Kraft Foods

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (doing business as Kraft Foods Group) was an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. on October 1, 2012, and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz on July 2, 2015.

This article is about the company spun off following the 2012 split of the original and first Kraft Foods. For the original iteration of the company that became Mondelez International, see Kraft Foods Inc. For this company's parent, see Kraft Heinz. For other uses, see Kraft (disambiguation).

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Company typeDivision
Traded as
Nasdaq: KRFT
ISINUS50076Q1067 
IndustryFood processing
PredecessorKraft Foods Inc.
FoundedOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)
FounderJames L. Kraft
DefunctJuly 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)
FateMerged with Heinz to form Kraft Heinz, remaining as a division
SuccessorKraft Heinz
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsList of products
Number of employees
22,500 (2015) 
ParentKraft Heinz
Websitekraftheinzcompany.com

A merger with Heinz, arranged by Heinz owners Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, was completed on July 2, 2015, forming The Kraft Heinz Company, the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world.

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