Heinz ECONOMIC

Supply Chain & Sourcing Relationships

• Kraft Heinz’s HeinzSeed dealer page lists Green 2000 / Agricultural Equipment & Know-How Ltd. in Kfar Vitkin, Israel, as its Israel dealer and identifies a Kraft Heinz EMEA sales manager ¹.

• The dealer listing does not disclose seed varieties, contract terms, volumes, crop destinations, or a link between the seed-dealer relationship and Heinz products sold in Israel ¹.

• Diplomat Group’s heritage timeline records “Exclusive distribution of Heinz” in 2005, while its current Israel vendor page identifies Kraft Heinz as a vendor and displays Heinz branding ^{2, 3}.

• The available Diplomat materials do not establish current contractual exclusivity, importer-of-record status, product scope, sales volumes, or the distribution agreement’s terms ^{2, 3}.

• Diplomat describes its Israel operation as an FMCG sales-and-distribution business with supply-chain services and an Airport City distribution centre; these materials do not identify those facilities as Kraft Heinz-owned ⁴.

• Diplomat’s 2019 culinary catalogue listed Heinz-branded mayonnaise, vinegars, and sauce products with product codes and pack sizes, documenting catalogue distribution at that time ⁵.

• No public evidence identified of direct Heinz procurement from named Israeli agricultural exporters, counter-seasonal procurement, Israeli-origin white-label supply, or a Heinz-specific importer-of-record entity.

• KnowTheChain reported that Kraft Heinz did not disclose a first-tier supplier list, supplier names or locations at lower tiers, or countries of origin for high-risk raw materials, limiting external verification of indirect sourcing ⁶.

Product Origin, Labeling & Regulatory Compliance

• Heinz operates a Hebrew-language Israel product page for ketchup that specifies pack sizes and ingredients including tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, salt, and spice/herb extracts ⁷.

• The cited product page does not identify the ketchup’s country or site of manufacture ⁷.

• No public evidence identified of Heinz products confirmed or alleged in the reviewed materials to originate in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, or Golan Heights.

• No public evidence identified of a Heinz/Kraft Heinz settlement-origin labelling enforcement action or a company policy specifically governing sourcing or country-of-origin labels for occupied territories.

Investment, Capital & Financial Exposure

• Kraft Heinz’s fiscal-2025 subsidiary exhibit lists Heinz Israel Limited, HZ.I.L. Ltd., RINC Ltd., and TNCOR Ltd. as subsidiaries incorporated in Israel ⁸.

• The exhibit provides entity names and jurisdictions but does not disclose ownership percentages, acquisition dates or consideration, activities, employees, revenue, manufacturing sites, or a settlement or defence nexus for those entities ⁸.

• Kraft Heinz’s fiscal-2024 subsidiary exhibit also lists Heinz Israel Ltd. and HZ.I.L. Ltd. with Israel as their jurisdiction ⁹.

• These current SEC exhibits resolve the earlier divestiture question only in part: whatever was sold or proposed for sale in 2005, Kraft Heinz continued to report Israeli-incorporated subsidiaries through fiscal 2025. The public filings do not disclose whether those entities are active operating companies, dormant holding entities, tax vehicles or other corporate structures ^{8, 9}.

• Berkshire Hathaway, Kraft Heinz’s approximately 27.5% shareholder, reports that its wholly owned IMC industrial-products business generated approximately USD 4.1 billion of revenue in 2025 and that a large portion of IMC products are manufactured in Israel ^{10, 11}. ISCAR identifies its world headquarters and central manufacturing facilities in Tefen, Israel, and describes Berkshire Hathaway as owner of the IMC Group ¹². This is owner-level economic conduct; the sources do not identify Kraft Heinz or Heinz as an owner, operator or customer of IMC/ISCAR.

• No public evidence identified of a disclosed Israeli acquisition, Kraft Heinz-owned Israeli factory, R&D centre, data centre, logistics hub, real-estate holding, Israel-focused fund, Israeli sovereign-bond holding, or occupied-territory investment.

Operational Presence & Market Activity

• Diplomat’s current Israel vendor page identifies Kraft Heinz as a vendor and Heinz as a brand in its portfolio ².

• Diplomat states that it distributes nationwide and operates a 30,000-square-metre Airport City distribution centre, but the cited materials do not identify specific Heinz destinations or establish sales in settlements or the Golan Heights ⁴.

• Kraft Heinz states in its 2025 Form 10-K that it sells through its own sales organisations and through independent brokers, agents, and distributors ¹⁰.

• This group-level sales model is compatible with a distributor relationship but does not establish the legal or commercial nature of Diplomat’s relationship with Kraft Heinz ^{2, 10}.

• No public evidence identified of Kraft Heinz/Heinz-owned offices, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, retail sites, workforce figures, tax registrations, or Israel-specific market-revenue disclosures.

• No public evidence identified of an owned or franchised Heinz/Kraft Heinz site in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, or the Golan Heights.

Corporate Structure & Foundational Ties

• Heinz is a Kraft Heinz brand, and its relevant listed parent is The Kraft Heinz Company, a Delaware corporation with principal executive offices at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ¹⁰.

• In the 2015 transaction described in Kraft Heinz’s Form 10-K, Kraft Foods Group merged into a wholly owned subsidiary of H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation; at closing, H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation became The Kraft Heinz Company and H. J. Heinz Company became Kraft Heinz Foods Company ¹⁰.

• Kraft Heinz reports North America and International Developed Markets as geographic reportable segments, aggregates other operating segments as Emerging Markets, and does not report Israel as a separate segment ¹⁰.

• Kraft Heinz’s current executive-team page identifies Steve Cahillane as CEO and board member, Andre Maciel as Global CFO, Janelle Aydin as Global Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer, and Angel S. Willis as Global General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Officer ¹³.

• Kraft Heinz’s board page identifies John T. Cahill as Chair and Steve Cahillane as director and CEO, alongside the other listed directors ¹⁴.

• Kraft Heinz reported that Berkshire Hathaway owned approximately 27.5% of its common stock as of 16 January 2026 and could influence matters requiring shareholder approval ¹⁰.

• No public evidence identified that Heinz/Kraft Heinz was founded, incorporated, headquartered, tax-resident, beneficially controlled, or designated as critical national infrastructure in Israel.

• No public evidence identified of Israeli Preferred Technology Enterprise status, state ownership, government board appointments, golden-share arrangements, or Israel-specific governance features.

Profit Repatriation & Economic Contribution

• No public evidence identified of Israel-specific Kraft Heinz revenue, profit-repatriation flows, tax payments, or workforce figures attributable to Heinz/Kraft Heinz.

• No public evidence identified of an Israeli government or industry designation of Heinz/Kraft Heinz as a sector anchor or critical supplier.

• The 2025 Form 10-K does not separately report Israel as a geographic segment, and the fiscal-2025 subsidiary exhibit does not disclose the four Israeli entities’ financial results or functions ^{8, 10}.