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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reporting Segment | Fiscal 2019 Operating Profit | Fiscal 2018 Operating Profit | % Inc (Dec) |
| Grocery & Snacks | $689.2 | $724.8 | (5)% |
| Refrigerated & Frozen | 502.2 | 479.4 | 5% |
| International | 94.5 | 86.5 | 9% |
| Foodservice | 117.7 | 121.8 | (3)% |
| Pinnacle Foods | 238.2 | — | 100% |
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Segment Operating Profit (Earnings before general corporate expenses, pension and postretirement non-service income, interest expense, net, income taxes, and equity method investment earnings)
Grocery & Snacks operating profit for fiscal 2019 was $689.2 million, a decrease of $35.6 million, or 5%, compared to fiscal 2018. Gross profits were $55.8 million lower in fiscal 2019 than in fiscal 2018. The lower gross profit was driven by higher input costs, transportation inflation, and a reduction in profit associated with the divestiture of the Wesson ® oil business, partially offset by profit contribution of acquisitions and supply chain realized productivity. The acquisition of Angie's Artisan Treats, LLC contributed $12.6 million to Grocery & Snacks gross profit in fiscal 2019, through the one-year anniversary of the acquisition. Advertising and promotion expenses for fiscal 2019 decreased by $31.3 million compared to fiscal 2018. Operating profit of the Grocery & Snacks segment was impacted by charges totaling $76.5 million in fiscal 2019 for the impairment of our Chef Boyardee® and Red Fork® brand assets and $4.0 million in fiscal 2018 for the impairment of our HK Anderson® , Red Fork® , and Salpica® brand assets. Grocery & Snacks also recognized a $33.1 million gain on the sale of our Wesson ® oil business in fiscal 2019. Operating profit of the Grocery & Snacks segment included $1.0 million and $11.4 million of expenses in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to acquisitions and divestitures and charges of $4.6 million and $14.1 million in connection with our restructuring plans in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. Grocery & Snacks operating profit for fiscal 2019 was $689.2 million, a decrease of $35.6 million, or 5%, compared to fiscal 2018. Gross profits were $55.8 million lower in fiscal 2019 than in fiscal 2018. The lower gross profit was driven by higher input costs, transportation inflation, and a reduction in profit associated with the divestiture of the Wesson ® oil business, partially offset by profit contribution of acquisitions and supply chain realized productivity. The acquisition of Angie's Artisan Treats, LLC contributed $12.6 million to Grocery & Snacks gross profit in fiscal 2019, through the one-year anniversary of the acquisition. Advertising and promotion expenses for fiscal 2019 decreased by $31.3 million compared to fiscal 2018. Operating profit of the Grocery & Snacks segment was impacted by charges totaling $76.5 million in fiscal 2019 for the impairment of our Chef Boyardee® and Red Fork® brand assets and $4.0 million in fiscal 2018 for the impairment of our HK Anderson® , Red Fork® , and Salpica® brand assets. Grocery & Snacks also recognized a $33.1 million gain on the sale of our Wesson ® oil business in fiscal 2019. Operating profit of the Grocery & Snacks segment included $1.0 million and $11.4 million of expenses in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to acquisitions and divestitures and charges of $4.6 million and $14.1 million in connection with our restructuring plans in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Refrigerated & Frozen operating profit for fiscal 2019 was $502.2 million, an increase of $22.8 million, or 5%, compared to fiscal 2018. Gross profits were $19.6 million lower in fiscal 2019 than in fiscal 2018, driven by increased input costs and transportation inflation, partially offset by supply chain realized productivity. Advertising and promotion expenses for fiscal 2019 decreased by $24.6 million compared to fiscal 2018. Operating profit of the Refrigerated & Frozen segment included a gain of $23.1 million in fiscal 2019 related to the sale of our Italian-based frozen pasta business, Gelit.
International operating profit for fiscal 2019 was $94.5 million, an increase of $8.0 million, or 9%, compared to fiscal 2018. Gross profits were flat in fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018. Included in the International segment fiscal 2019 operating profit was a gain of $13.2 million related to the sale of our Del Monte® processed fruit and vegetable business in Canada, charges of $13.1 million for the impairment of our Aylmer® and Sundrop ® brand assets, and charges of $2.9 million related to divestitures. In addition, operating profit was impacted by charges of $1.9 million and $1.5 million in connection with our restructuring plans, in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Foodservice operating profit for fiscal 2019 was $117.7 million, a decrease of $4.1 million, or 3%, compared to fiscal 2018. Gross profits were $8.5 million lower in fiscal 2019 than in fiscal 2018, due to lower volume (including the sale of our Trenton, Missouri production facility) and higher input costs, partially offset by supply chain realized productivity
Pinnacle Foods operating profit for fiscal 2019 (reflecting 213 days of Conagra Brands ownership) was $238.2 million. Operating profit for Pinnacle Foods during fiscal 2019 included incremental cost of goods sold of $53.0 million due to the impact of writing inventory to fair value as part of our acquisition accounting and the subsequent sale of that inventory, as well as charges of $5.9 million related to restructuring activities.
Question:
What drove the lower gross profit for Grocery & Snacks in the fiscal year 2019 compared to in the fiscal year 2018?
Answer: higher input costs, transportation inflation, and a reduction in profit associated with the divestiture of the Wesson ® oil business, partially offset by profit contribution of acquisitions and supply chain realized productivity