A First Look Into Kraft Heinz Canada’s New Toronto Office

Kraft Heinz Canada is relocating its headquarters to downtown Toronto to create a dynamic workspace that attracts top talent and fosters innovation and collaboration. The new office space, designed as a modern talent hub, is said to support the company's growth and consumer-led approach.

The partnership with Syllable Inc. and MARANT Construction aligns with Kraft Heinz's values, ensuring the new headquarters reflects its commitment to employees and product excellence. The move is expected to positively impact work experiences, promoting agility, connectivity, and personal growth for employees while positioning Kraft Heinz as a leader in the food industry.

Daniel Gotlib, Head of Marketing & Strategy at Kraft Heinz, spoke to Marketing News Canada about the company’s decision to relocate to downtown Toronto and what this new chapter means for the future of Kraft Heinz Canada.

1. Can you share the main reasons behind Kraft Heinz’s decision to relocate its Canada headquarters to downtown Toronto?

“As we continue on our journey to lead the future of food, we need a dynamic workspace that will keep pace, attract top talent, promote agility, and foster connection and collaboration with the right technology that supports a hybrid world. The new Canada headquarters does just that, delivering a rich, team-focused experience.”

2. The new office space will be a modern workspace and talent hub. How do you envision this environment fostering innovation, agility, and a consumer-led approach within Kraft Heinz Canada?

“Our Canadian headquarters at Queen’s Quay Terminal marks a new chapter for Kraft Heinz in Canada. The features of the new office space provide our teams with the technology, collaborative workspaces and design elements needed to support our continued growth and transformation in Canada and North America. We have significantly increased the number of spaces and technologies in our office to promote hybrid and collaborative working.”

3. Is in-office work a requirement at Kraft Heinz? Where does the company stand regarding hybrid work?

“Where we work has forever changed. This also means how we work has forever changed. At Kraft Heinz, we have committed globally to a hybrid working model for our office-based employees – in the office 3 days a week with flexibility for the remaining days. We view our offices as collaboration spaces that we can leverage to foster communication, build community, and strengthen our teams. As we come together to lead the future of food, our office will be a tool to help push us forward and be more agile, innovative, and collaborative. The new Canadian headquarters will feature over 600 work, meeting, collaboration, breakout, and enclave spaces with technology optimized to make the experience between in-person and hybrid meetings seamless and collaborative, regardless of where attendees are located.”

4. Can you provide insights into the partnership with Syllable Inc. for the office space design and MARANT Construction Limited for the construction? How did these collaborations create an environment aligned with Kraft Heinz’s goals and values?

“We worked closely with Syllable Inc. and MARANT to ensure our Canadian headquarters puts our people, our consumer obsession, and our iconic and innovative products at the forefront of everything we do. Each and every design element – from room layouts to light fixtures to the artwork on the walls to the state-of-the-art technology throughout the office space – was intentionally chosen in support of our core Values to help our employees thrive at Kraft Heinz and fuel our continued growth in Canada and North America.”

5. With the relocation and the new office space, how do you anticipate the changes positively impacting the employees’ work experience and the overall culture at Kraft Heinz Canada?

“From our culinary centre of excellence to our 600+ work, meeting, breakout, collaboration, and enclave spaces, the office is designed to bring together our Canada HQ employees in an entirely new way, equipping them with innovative workspaces, tools, and resources that encourage agility, connectivity, and collaboration and support their continued growth and development.”

Interview conducted by Sydney Vardja, Editor of Marketing News Canada