{"id":300272,"date":"2021-06-04T17:06:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T07:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=300272"},"modified":"2023-08-09T19:59:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T09:59:00","slug":"kraft-to-pay-bega-9-25m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/06\/04\/kraft-to-pay-bega-9-25m\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraft To Pay Bega $9.25m"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_234564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234564\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190501peanutbutter2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-234564\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190501peanutbutter2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190501peanutbutter2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190501peanutbutter2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190501peanutbutter2-263x163.jpg 263w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190501peanutbutter2-285x177.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The peanut butter packaging, left, used by Mondelez at the time of its sale to Bega Cheese (red for crunchy, blue for smooth) &#8230; and the Bega Cheese packaging after it bought Mondelez in 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 4, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kraft Heinz has agreed to pay Bega Cheese $9.25 million to resolve a long-running dispute over peanut butter packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Various court judgments have previously confirmed Bega&#8217;s right to use the &#8220;trade dress&#8221; for smooth and crunchy peanut butter products, ie. the distinctive yellow lid, yellow label and other features of the peanut butter jars.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued to the ASX on Thursday, Bega executive chairman Barry Irvin said his company and Kraft Heinz have now entered in a confidential settlement regarding the issues of monetary relief and legal costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As part of the settlement, all outstanding issues between the parties regarding the right to use the peanut butter trade dress and the legal proceedings have been resolved,&#8221; Mr Irvin said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The terms of settlement include Kraft Heinz making a payment to Bega Cheese of A$9.25 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following receipt of the payment by Bega Cheese, the legal proceedings will be discontinued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bega Cheese looks forward to continuing to produce and supply our customers with our much-loved peanut butter products.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are a proud Australian company and are proud to own Australia&#8217;s favourite peanut butter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Bega bought out the Peanut Company of Australia to secure its peanut supply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/11\/18\/high-court-ends-peanut-butter-saga\/\">High Court Ends Peanut Butter Saga<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/05\/21\/kraft-to-appeal-peanut-butter-decision\/\">Kraft To Appeal Peanut Butter Decision<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/04\/17\/begas-label-win-upheld-by-court\/\">Bega\u2019s Label Win Upheld By Court<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/05\/01\/bega-wins-peanut-butter-case\/\">Bega Wins Peanut Butter Case<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/04\/02\/bega-unveils-all-aussie-peanut-butter\/\">Bega Unveils All-Aussie Peanut Butter<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/01\/25\/bega-snaps-up-kraft-brands\/\">Bega Snaps Up Kraft Brands<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kraft Heinz has agreed to pay Bega Cheese $9.25 million to resolve a long-running dispute over peanut butter packaging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":234564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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