who owns kraft mac and cheese

Kraft Mac & Cheese is owned by the Kraft Heinz Company, a large U.S.-based food and beverage corporation formed by the 2015 merger of Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company.

Who owns Kraft Mac & Cheese?

• The brand “Kraft” (including Kraft Mac & Cheese/Kraft Dinner) is a division of the Kraft Heinz Company.

• Kraft Heinz was created in 2015 when Kraft Foods Group merged with H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation.

• The merger was arranged by Heinz’s owners, Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, which became major shareholders in the combined company.

Quick notes & common confusion

• Robert Kraft (owner of the New England Patriots) does not own Kraft Mac & Cheese or Kraft Heinz; his family’s Kraft Group is a separate business entirely.

• Kraft Mac & Cheese was originally marketed as “Kraft Dinner” and later “Kraft Macaroni & Cheese” in the U.S., before being refreshed under the shorter “Kraft Mac & Cheese” name and updated packaging in recent years.

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