The new company will have revenues of approximately $28 billion with eight $1+ billion brands and five brands between $500 million-$1 billion. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. ", John Cahill, Kraft chairman and chief executive said: "We look forward to uniting with Heinz in what will be an exciting new chapter ahead.".

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Under the terms of the agreement, Kraft shareholders will own a 49% stake in the combined company, and current Heinz shareholders will own 51%. Heinz shareholders will own 51% of the combined company with Kraft shareholders owning a 49% stake.

The move will see some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Kraft peanut butter, Philadelphia cream cheese and Heinz sauces and soups, brought in under one roof.

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The merger combines two portfolios of iconic brands, including Heinz, Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Ore-Ida and Philadelphia. Read about our approach to external linking. Cadbury’s-Schweppes shares were for many years a popular stock to invest in, with Cadbury being a continuous constituent of the FTSE 100 from the index’s creation in 1984 until Cadbury was bought by Kraft Foods in 2010.

All times AEDT (GMT +11). However, the company's expectations of $1.5bn per year cost savings may be an overestimate, he said.

The new Kraft Heinz Company and will be co-headquartered in Pittsburgh and the Chicago area.

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news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Competed in the singles tennis Wimbledon Championships in 1962, Co-founded global investment firm 3G Capital in 2004, Owns controlling stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev and Burger King, Ranked as one of the world's richest men by Forbes, Chairman and chief executive of holding company Berkshire Hathaway, Owns companies ranging from car insurance to jewellery, Joined forces with 3G to buy Heinz in 2013. The early plans outlined by Kraft and Heinz executives in a conference call Wednesday focused largely on the cost efficiencies that would be achieved through the deal, rather than the potential for sales growth in North America.

A special dividend payment of approximately $10bn is being funded by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. Regulators and shareholders from Kraft still need to approve the deal, but the boards of both companies have unanimously approved it. Number 8860726.

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Since splitting from Mondelez International Inc. in 2012, Kraft’s business has been primarily concentrated in the U.S. and Canada. The new company will have revenues of approximately $28 billion with eight $1+ billion brands and five brands between $500 million-$1 billion. Although shoppers are not expected to see any major changes as a result, the creation of the Kraft Heinz Co. reflects the pressures facing some of the biggest packaged food makers in the U.S. As shoppers increasingly migrate away from longtime pantry staples in favour of options marketed as less processed, companies including Campbell Soup, General Mills and Kellogg have been slashing costs or striking deals intended to refresh their products.

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