Kraft is not owned by a single person or family today; it is a major brand within The Kraft Heinz Company, which is a publicly traded corporation with many institutional and individual shareholders.

Who actually “owns” Kraft?

When people ask “who owns Kraft,” they are usually asking who controls the Kraft-branded foods (cheese, macaroni & cheese, salad dressings, etc.). Those products sit inside The Kraft Heinz Company , created from the 2015 merger of Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company.

Because Kraft Heinz is a public company, ownership is spread across many shareholders who hold its stock rather than a single private owner.

Biggest shareholders right now

Public data shows that a few very large investors hold especially big stakes in Kraft Heinz, giving them outsized influence:

  • Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett’s company) is the largest single shareholder, with roughly 27% of Kraft Heinz shares as of 2024.
  • 3G Capital, the Brazilian investment firm that helped engineer the Heinz buyout and later the Kraft–Heinz merger, is a key long‑term strategic partner and historic controlling force, even though its exact current percentage is smaller than Berkshire’s.
  • Major asset managers like BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street each hold meaningful minority stakes (single‑digit percentages) through index and mutual funds.

In total, institutional investors collectively own the vast majority of Kraft Heinz stock, with individual retail investors owning the rest.

Where the Kraft brand sits today

The “Kraft” name is now one of several flagship brands in the Kraft Heinz portfolio, alongside Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Capri Sun, and others.

In 2025 Kraft Heinz announced plans to split into two separate, publicly traded companies by the second half of 2026, with key Kraft-branded products like Kraft Singles expected to sit in a North American grocery-focused company.

Clearing up a common confusion

A frequent internet myth is that Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, somehow owns Kraft Foods. In reality, there is no ownership connection between Robert Kraft and The Kraft Heinz Company; the shared name is just a coincidence.

TL;DR:

  • The Kraft brand is owned by The Kraft Heinz Company.
  • Kraft Heinz is publicly traded and mostly owned by large institutional investors, with Berkshire Hathaway as the largest shareholder.

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