Mondelēz Ditches Kraft's Name; Others Dump the Accent

Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of MondelēzPhotograph by RGA/REA/Redux
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OK, everyone, time to practice: “Mondelēz, please!” After more than a year of planning, Kraft’s splitBloomberg Terminal becomes official on Oct. 1 after the market’s close.

The North American grocery business will henceforth be known as Kraft Foods Group, which represents a name change and new stock ticker symbol. Its global snacks business bears the staff-picked moniker Mondelēz International.