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Conagra Brands, Inc. reports news on a North American branded packaged food business with products across frozen meals, vegetables, snacks, shelf-stable staples, refrigerated foods and foodservice channels. Its portfolio includes brands such as Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Banquet, Hunt's, Vlasic, Orville Redenbacher's and Wish-Bone.
Recurring company updates cover quarterly earnings, organic net sales, margins, guidance, dividends, product innovation and portfolio activity. Governance-related news also includes board composition, executive leadership matters and corporate policies affecting the public company.
Conagra Brands (CAG), through its Slim Jim brand, set a new Guinness World Records title on September 9, 2026 for the World's Longest Meat Snack Stick at 429 feet 5 inches.
The record-setting Slim Jim, certified in Omaha by a Guinness World Records adjudicator, measured about 143 yards, weighed nearly 70 pounds and surpassed the prior 314-foot record from 2023. An 11-person Conagra team began work in June 2025, using the iconic Slim Jim recipe to preserve the product's trademark snap. Alongside the record attempt, Slim Jim highlighted its new Cheese Mode sticks, available in Cheddar and Cheddar & Jalapeño flavors, each delivering 10g of protein per stick.
Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) has launched Banquet MEGA Crispy Chicken Tenders, a frozen chicken product available in Original and Spicy varieties, each serving providing 16g of protein. The tenders target growing U.S. demand for convenient, high-protein meals, especially among Gen Z consumers.
The product comes in a 22 oz bag with approximately 11 tenders and a suggested retail price of $7.49. Conagra highlights category data, including $1.8 billion in annual retail sales for frozen chicken tenders and strips and 13% three-year compound annual dollar growth, as well as strong household penetration for frozen prepared chicken.
Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) will release its fiscal 2027 first quarter earnings on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. A press release, supplemental materials, and pre-recorded remarks will be available that morning, followed by a live Q&A at 9:30 a.m. ET with the investment community.
Investors can access the remarks, transcript, slides, press release, and live audio Q&A via the investor relations section of conagrabrands.com, or join the call by dialing the provided U.S. and international phone numbers with passcode 7690130.
Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) announced a new partnership with Peanuts to launch a limited-edition collection of Duncan Hines baking mixes and Swiss Miss hot cocoa featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters, arriving in stores beginning August 2026.
The Duncan Hines Peanuts baking line includes themed blondie bars, cookies, Bundt cake, cupcakes, brownies and a snowball cookie kit, with suggested retail prices from $2.49 to $5.49 and availability through the 2026 holiday season. Swiss Miss adds Peanuts-branded cocoa gift sets, collectible tins, ornaments and seasonal peppermint cocoa, priced from $1.79 to $9.99, positioned as holiday gifts and stocking stuffers.
Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) appointed Amy Held as executive vice president and chief administrative officer, a newly created role effective September 14, 2026. She will oversee human resources and corporate communications, serve as chief of staff, and report directly to president and CEO John Brase.
Conagra also announced the planned retirement of Charisse Brock, executive vice president and chief human resources officer, in October after 20 years, and the departure of Jon Harris, executive vice president and chief networking officer, in September. Held previously held senior leadership roles at The Simply Good Foods Company and The J.M. Smucker Company. Conagra reported fiscal 2026 net sales of over $11 billion.
Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) announced senior leadership changes intended to streamline its structure. Business unit leaders Noelle O'Mara (Refrigerated and Frozen) and Jill Dexter (Grocery and Snacks) will report directly to president and CEO John Brase.
Burke Raine will become executive vice president and chief growth officer, overseeing Foodservice, International and R&D while leading growth initiatives. Executive vice president and chief operating officer Tom McGough will retire effective September 4, 2026, and the COO role will be eliminated. According to Conagra Brands, the company generated fiscal 2026 net sales of over $11 billion.
Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) reported Q4 fiscal 2026 net sales of $2.9 billion, up 3.6%, with organic net sales roughly flat and a 53rd week adding 7.7 percentage points. Q4 reported operating margin was (57.5)% due to $2.0 billion of non-cash goodwill and brand impairment charges, while adjusted operating margin was 11.7%. Q4 diluted loss per share was $3.37; adjusted EPS was $0.47.
For fiscal 2026, net sales fell 2.9% to $11.3 billion, organic net sales declined 0.4%, reported operating margin was (14.4)% and adjusted operating margin 11.3%. Full-year diluted loss per share was $4.00; adjusted EPS was $1.72. Free cash flow was $979 million and net debt decreased 11.9% to $7.1 billion, yielding a 3.83x net leverage ratio.
For fiscal 2027, Conagra guides to organic net sales down 3% to 1%, adjusted operating margin of 10.0%–10.5%, and adjusted EPS of $1.40–$1.50. The Board approved a dividend reduction to an annualized rate of $0.70 per share, with a quarterly dividend of $0.175 payable on September 2, 2026.
Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) announced that its board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.175 per share, payable on September 2, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 30, 2026. Conagra has paid consecutive quarterly dividends since January 1976.
According to Conagra, resetting the dividend to an annualized rate of $0.70 per share is intended to realign capital allocation, accelerate progress toward its leverage target, support investments in brands and supply chain, and enhance financial flexibility while maintaining a balanced approach to shareholder returns.
Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) is launching a broad range of new frozen, refrigerated and pantry products in June 2026. The lineup spans breakfast, single-serve and family meals, vegetable sides, plant-based entrees, canned chili and beans, and sweet snacks across leading brands like Banquet, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's, Birds Eye, Gardein, Purple Carrot, Wendy's and Stubb's.
New items emphasize higher protein, convenient prep, family-size formats, GLP-1 "On Track" options, and value pricing, with suggested retail prices generally between $2.49 and $9.99.
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced multiple index changes effective June 29–July 1, 2026. Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) will join both the S&P 500 and S&P 100 as a spin-off from Honeywell International, while Conagra Brands (CAG), National Health Investors (NHI), Toast (TOST), and IES Holdings (IESC) move into new S&P indices. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Grid Dynamics (GDYN), TopBuild (BLD), and Janus Henderson (JHG) will be removed from their current indices.