Kraft Group

Not to be confused with Kraft Foods or Kraft Heinz.

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 for various interests he had acquired since 1968,^[2] it is based in Foxborough, Massachusetts.^[5]

The Kraft Group

Company type	Private Business group[1]
Industry	Professional sports, Manufacturing, Real-estate development, Private equity investments[2][3]
Founded	1998; 27 years ago (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 Josh Kraft
Products	Paper and packaging materials Real estate development Professional sports Manufacturing Financial services
Revenue	US $3.5 billion (estimated 2015)[1]
Number of employees	12,900 (2018)[4]
Website	www.thekraftgroup.com

Corporate structure

• Kraft Sports Group
  • New England Patriots, LP (founded in 1960, acquired by Kraft in 1994)
  • New England Revolution, LP (founded by Kraft in 1995)^{[citation needed]}
  • 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)^[6]
  • TeamOps, LLC (founded in 2006)
    • TeamOps (Event Staff)
    • TeamOps Detect
  • Boston Breach, a Call of Duty League team (Founded in 2021)
  • Boston Uprising, an Overwatch League team (Founded in 2017 - Folded in 2024)
  • Oxygen Esports,^[7] a Rainbow Six Siege team (Founded in 2020)
• Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR)
• Rand-Whitney Group, LLC (founded in 1857, acquired by Kraft in 1968)^{[citation needed]}
  • 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^[8]
    • American-Israeli Paper Mills, Ltd.
      • Based in Hadera, Israel^[9]
    • Ampal Enterprises, Ltd.
      • Based in Tel Aviv, Israel^[9]

Philanthropy

In 2023, Kraft Group donated $500,000 to the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC.^[10]