" Berkshire Filing Shows Kraft Heinz Stock on the Block
With Warren Buffett gone, ketchup is no longer flavor of the month. Berkshire Hathaway may sell shares from its $7.8 billion equity stake in Kraft Heinz, according to a prospectus filed late Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The front page of the prospectus says that Berkshire, which received the Kraft Heinz equity as part of a merger of Kraft and Heinz in 2015, may “offer to sell from time to time” shares from that stake. Berkshire holds a 27.5% stake in the food company—or 325.4 million shares.
The stocks have been dragged down alongside other food companies in the past year, falling about 20%. The shares are down 66% over the past 10 years, making it one of the worst performers in the sector.
In December 2025, Warren Buffett stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after 60 years. Greg Abel, who previously led the company’s non-insurance businesses, took over.
What’s Next: Kraft Heinz won’t be one company for much longer. It said in September that it will split in two—with one spinoff featuring faster-growing brands such as Heinz ketchup and Philadelphia cream cheese, and the other with names such as Lunchables and Maxwell House that face more challenges.

—Andrew Bary and Alex Kozul-Wright"