Company Description:

Today, the Kraft Group, headquartered in Foxborough, Mass., is a major player in the world of business. It ranks in the top 90 of America’s largest privately-owned businesses, according to Forbes and employs more than 9,500 people worldwide.

In the paper, packaging and forest product industries, the Kraft Group companies aggregated together would rank in the top five of all paper and packaging companies in the United States. International Forest Products, the Kraft Group’s global trading company, was the United States’ fifth largest exporter in 2017, according to the Journal of Commerce, conducting business in more than 90 countries. The paper, packaging and forest products group produces, converts and trades in excess of 4 million tons of paper annually.

The company’s sports, entertainment and event management division features Kraft Sports + Entertainment, Gillette Stadium, the National Football League’s six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, Major League Soccer’s five-time Eastern Conference champion New England Revolution, the Overwatch League’s Boston Uprising, Patriot Place and Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR).

Its construction and real estate development team has internally built and developed more than $1 billion worth of projects covering all types and uses, from office towers and world-class medical facilities to sports stadiums and mixed-use developments.

The Kraft Group’s team of investment professionals allocates and manages the group’s capital that exists outside of the operating businesses. Today, the group’s portfolio includes world class, hedge fund, private equity venture fund managers, as well as a significant portfolio of direct investments with a primary focus on technology, healthcare and life sciences.

In all of its business activities, the Kraft Group is mindful that good business and sustainability can go hand-in-hand and strives to be cognizant of the impact it has on the environment. As a result, the Kraft Group is responsible for recycling 1.5 million tons of products annually. Serving as a role model of environmental responsibility for the many industries it conducts business in, the Kraft Group’s sustainability initiatives have received many environmental awards.