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Food giant Kraft Heinz to split into two companies

By Alina Selyukh

Published September 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM EDT

Food giant Kraft Heinz is splitting up into two companies a decade after the merger that was arranged by billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

Alina Selyukh

Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail and tech industries, tracking how America's biggest companies are influencing the way we spend our time, money, and energy.

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