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Kraft Heinz US President Talks Pandemic Food Trends, Planters Sale
Friday, February 12, 2021 - 11:59am | 368One of the biggest food trends throughout the COVID-19 pandemic was an increase in at-home eating. Despite the U.S. government ramping up the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, these trends aren't going away, Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) President Carlos Abrams-Rivera said on CNBC's "Squawk Box...
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Kraft Heinz Confirms Sale Of Planters Brand To Hormel Foods
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 1:54pm | 230Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) confirmed Thursday the sale of its nuts business to Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) for $3.35 billion. What Happened: The majority of products included in the transaction include those sold under the Planters brand, including single and mixed nuts, trail mix nuts,...
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Kraft Heinz Close To Selling Iconic Planters Brand To Hormel For $3B: Report
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 10:40am | 304Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) is nearing a deal to sell its iconic Planters snack brand to Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) for $3 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday afternoon. What Happened: Planters might be best known for its Mr.Peanut mascot and seems like a...
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Planters 'Kills Off' Mr. Peanut, Will Air Funeral In Super Bowl 54 Commercial
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 2:26pm | 343Planters has announced the "death" of Mr. Peanut, who sacrificed his life to save two human friends, actors Matt Walsh and Wesley Snipes. Kraft Heinz Co's (NASDAQ: KHC) Planters brand released a 30-second teaser promo ahead of the Super Bowl. In the commercial, Mr. Peanut, Walsh and...
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Planters Cheez Balls Are Coming Back: Here Are 7 Other Foods We Want To Eat Again
Friday, June 29, 2018 - 3:25pm | 851It’s the comeback year for nostalgic junk food. The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO)’s Surge reemerged after a 15-year shelving, General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) said it would try to resurrect its fruit-shaped Trix, and now Planters is bringing back its Cheez Balls and Cheez Curls. Cheez Balls...