Tupperware Taps KPMG as Auditor as Company Fights to Stay Listed

Embattled Tupperware Brands Corp. has hired KPMG LLP to vet its financial statements almost three months after its auditor of 28 years quit amid a tumultuous period for the food storage container business.

Tupperware hired the Big Four auditor on Jan. 24, it said in a Monday securities filing. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which had audited the direct-sales company since 1995, told the company in October that it didn’t want to continue.

Known for its iconic food storage containers and home-based sales parties, Tupperware has been struggling with weak sales, a sliding stock price, and threats of getting de-listed from ...