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On March 30, 2007, Altria's 88.1% stake in Kraft Foods was spun off, through a distribution of the remaining stake of shares (88.1%) to Altria shareholders. That same year, Altria began selling all its shares of Philip Morris International to Altria stockholders, a spin-off that was completed on March 28, 2008.
General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by Charles William (C. W.) Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895.. The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions, by Marjorie Merriweather Post after she inherited the established cereal business from her father, C. W. Post.
In 2007, Kraft Foods Inc. spun off from Altria (ex Philip Morris), [6] [7] 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).
Milka is a Swiss brand of chocolate confectionery. Originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard, it has been produced in Lörrach, Germany, from 1901. [3] [4] Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when it started following the steps of its predecessor Kraft Foods Inc., which had taken over the brand in 1990.
In August 2011, Kraft Foods announced an intention to split into two publicly traded companies; a new company called Kraft Foods Group (later merged with Heinz), and Mondelēz International (the original Kraft Foods Inc. renamed) which would retain the Nabisco subsidiary and brands such as Belvita. [10] The split occurred in October 2012. [11] [12]
Toblerone (/ ˈ t oʊ b l ər oʊ n / TOH-blər-ohn, German: [tobləˈroːnə]) is a Swiss chocolate brand [1] owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods). It is produced in Bern, Switzerland, [2] and Bratislava, Slovakia. [3] Toblerone is known for its distinctive shape as a series of joined triangular prisms and lettering ...
Dairylea is usually in the form of a thick, spreadable soft cheese-flavoured paste. It became famous for the slogans "Kids will eat it until the cows come home" and "Kids will do anything for the taste of Dairylea" and a series of adverts on UK television showing children trading toys and other items of value, or doing dares for Dairylea Triangles.
Lacta is a series of Greek chocolate products created in 1962 by the Pavlidis confectioner, founded in 1841, in Athens, Greece. In 1991, Pavlidis company was sold to Kraft Foods Inc., which in turn was renamed Mondelez International. [1]