 2020⁽³⁾	$	15

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⁽¹⁾Includes $24 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

⁽²⁾Includes $8 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

⁽³⁾Includes $3 of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

⁽⁴⁾Includes other costs recognized as incurred that are not reflected in the restructuring reserve in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The costs are included in Administrative expenses, Cost of products sold, Marketing and selling expenses, and Research and development expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Restructuring reserves included in Current liabilities of discontinued operations were $1 at July 28, 2019, and $3 at July 29, 2018.

Segment operating results do not include restructuring charges, implementation costs and other related costs because we evaluate segment performance excluding such charges. A summary of the pre-tax costs in Earnings from continuing operations associated with segments is as follows:


	2020		Costs Incurred to Date
Meals & Beverages	$	9	$	220
Snacks	50		251
Corporate	10		170
Total	$	69	$	641