Lactalis Heritage Dairy

About

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is the Lactalis USA business formed when an affiliate of Groupe Lactalis completed its purchase of the Kraft Heinz natural cheese business in the United States on 29 November 2021.^[1] Wikipedia describes it as Lactalis Heritage Group, Inc., trading as Kraft Natural Cheese, headquartered in Chicago and owned by Lactalis through Lactalis America Group.^[2] Lactalis USA lists Kraft Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel, Breakstone's and Knudsen among the brands that joined it in 2021.^[3]

Relations

• Owned by Lactalis since 2021-11-29^[2] sourced
  Wikipedia infobox: owner Lactalis, parent Lactalis America Group

Referenced by

• Brand owner at point of sale for Breakstone's Large Curd 4% Milkfat Cottage Cheese 16 oz in United States since 2021-11-29 sourced
  Lactalis USA's own brand list names Breakstone's cottage cheese, ricotta and sour cream; breakstones.com is signed "©2026 Lactalis Heritage Dairy, Inc." (^maker). The Kraft Heinz release names only "an affiliate of Groupe Lactalis" (^kh-sale); Food Dive puts the brands in Lactalis USA's Heritage Dairy division (^fooddive)
• Inferred: Markets Kraft Pepper Jack Natural Cheese 8 oz in United States since 2021-11-29 derived
  The Lactalis unit trading as Kraft Natural Cheese took over the Kraft natural cheese business on 2021-11-29; no pack photo or maker page naming the marketer of this exact barcode could be read

References

1. ↑ Kraft Heinz Completes Sale of Natural Cheese Business to an Affiliate of Groupe Lactalis The Kraft Heinz Company. manufacturer. Published 2021-11-29. Accessed 2026-09-14.
2. ↑ Wikipedia (en): Kraft Natural Cheese Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. article and infobox. cc-by-sa-4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
3. ↑ Lactalis Heritage Dairy: About Lactalis USA, a history shaped by dairy Lactalis USA. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-14. brand list and 2021 timeline entry.