Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives

12 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2023

Restructuring Charges and Cost Savings Initiatives

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

Continuing Operations

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

Over the years, we expanded these initiatives by continuing to optimize our supply chain and manufacturing networks, 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 continued to implement this program and identified opportunities for additional cost synergies as we integrated Snyder's-Lance.

In 2022, we expanded these initiatives as we continue to pursue cost savings by further optimizing our supply chain and manufacturing network and through effective cost management. In the second quarter of 2023, we announced plans to consolidate our Snacks offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Norwalk, Connecticut, into our headquarters in Camden, New Jersey. Cost estimates for these expanded initiatives, as well as timing for certain activities, are continuing to be developed.

A summary of the pre-tax charges recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings related to these initiatives is as follows:


(Millions)	2023		2022		2021		Recognized as of July 30, 2023
Restructuring charges	$	16	$	5	$	21	$	280
Administrative expenses	24		20		28		383
Cost of products sold	18		5		3		102
Marketing and selling expenses	5		1		1		19
Research and development expenses	3		—		—		7
Total pre-tax charges	$	66	$	31	$	53	$	791

A summary of the pre-tax costs associated with these initiatives is as follows:


(Millions)	Recognized as of July 30, 2023
Severance pay and benefits	$	240
Asset impairment/accelerated depreciation	106
Implementation costs and other related costs	445
Total	$	791

The total estimated pre-tax costs for actions that have been identified are approximately $885 million to $905 million and we expect to incur the costs through 2025. These estimates will be updated as the expanded initiatives are developed.

We expect the costs for actions that have been identified to date to consist of the following: approximately $245 million to $250 million in severance pay and benefits; approximately $140 million in asset impairment and accelerated depreciation; and approximately $500 million to $515 million in implementation costs and other related costs. We expect these pre-tax costs to be associated with our segments as follows: Meals & Beverages - approximately 32%; Snacks - approximately 43%; and Corporate - approximately 25%.

Of the aggregate $885 million to $905 million of pre-tax costs identified to date, we expect approximately $705 million to $725 million will be cash expenditures. In addition, we expect to invest approximately $620 million in capital expenditures through 2025, of which we invested $467 million as of July 30, 2023. The capital expenditures primarily relate to optimization of production within our Meals & Beverages manufacturing network, a U.S. warehouse optimization project, improvement of quality, safety and cost structure across the Snyder’s-Lance manufacturing network, optimization of information technology infrastructure and applications, implementation of our existing SAP enterprise-resource planning system for Snyder's-Lance, enhancements to our headquarters in Camden, New Jersey, and optimization of the Snyder’s-Lance warehouse and distribution network.

A summary of the restructuring activity and related reserves at July 30, 2023, is as follows:


(Millions)	Severance Pay and Benefits		Implementation Costs and Other Related Costs(3)	Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation	Other Non-Cash Exit Costs(4)	Total Charges
Accrued balance at August 1, 2021(1)	$	7
2022 charges	5		26	—	—	$	31
2022 cash payments	(5)

Accrued balance at July 31, 2022	$	7
2023 charges	13		26	24	3	$	66
2023 cash payments	(7)

Accrued balance at July 30, 2023(2)	$	13

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

(2)Includes $7 million of severance pay and benefits recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(3)Includes other costs recognized as incurred that are not reflected in the restructuring reserves in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 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.

(4)Includes non-cash costs that are not reflected in the restructuring reserves in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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 associated with segments is as follows:


(Millions)	2023		Costs Incurred to Date
Meals & Beverages	$	26	$	251
Snacks	24		345
Corporate	16		195
Total	$	66	$	791

In addition, in the second quarter of 2021, we recorded a $19 million deferred tax charge in connection with a legal entity reorganization as part of the continued integration of Snyder's-Lance.