卡夫--财务报告.doc

1．Introduction Kraft Foods Inc. (Kraft Foods), incorporated in 2000, manufactures and markets packaged food products, including snacks, beverages, cheese, convenient meals and various packaged grocery products. It sells the products to consumers in approximately 160 countries. The Company operates three segments: Kraft Foods North America, Kraft Foods Europe and Kraft Foods Developing Markets. At December 31, 2009, the Company had operations in more than 70 countries and made the products at 159 manufacturing and processing facilities globally. At December 31, 2009, the Company’s portfolio included nine brands, including Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; Philadelphia cream cheese; Maxwell House and Jacobs coffee; Nabisco cookies and crackers and its Oreo cookie brand; Milka chocolates; and LU biscuits. On August 4, 2008, Kraft Foods completed the split-off of the Post cereals business into Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. In February 2010, the Company announced that it has acquired the control of Cadbury plc. Kraft Foods North America Kraft Foods North America includes the United States Beverages, United States Cheese, United States Convenient Meals, United States Grocery, United States Snacks, and Canada and N.A. Foodservice. Beverages include Maxwell House, Starbucks (under license), Gevalia, General Foods International, Yuban and Seattle’s Best (under license) coffees; Tassimo hot beverage system; Capri Sun (under license) and Kool-Aid packaged juice drinks; Kool-Aid, Crystal Light and Country Time powdered beverages; and Tazo (under license) teas. Cheese includes Kraft and Cracker Barrel natural cheeses; Philadelphia cream cheese; Kraft grated cheeses; Polly-O and Athenos cheese; Velveeta and Cheez Whiz processed cheeses; Kraft and Deli Deluxe processed cheese slices; and Breakstone’s and Knudsen cottage cheese and sour cream. Convenient Meals include Oscar Mayer and Louis Rich cold cuts, hot dogs and bacon; Lunchables lunch combinations; DiGior