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[[File:Christmas Toy Poster.jpg|thumb|300px|A ''Christmas Toy'' promotional poster by Kraft]]
The '''Kraft Heinz Company''' was formed by the merger of food companies Kraft and Heinz in 2015.
 
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'''Kraft Foods''' is a food company, specializing largely in dairy products and condiments for much of its existence. In 2015, it merged with Heinz to form Kraft Heinz Company, but it still exists as its own brand within the company.
   
 
==Sponsorship/Advertising==
 
==Sponsorship/Advertising==
 
* The Muppets appeared on ''[[Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall]]'' in 1965.
 
* The Muppets appeared on ''[[Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall]]'' in 1965.
   
* The original 1986 broadcast of ''[[The Christmas Toy]]'' was billed as ''Kraft Presents The Christmas Toy''.
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* The original 1986 broadcast of ''[[The Christmas Toy]]'' was sponsored by Kraft.
   
* Four collectible [[Muppet Babies jelly jars]] were released in 1989.
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* Four collectible Kraft [[Muppet Babies jelly jars]] were released in 1989.
   
* Packaging for [[Kraft marshmallows]] featured the ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' characters, in 1990.
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* Packaging for [[Kraft marshmallows]] in 1990 featured coupons for ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' videos, to ensure benefits went to UNICEF, and depicted the characters.
   
 
* [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] developed the character Mel for a Kraft MilkBite ad in 2012. [[Ryan Dillon]] performed the character which was built by [[Jim Kroupa]] with [[Jason Weber]] credited as a "Creative Supervisor".<ref>adage.com [https://adage.com/creativity/work/blind-date/26236 "Kraft MilkBite: Blind Date"] Feb 08, 2012</ref>
 
* [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] developed the character Mel for a Kraft MilkBite ad in 2012. [[Ryan Dillon]] performed the character which was built by [[Jim Kroupa]] with [[Jason Weber]] credited as a "Creative Supervisor".<ref>adage.com [https://adage.com/creativity/work/blind-date/26236 "Kraft MilkBite: Blind Date"] Feb 08, 2012</ref>

Revision as of 23:59, 15 October 2020

Christmas Toy Poster

A Christmas Toy promotional poster by Kraft

Kraft Foods is a food company, specializing largely in dairy products and condiments for much of its existence. In 2015, it merged with Heinz to form Kraft Heinz Company, but it still exists as its own brand within the company.

Sponsorship/Advertising

Sources

  1. adage.com "Kraft MilkBite: Blind Date" Feb 08, 2012