The Kraft Group

The Kraft Group
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Type	Private; Business group;
Industry	Professional sports, Manufacturing, Real-estate development, Private equity investments
Founded	1998
Founder	Robert Kraft
Headquarters	Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States
Key people	Robert Kraft, Chairman and CEO; Jonathan Kraft, President and COO; Michael Quattromani, CFO; Daniel Kraft; Joshua Kraft;
Products	Paper and packaging materials; Real estate development; Professional sports; Manufacturing; Financial services
Revenue	US $1.5 billion; (estimated 2008)
Number of employees	5,000 (2007)
Website	The Kraft Group

The Kraft Group, LLC is a group of privately held companies in the professional sports, manufacturing, and real estate development industries doing business in 90 countries.^[3] Founded in 1998 by American businessman Robert Kraft as a holding company,^[2] it is based in Foxborough, Massachusetts and comprises the following companies:

Kraft Sports Group
- New England Patriots, LP (founded in 1960, acquired by Kraft in 1994)
- New England Revolution, LP (founded by Kraft in 1995)
- Gillette Stadium, $325 million facility privately financed by Kraft (opened 2002)^[3]
  - Patriot Place, $350 million "lifestyle and entertainment center" around Gillette Stadium (opened 2007–2008)^[4]
- TeamOps, LLC (founded in 2006)
  - TeamOps (Event Staff)
  - TeamOps Detect
Rand-Whitney Group, LLC (founded in 1857, acquired by Kraft in 1972)
- Previously owned by Jacob Hiatt, father of Kraft's wife Myra Kraft
- Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, includes:
  - Rand-Whitney Container, LLP
  - Rand-Whitney Containerboard, LLP
  - Rand-Whitney Waste, LLP
International Forest Products, LLC (founded by Kraft in 1972)
- Operated by Robert Kraft's son Daniel Kraft
More than 30 private equity investments
- Principal shareholdings
  - Carmel Container Systems, Ltd.
    - Based in Caesarea, Israel^[5]
  - American-Israeli Paper Mills, Ltd.
    - Based in Hadera, Israel^[6]
  - Ampal Enterprises, Ltd.
    - Based in Tel Aviv, Israel^[6]

Forbes rankings

Forbes has ranked Kraft and The Kraft Group in various wealth listings starting in 2005:

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Type	Private Business group^[1]
Industry	Professional sports, Manufacturing, Real-estate development, Private equity investments^[2]^[3]
Founded	1998^[2]
Founder	Robert Kraft
Headquarters	Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States
Key people	Robert Kraft, Chairman and CEO Jonathan Kraft, President and COO Michael Quattromani, CFO^[1] Daniel Kraft Joshua Kraft
Products	Paper and packaging materials^[2]^[3] Real estate development Professional sports Manufacturing Financial services
Revenue	US $1.5 billion (estimated 2008)^[1]
Number of employees	5,000 (2007)^[1]
Website	The Kraft Group