Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Our reportable segments are as follows:

•Meals & Beverages, which consists of our soup, simple meals and beverages products in retail and foodservice in the U.S. and Canada. The segment includes the following products: Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; Campbell’s gravies, pasta, beans and dinner sauces; Swanson canned poultry; V8 juices and beverages; and Campbell’s tomato juice. The segment also includes snacking products in foodservice and Canada; and

•Snacks, which consists of Pepperidge Farm cookies*, crackers, fresh bakery and frozen products, including Goldfish crackers*, Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels*, Lance sandwich crackers*, Cape Cod potato chips*, Kettle Brand potato chips*, Late July snacks*, Snack Factory pretzel crisps*, Pop Secret popcorn, and other snacking products in retail in the U.S. We refer to the * brands as our "power brands." The segment also includes the retail business in Latin America. The segment included the results of our Emerald nuts business, which was sold on May 30, 2023.

We evaluate segment performance before interest, taxes and costs associated with restructuring activities and impairment charges. Unrealized gains and losses on outstanding undesignated commodity hedging activities are excluded from segment operating earnings and are recorded in Corporate as these open positions represent hedges of future purchases. Upon closing of the contracts, the realized gain or loss is transferred to segment operating earnings, which allows the segments to reflect the economic effects of the hedge without exposure to quarterly volatility of unrealized gains and losses. Only the service cost component of pension and postretirement expense is allocated to segments. All other components of expense, including interest cost, expected return on assets, amortization of prior service credits and recognized actuarial gains and losses are reflected in Corporate and not included in segment operating results. Asset information by segment is not discretely maintained for internal reporting or used in evaluating performance.

	Three Months Ended
(Millions)	October 29, 2023		October 30, 2022
Net sales
Meals & Beverages	$	1,404	$	1,455
Snacks	1,114		1,120
Total	$	2,518	$	2,575

	Three Months Ended
(Millions)	October 29, 2023		October 30, 2022
Earnings before interest and taxes
Meals & Beverages	$	287	$	331
Snacks	161		153
Corporate income (expense)(1)	(88)		(48)
Restructuring charges(2)	(2)		—
Total	$	358	$	436

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(1)Represents unallocated items. Costs related to the cost savings initiatives were $11 million and $3 million in the three-month periods ended October 29, 2023, and October 30, 2022, respectively. Unrealized mark-to-market adjustments on outstanding undesignated commodity hedges were losses of $15 million and gains of $5 million in the three-month periods

ended October 29, 2023, and October 30, 2022, respectively. Accelerated amortization expense related to customer relationship intangible assets was $7 million in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023. Costs of $9 million associated with the pending acquisition of Sovos Brands, Inc. (Sovos Brands) were included in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023. Costs of $3 million related to a cybersecurity incident were included in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023. Litigation expenses related to the Plum baby food and snacks business of $2 million were included in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023. There was a pension actuarial loss of $15 million in the three-month period ended October 30, 2022.

(2)See Note 6 for additional information.

Our net sales based on product categories are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
(Millions)	October 29, 2023		October 30, 2022
Net sales
Soup	$	860	$	893
Snacks	1,173		1,173
Other simple meals	302		315
Beverages	183		194
Total	$	2,518	$	2,575

Soup includes various soup, broths and stock products. Snacks include cookies, pretzels, crackers, popcorn, potato chips, tortilla chips and other salty snacks and baked products. Other simple meals include sauces, gravies, pasta, beans and canned poultry. Beverages include V8 juices and beverages, Campbell’s tomato juice and Pacific Foods non-dairy beverages.