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ALTRIA GROUP PURCHASED NABISCO HOLDINGS, in 2000, "the maker of Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers. The combination of Nabisco and Kraft gives Philip Morris, the maker of Miller beer and Marlboro cigarettes, one of the largest snack food lineups in the world. The combined companies will own a 13 percent share of the world cookies and crackers market." http://cnnfn.cnn.es/2000/06/25/deals/nabisco/ View in LinkedIn

KRAFT was acquired by National Dairy, promoting fruit jellies, marshmallows, BBQ sauces, and Kraft single cheeses. It merged with General Foods (Iscar Mayer meats, Maxwell House Coffee, Jell-O, frozen dinners, cereals, and numerous packaged foods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Foods View in LinkedIn

ALTRIA GROUP DIVESTED KRAFT FOODS. Kraft Food Group "was formed in 2012 by a de-merger from Kraft Foods Inc., which in turn was renamed Mondelēz International. The new Kraft Foods Group is focused mainly on grocery products for the North American market, while Mondelēz is an international distributor of Kraft Foods snacks and confectionery brands." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Foods View in LinkedIn

THE ALTRIA GROUP "(previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc.) is an American multinational corporation ... it is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation. It is one of the world's largest tobacco corporations ... has a 28.7% economic and voting interest in one of the world's largest brewing companies, UK based SABMiller." http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altria View in LinkedIn

DUTCH DOLLS. "The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR), based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and founded by R. J. Reynolds in 1875, is the second-largest tobacco company in the U.S. (behind Altria Group). RJR is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc. which in turn is 42% owned by British American Tobacco of the United Kingdom." https://lnkd.in/dam4qTq View in LinkedIn

FAT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION. "The CCF has drawn harsh criticism for having taken its startup funding from the Philip Morris tobacco company and for lobbying on behalf of the fast food, meat, and tobacco industries while claiming to represent consumers." https://lnkd.in/dBe4xE4 View in LinkedIn

CENTER FOR CONSUMER FREEDOM, "CCF has campaigned against a number of organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Humane Society of the United States and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and maintains several websites devoted to criticizing them." https://lnkd.in/dBe4xE4 View in LinkedIn

UNWHOLESOME BEDFELLOWS. "The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), formerly the Guest Choice Network, is an American non-profit firm that lobbies on behalf of the fast food, meat, alcohol and tobacco industries. It describes itself as "dedicated to protecting consumer choices and promoting common sense". Sponsors are reported to include Brinker International, RTM Restaurant Group (the owner of Arby's), Tyson Foods, HMSHost Corp, and Wendy's." https://lnkd.in/dBe4xE4 View in LinkedIn

THE SUPERORGANISM. "Like the cells of an organism, the members of a eusocial colony have evolved elaborate mechanisms to enhance the survival and reproduction of the larger unit. The colony consisting of one or more queens and workers has been called a superorganism, essentially a new kind of organism built up of organisms of the old kind." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098220300811X View in LinkedIn

JAPAN TOBACCO AND MCDONALDS ARE ONE COMPANY (JTI-Macdonald Corp). Does it surprise you to learn that the same giant tobacco company that is poisoning our health is also leading the obesity epidemic with junk food? View in LinkedIn