Tag Archives: Kraft Foods Spinoff

Kraft’s Board Approves Spinoff – Mondelez Coming Soon

It only took about a year since the idea was first publicly floated, but Kraft Food’s (KFT) board of directors formally approved the spinoff of its North American grocery business last week. The tax-free spin is expected to be completed after the close on October 1st and shareholders of KFT will receive 1 share of the new Kraft Foods… Read More »

Bad Call! Kraft Shareholders Approve Mondelez Name

We have been pretty outspoken in our dislike of Kraft’s (KFT) name choice of Mondelez International for its global snacks spinoff. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to voice my displeasure at today’s shareholder meeting because despite being an avid consumer of Kraft products, I don’t actually own any shares. It wouldn’t have mattered though as over 90% of voting… Read More »