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Kraft will merge with Heinz in deal backed by 3G and Buffett

Kraft Foods Group will merge with H.J. Heinz Co. in a deal orchestrated by 3G Capital and Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway, creating the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.

By Craig Giammona, Bloomberg | Updated on March 25, 2015
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is bringing Kraft Foods Group into the fold. (AP Image)

(Bloomberg) — Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge with H.J. Heinz Co. in a deal orchestrated by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., creating the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.

Kraft shareholders will receive 49 percent of the stock in the combined entity, plus a special cash dividend of $16.50 a share, the companies said in a statement Wednesday. Berkshire and 3G will invest $10 billion in the new business, which will be known as Kraft Heinz Co. It will have dual headquarters in Pittsburgh and the Chicago area, with current Heinz Chief Executive Officer Bernardo Hees staying at the helm.

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