traded as nasdaq khc s & p 500 and nasdaq 100 component industry food processing predecessors heinz kraft foods founded july 2 2015 ; 15 months ago 2015 07 02 1 headquarters chicago and pittsburgh united states area served worldwide key people alex behring chairman john cahill vice chairman bernardo hees ceo products kraft macaroni and cheese owner berkshire hathaway 26.8 % 3g capital 25.1 % remaining 48.1 % publicly owned 2 3 divisions kraft heinz website www.kraftheinzcompany.com the kraft heinz company is an american worldwide food company formed by the merger of kraft foods and heinz . 4 the merger was backed by 3g capital and berkshire hathaway which invested us 10 billion in the deal making kraft heinz worth about us 46 billion . 5 6 the kraft heinz company has 13 different brands valued at 500 million or more each . 7 contents 1 merger 2 see also 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links merger edit the merger was agreed by the boards of both companies with approval by shareholders and regulatory authorities . 4 7 the new company became the world s fifth largest food and beverage company 8 and the third largest in the us . 4 the company has dual headquarters in pittsburgh and chicago the respective headquarters of heinz and kraft . 9 the companies completed the merger on july 2 2015 . 1 under the merger kraft s shareholders received 49 % of shares in the combined company plus a one time dividend of us 16.50 per share . 10 fortune reports that sluggish growth for kraft in the us market is due to consumers turning to natural and organic ingredients . 11 alex behring 3g capital s managing partner is the chairman of the new company ; bernardo hees heinz s chief executive officer ceo is the ceo of the new company ; and john cahill kraft s ceo is the vice chairman of the new company . 11 the merger did not affect the naming rights to heinz field home of the pittsburgh steelers . 9 see also edit companies portal food portal list of food companies list of brand name food products list of dairy product companies in the united states references edit a b the kraft heinz company announces successful completion of the merger between kraft foods group and h.j. heinz holding corporation pdf . the kraft heinz company . 2 july 2015 . archived from the original pdf on 14 july 2015 . retrieved 23 january 2015 . holm erik 25 march 2015 . buffett s berkshire to be largest shareholder in new kraft heinz . retrieved 8 august 2016 . cnbc 5 august 2016 . berkshire profit up 25 % as insurance helps bnsf weighs . retrieved 8 august 2016 . a b c kraft foods to merge with heinz . bbc news . 25 march 2015 . retrieved 9 october 2016 . kraft foods to merge with ketchup maker heinz . reuters . march 25 2015 . retrieved march 25 2015 . 3g capital berkshire to buy kraft foods merge it with heinz . bloomberg . march 25 2015 . retrieved march 25 2015 . a b h.j. heinz kraft foods to merge . institute of food technologists . 25 march 2015 . retrieved 28 march 2015 . nolan feeney 25 march 2015 . kraft and heinz merge to become world s 5th largest food company . time magazine . retrieved 9 october 2016 . a b teresa f. lindeman 25 march 2015 . officials heinz field name will not change with merger deal . pittsburgh post gazette . retrieved 9 october 2016 . giammona craig . kraft foods heinz to merge in deal backed by warren buffett tim hortons owner . financial post . postmedia network . retrieved 27 march 2015 . a b 1 . meet the new kraft heinz company . . fortune . 25 march 2015 . retrieved 9 october 2016 . further reading edit kim susanna march 25 2015 . how the new kraft heinz co. is about to take over your kitchen . abc news . retrieved 26 march 2015 . external links edit official website v t e the kraft heinz company kraft foods h. j. heinz ownership 3g capital berkshire hathaway kraft foods brands kraft kraft bbq sauce kraft caramels kraft macaroni and cheese kraft easymac kraft mayo kraft bagelfuls kraft singles kraft sandwich spread miracle 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