Cracker Barrel: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 11:23 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added Cracker Barrel Extra Sharp Yellow Cheddar Cheese 24 oz (UPC 021000627134) from the wanted list (old title "KFT CB X SHRP CHED CHNKY BJS"), plus a new brand/cracker-barrel stub. - Identity, 24 o. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Cracker Barrel <!--brand-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Cracker Barrel
disambiguation: the US cheese brand, not the restaurant chain
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| -------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/the-kraft-heinz-company | US | | 2021 | true | sourced | ^fooddive2020 | Cracker Barrel in the US was among the brands in the natural cheese business Kraft Heinz agreed to sell to Lactalis in September 2020 |
| owned_by | company/lactalis | US | 2021 | | | sourced | ^fooddive2024 | Acquired with Kraft Heinz's natural cheese business in 2021; part of the Lactalis Heritage Dairy division |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | ------------- |
| usda | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2676031/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2676031, version 2023-11-16 | 2026-09-13 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry | 2023-11-16 | 2676031 | brand_owner, ingredients, nutrients, package weight | cc0 | | Label Insight |
| fooddive2020 | https://www.fooddive.com/news/kraft-heinz-sells-natural-cheese-business-to-lactalis-for-32b/585247/ | Kraft Heinz sells natural cheese business to Lactalis for $3.2B | 2026-09-13 | Food Dive | publication | 2020-09-15 | | Dive Brief | | | |
| fooddive2024 | https://www.fooddive.com/news/kraft-lactalis-cheese-cracker-barrel-acquisition/712345/ | How Lactalis brought new life to Kraft natural cheese after $3.2B purchase | 2026-09-13 | Food Dive | publication | 2024-05-30 | | | | | |
| enwiki-knc | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Natural_Cheese | Wikipedia (en): Kraft Natural Cheese | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Brands | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
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## About <!--about-->
Cracker Barrel is the cheese brand under which USDA's Branded Foods data lists Cracker Barrel Extra Sharp Yellow Cheddar Cheese in the United States.[^usda] Kraft Heinz agreed in September 2020 to sell its natural cheese business to Lactalis, including the Cracker Barrel brand in the US only.[^fooddive2020] Lactalis completed the purchase in 2021 and placed the brand in its Lactalis Heritage Dairy division,[^fooddive2024] and Wikipedia lists it among the brands of Lactalis Heritage Group, which trades as Kraft Natural Cheese.[^enwiki-knc]
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