Kraft Natural Cheese

Lactalis Heritage Group, Inc.

Logo used by Lactalis Heritage Group.
Company type	Division
Industry	Food processing
Predecessor	Kraft Natural Cheese
Founded	November 29, 2021;3 years ago (2021-11-29)
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Area served	U.S. and Canada
Products	List of products
Owner	Lactalis
Parent	Lactalis America Group
Website	kraftnaturalcheese.com

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 new Kraft logo used since its soft-launch in April 2024 on few products

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
• Lactalis

References

1. "Kraft Heinz Completes Sale of Natural Cheese Business to an Affiliate of Groupe Lactalis". news.kraftheinzcompany.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
2. "Kraft Heinz sells cheese brands to Groupe Lactalis for $3.3 billion | Food Engineering". www.foodengineeringmag.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
3. "Lactalis rachète les fromages de Kraft Heinz pour 2,7 milliards d'euros". Le Figaro (in French). September 15, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
4. "How Lactalis brought new life to Kraft natural cheese after $3.2B purchase | Food Dive". www.fooddive.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.

External links

• Official website