Kraft Foods is a food production company based in Illinois in the USA. It manufactures and distributes food products to almost every part of the world.
History
Kraft Foods started out in many places around the globe and with many innovators in the production of food products. The history of Kraft foods dates back to 1767, when Bayldon, Berry and Joseph Terry founded Terry’s of York in York, England. It sold candied fruit peel known as Cote d’Or which was introduced in 1883.
Maxwell Coffee was founded by Joel Cheek in 1892 when he created a special blend of coffee for the Maxwell House Hotel.
In 1903, James .L. Kraft opened a new cheese manufacturing plant in Chicago, Illinois. When Vegemite cheese was introduced by Fred Walker & Co. in Melbourne, Kraft bought a share.
In 1927, Kool-Aid was introduced by Edwin Perkins. He modified a soft drink and concentrated it into a powder. In 1928, the company bought Phenix Cheese Corporation, the makers of Philadelphia cream cheese. When Kraft bought the company, its name was changed to Kraft-Phenix Corporation. In 1937, Kraft introduced a new line of ready to eat meals and named it Kraft Dinner. The Oscar Mayer advertisement was featured in TV in 1963.
A few years later, General Foods merged with a Korean company Dong Suh Foods. In Japan, it merged with Ajinomoto and formed a new company, Ajinomoto General Foods (AGF). In 1981, Oscar Mayer & Co, Inc. was sold to General Foods. Again, in 1985, General Foods was sold to Philip Morris Cos. In 1986, Tombstone Pizza Corp. was bought by Kraft foods, which was later acquired by Philip Morris Cos. After that, the company started producing convenience meals under the name Lunchables. The merging of Kraft and General Foods was a major event of 1989.
By 1992, the company expanded its business to Europe. Another merging took place in 2000, when Philip Morris Cos. bought Nabisco Holdings Corporation. The company became public in 2001. On Feb. 2, 2010, Kraft acquired Cadbury chocolate.
Stats
Company headquarters: Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL, USA.
Ownership: Public
Annual revenue: $55 billion
Number of employees: 127,000
Geography: Worldwide
Demography: Natural and Organic
Brands
Alpen Gold
A.1.
Breakstone’s
Crystal Light
Cadbury Crème Egg
Cracker Barrel
Capri Sun
Cote d’Or
Cool Whip
Cheeze Whiz
Dentyne
Cadbury dairy milk
General Foods International
Gevalia
Handi-Snacks
Hollywood Gum
Jell-O
Jacobs
Kraft cheese
Kool-Aid
Oscar
Miracle Whip
Maxwell House
Nabisco
The Natural Confectionery Company
Philadelphia
Planters
Royal
Stove Top
Trident
Tassimo
Velveeta
Wheat Thins
Important Links
Corporate Home Page
Products
Jobs and Careers
Management
Contact Information
POSTUM!!!! I hear it’s back!!! How do I get some!!!???
could you put papers between the slices in Big Slice cheddar? Love the cheese,but can’t get a nice slice for my sandwich because it sticks together.
Why are the grocery stores in vegas no longer selling kraft cheese and more importantly kraft extra sharp cheddar?
I HAVE A GREAT IDEA FOR NABISCO BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO WITH IT
Have you stop making Kraft sprinkle cheese in the blue can? Where can I buy it?
Wanting to buy the Kraft powder cheddar cheese..I have been searching for months..where can I order please..you are my last hope…please respond…
I live in Ocala , FL.. Why can’t I find Kraft caramels anywhere in any store ????
I own a gas station in Forreston Illionois 61030. I would like to have pizzas delivered by you. Your company used to then they stopped.
Just a Note to say, I will no longer buy any Kraft or Kraft owned product due to the fact you support the production of Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs) to be introduced into or food. We have trusted you for all these years as a food source and with no hesitation feed our children your products. Now I have learned that KRAFT FOODS DONATED A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO PASS THE BILL 37 FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GMOs. I feel you are no longer a trust worthy manufacturer. You have graciously listed all products and companies owned by Kraft on this web site. I will do my part in boycotting all of them…until you pull your support of
Genetically Modified Organisms as a food source.
Where can I buy sugar free Tang drink mix. I live in Fort Worth, Texas 76107. I cannot find online. Please WHERE?????
I would like to find out about getting coupons for Kraft products, I use alot of them and they would be extremely beneficial. I love KRAFT!!!
Ihave enjoyed a number of your products,and will continue to buy them. However;recently i purchased boxes of
velveeta cheesy skillet and found them to be quite delicious but mismanufactured. The box said pasta with creamy sauce,but contained rice. All in all keep up the good work!