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The Kraft Heinz Company

Company · Agriculture & food also Energy · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, The Kraft Heinz Company appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“A leader in the food industry: - Over 150 years has established a long legacy of superior quality, safety and service - Focus on innovation and go-to-market efficiencies - Culture of ownership and meritocracy - World-class board of Directors - Progressive business practices based on scale and agility A leader in the Global community: - Focused on fighting hunger - […]”

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“[…] Committed to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water usage and waste - Dedicated to a supply chain reflective of ethical sourcing practices and policies - Lasting charitable commitments in our communities - Safety, wellness, development, diversity and inclusion in our workplaces - Focused on health and wellness and plant-based nutrition […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party542%
Socialists & Democrats433%
European Conservatives & Reformists325%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
1
2024
0
2025
8
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D
Veronika Vrecionová
1 meeting · ECR
Cristina Maestre
1 meeting · S&D
César Luena
1 meeting · S&D
Eero Heinäluoma
1 meeting · S&D

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
12 Oct 2026Dirk GotinkUnfair Trading Practices and Territorial Supply Constraints
6 Oct 2026Marta WcisłoImports of tomato concentrate from China
16 Jun 2026Jessika van LeeuwenMeeting with Kraft Heinz Company - Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) in the EU agri-food supply chain
17 Dec 2025Pilar del Castillo VeraInternational Trade
17 Dec 2025Wouter BekeUnfair Trading Practices (UTP)
16 Dec 2025Adrián Vázquez LázaraThe future of EU-USA cooperation on trade, competitiveness and sustainability
16 Dec 2025Veronika VrecionováCMO
16 Dec 2025Reinis PozņaksIntroductory meeting
16 Dec 2025Eero HeinäluomaEU-US trade relations
16 Dec 2025Brando BenifeiEU-US tariffs discussion
4 Feb 2025Cristina MaestreIntroductory meeting with Conesa & Heinz representatives
28 Jun 2023César LuenaPPWR

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