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Kraft Heinz

Kraft Heinz completes sale of natural cheese business to Groupe Lactalis affiliate

The transaction involves the divestiture of Kraft Heinz’s natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses in the United States; its grated cheese business in Canada; and its grated, processed and natural cheese businesses outside the United States and Canada.
November 29, 2021

The Kraft Heinz Co., headquartered in Pittsburgh and Chicago, said it completed the sale of certain assets in its global cheese business and the license of certain trademarks to an affiliate of Groupe Lactalis for total consideration of approximately $3.3 billion, including cash consideration of approximately $3.2 billion.


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‘Gouda’ news for retail cheese

Both natural and processed cheese posted double-digit dollar sales growth in the 52 weeks ending Jan. 24, 2021.
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Kathie Canning
March 17, 2021
The past year saw reduced demand for cheese on the foodservice side, thanks to widespread pandemic-related restaurant closures and indoor dining bans. However, the picture was much brighter on the retail cheese side.
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Natural cheese continue to climb

In the ongoing battle for sales, natural cheese continues to outshine processed cheese
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Kathie Canning
December 5, 2019
The good news continues on the cheese front. According to Portland, Ore.-based Allied Market Research, the U.S. cheese market was valued at $32.3 billion in 2017, and is projected to reach $40.5 billion by 2025, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 2.8%.
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Applegate Farms launches a natural cheese line

Applegate Farms launches a natural cheese line

The cheese is available in six sliced varieties, including medium cheddar, American-style Colby and mozzarella.
May 7, 2018

The cheese is available in six sliced varieties, including medium cheddar, American-style Colby and mozzarella.


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Natural cheese sales shred the rest

While processed cheese struggled, dollar and unit sales for cubed, shredded and refrigerated grated natural cheeses rose
April 3, 2018

Natural cheese continues to dominate in the cheese category. The natural cheese category showed dollar sales up 0.3% to $12.9 billion, while unit sales stayed at $3.9 billion, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI for the 52 weeks ending Dec. 31, 2017.


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