By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN

New York (CNN) — Kraft Heinz is calling off its planned breakup and keeping the company together.

The food giant that owns Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Meyer and Philadelphia cream cheese said last year that it was splitting its business in two. The company’s sales had slumped for years, and a breakup would have separated its growing condiment lines from struggling grocery brands like Kraft Singles and Lunchables.

But the brands’ sales have deteriorated further since the split was announced, making a spinoff less appealing to investors. New Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane, who took over at the beginning of the year after running Kellogg, hit pause on the breakup Wednesday and announced a turnaround plan.

“Consumer sentiment has worsened, industry trends have softened, and there is increasing volatility in the geopolitical landscape. These shifts make the path to recovery steeper,” Cahillane said in a statement.

Cahillane said the company will invest $600 million on marketing, sales and research and development to improve business. Once the company is growing again, it will be in a “better position to make a decision” on a spinoff, he said.

The pause on the split marked the latest twist in the Kraft Heinz saga. The two companies joined in 2015 in a deal orchestrated by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the investment firm 3G Capital.

But many of the company’s brands, such as Kraft Mac & Cheese, Lunchables, and Velveeta have fallen out of favor with customers seeking healthier or organic options.

Kraft Heinz, like all big food companies, is also grappling with inflation-weary buyers cutting back spending or switching to generic labels as well as the rise of GLP-1 drugs hurting demand for snack food.

The company’s $600 million investment “could be the reboot the company needs to get back on track after a decade in the wilderness,” Bernstein analyst Alexia Howard said in a note Wednesday.

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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) - Ashlee Buzzard, accused of murdering her 9-year-old daughter Melodee was scheduled for a status update hearing this morning.

Judge Stephen Dunkle announced that Buzzard was sick, and was unable to appear in court.

Public defender Erica Sutherland told the judge she has only just received the discovery of the case’s warrants and forensic evidence records.

The defense stated she thinks at next court date, they will have had the opportunity to go through the materials and that they’ll finally have what they need to set a preliminary hearing.

Sutherland also made a motion for Judge Dunkle to admonish spectators because at the last hearing, an audience member burst out and shouted something derogatory at Buzzard.

Judge Dunkle approved the motion, agreeing that court proceedings must be a safe place to conduct matters in a civil way, adhering to the Constitution’s protection of innocence until guilt is proven.

Dunkle set the next status update hearing for March 4th.

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