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In 2000, Philip Morris Companies Inc. acquired Nabisco and merged it with Kraft Foods in one of the largest mergers in the food industry. In 2011, Kraft Foods announced that it was splitting into a grocery company and a snack food company. Nabisco became part of the snack-food business, which took the name Mondelēz International.
Formation. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1875 and changed its name to R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. in 1970. It became RJR Nabisco on April 25, 1986, after the company's $4.9 billion purchase, and earlier 1.9 billion stock swap, of Nabisco Brands Inc. in 1985. [5] [6]
Mondelez International, Inc. ( / ˈmɒndəˌliːz / MON-də-LEEZ ), [3] styled as Mondelēz International, is an American multinational confectionery, food, holding, beverage and snack food company based in Chicago. [4] Mondelez has an annual revenue of about $26.5 billion and operates in approximately 160 countries. [5]
Kraft Foods Inc. (/ ˈ k r æ f t /) was a multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It marketed many brands in more than 170 countries. Twelve of its brands annually earned more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oreo, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, and Tang.
In 2007, Kraft Foods Inc. spun off from Altria (ex Philip Morris), taking Nabisco (and other brands including Terrabusi) with it. Five years later, Kraft Foods split its business into two food companies, Kraft Foods (a new company but keeping the 'Kraft' name, focused on the local market) and Mondelez International (worldwide market).
The Nabisco Shredded Wheat Factory is a defunct factory which originally produced variants of Shredded Wheat breakfast cereal in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. It was designed by architect Louis de Soissons who wanted to encourage companies to set up operations in garden cities. The design and ideals of the Welwyn Garden factory were ...
The 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, from March 29 through April 1. It was the 41st edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship and its 30th year as a women's major . On the 72nd hole, I.K. Kim had a one-foot (0.3 m) putt to seal her first major title.
After the Kraft merger, they went by "Kraft Cheese Nips." However, on November 21, 2019, there was a recall on Cheese Nips due to a plastic contamination. As of 2020, Cheese Nips have since been discontinued as said by a Nabisco representative. They are still sold in Canada by a brand named "Christie" as "Ritz Cheese Nibs" as of 2022, however.