Lactalis Heritage Group, Inc., doing business as Kraft Natural Cheese, is an American food processing company resulting from the spin-off of Kraft Heinz's cheese activities in the United States and Canada and its sale to the French conglomerate Lactalis.[1]
History
In September 2020, the French conglomerate Lactalis announced that it was acquiring Kraft Heinz's natural cheese business for $3.2 billion. The acquisition includes the Kraft, Breakstone's, Knudsen, Polly-O, Athenos, and Hoffman's brands, but excludes the iconic Philadelphia brand.[2]
Brands
The company's core businesses are in cheese. Kraft Natural Cheese's major brands include:[3][4]
- Kraft
- Cracker Barrel
- Breakstone's
- Knudsen
- Polly-O
- Athenos
- Hoffman's.
See also
- List of Kraft brands
- List of dairy product companies in the United States
External links
References
- Kraft Heinz Completes Sale of Natural Cheese Business to an Affiliate of Groupe Lactalis news.kraftheinzcompany.com, retrieved 2025-06-02^
- Kraft Heinz sells cheese brands to Groupe Lactalis for $3.3 billion www.foodengineeringmag.com, retrieved 2025-06-02^
- Lactalis rachète les fromages de Kraft Heinz pour 2,7 milliards d'euros Le Figaro, 2020-09-15, retrieved 2025-06-02^
- How Lactalis brought new life to Kraft natural cheese after $3.2B purchase www.fooddive.com, retrieved 2025-06-02^