{{Short description|American food processing company}} {{Use American English|date=September 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} <!-- Please do not remove this line until issues discussed at talk page --> {{Infobox company | name = Lactalis Heritage Group, Inc. | logo = Kraft logo 2012.svg | logo_size = 200 | logo_caption = Logo used by Lactalis Heritage Group. | image = | image_caption = | type = Division | traded_as = | fate = | predecessor = Kraft Natural Cheese | successor = | industry = Food processing | area_served = U.S. and Canada | key_people = | products = List of products | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = Lactalis | num_employees = | parent = Lactalis America Group | foundation = {{Start date and age|2021|11|29}} | founder = | defunct = | location = Chicago, Illinois, United States | homepage = {{URL|https://kraftnaturalcheese.com/|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kraft Heinz Completes Sale of Natural Cheese Business to an Affiliate of Groupe Lactalis |url=https://news.kraftheinzcompany.com/press-releases-details/2021/Kraft-Heinz-Completes-Sale-of-Natural-Cheese-Business-to-an-Affiliate-of-Groupe-Lactalis/default.aspx |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=news.kraftheinzcompany.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History== {{Empty section|date=June 2025}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kraft Heinz sells cheese brands to Groupe Lactalis for $3.3 billion {{!}} Food Engineering |url=https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/articles/99830-kraft-heinz-sells-cheese-brands-to-groupe-lactalis-for-33-billion |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=www.foodengineeringmag.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Brands== thumb|The new Kraft logo used since its soft-launch in April 2024 on few products|209x209px The company's core businesses are in cheese. Kraft Natural Cheese's major brands include:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-09-15 |title=Lactalis rachète les fromages de Kraft Heinz pour 2,7 milliards d'euros |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/lactalis-rachete-les-fromages-de-kraft-heinz-pour-3-2-milliards-de-dollars-20200915 |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How Lactalis brought new life to Kraft natural cheese after $3.2B purchase {{!}} Food Dive |url=https://www.fooddive.com/news/kraft-lactalis-cheese-cracker-barrel-acquisition/712345/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=www.fooddive.com |language=en-US}}</ref> * 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
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==External links== * [https://kraftnaturalcheese.com/ Official website] {{Kraft Foods Group}} {{Portal bar|Chicago|Illinois|Companies|Food}} Category:Kraft Foods Category:Food manufacturers of the United States Category:Multinational companies headquartered in the United States Category:Corporate spin-offs Category:American companies established in 2021 Category:Lactalis Category:Lactalis brands