Philip Morris Companies, New York, changes its name to Altria Group Inc. (Marketing News).
Philip Morris Companies, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , changes its name to Altria Group “Philip Morris” redirects here. For the racecar driver, see Philip Morris (autoracer).
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc. Inc. Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is the largest food and beverage company headquartered in North America and the second largest in the world after Nestlé SA.
The Philip Morris Company (now known as Altria Group), a company that produces tobacco products, acquired Kraft for will retain its name, and Altria's tobacco
companies--Philip Morris International and Philip Morris USA--will keep
the Philip Morris name. Altria will retain the stock symbol
"MO."
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