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Heinz to combine with Kraft in deal backed by Buffett, Brazilian firm, creating food giant

NEW YORK — H.J. Heinz Co. is buying Kraft Foods, creating one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with annual revenue in excess of $28 billion.

The deal was engineered by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the company that owns Heinz, Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital. Berkshire and 3G will invest $10 billion in what will come to be known as The Kraft Heinz Co.

The company, the third largest of its kind in North America, will own Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Ore-Ida and other brands. It will maintain headquarters in Pittsburgh, where Heinz is based, and also in the Chicago area, where Kraft resides.

http://www.startribune.com/business/297495491.html

 

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