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{{short description|U.S. consumer staples company (1985–1999)}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = R. J. Reynolds Nabisco, Inc.
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| fate = Separated [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] and renamed to [[Nabisco Group Holdings]]
| predecessors = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nabisco|Nabisco Brands]]
* [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]]
* [[Curtiss Candy Company]]
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== History ==
[[File:Credi- Lyonnais-building.jpg|thumb|[[Calyon Building]], former site of the
In 1988
In 1999, due to concerns about [[tobacco lawsuit]] liabilities, the tobacco business was spun off into a separate company and RJR Nabisco was renamed [[Nabisco Holdings Corporation]]. Nabisco is currently owned by [[Mondelēz International|
RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. (NYSE: NGH) was the parent company of RJR Nabisco, Inc.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19981202014039/http://www.rjrnabisco.com/b_profile/b_profil.htm Corporate Profile]." [[Nabisco Group Holdings]]. October 1, 2000. Retrieved on December 2, 1998.</ref> After the food and tobacco businesses separated in June 1999, Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. owned 80% of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., which was the parent company of Nabisco, Inc.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20001001104651/http://www.rjrnabisco.com/b_profile/b_profil.htm Corporate Profile]." [[Nabisco Group Holdings]]. October 1, 2000. Retrieved on December 2, 2011.</ref>
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=== After the KKR buyout ===
On April 27, 1989,
As a result of the acquisition,
*Nabisco's UK operations (including [[The Smith's Snackfood Company|Smith's]] and [[Walkers (snack foods)|Walkers]]), Belin of France, and Saiwa of Italy were sold to [[Groupe Danone|BSN]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = 5 RJR Units Sold for $2.5 Billion - NYTimes.com | work = The New York Times | date = 7 June 1989 | access-date = 2015-02-09 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/07/business/5-rjr-units-sold-for-2.5-billion.html | last1 = Greenhouse | first1 = Steven }}</ref> Smith's and Walkers were swiftly resold to [[PepsiCo]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = Pepsico, to Aid Europe Sales, Buys 2 British Snack Units - NYTimes.com | work = The New York Times | date = 4 July 1989 | access-date = 2015-02-09 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/04/business/pepsico-to-aid-europe-sales-buys-2-british-snack-units.html | last1 = McGill | first1 = Douglas C. }}</ref>
*[[Chun King]] was sold to [[Yeo Hiap Seng]].<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-06-22/business/8902110543_1_chun-king-rjr-nabisco-chow-mein "RJR Sending Chun King To Orient"]. [[Chicago Tribune]], June 22, 1989.</ref>
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Another major consequence of the buyout was that according to [[United States Department of Labor]], in its report "American Workplace", over 2,000 workers subsequently lost their jobs, which 72% eventually replaced, but earning less than half of their previous incomes, suggesting that it took most of those who lost their jobs an average of 5.6 months to find new employment.<ref>{{Cite book|title=U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the American Workplace, Volumes 2-3, Issues 1-5|publisher=United States Department of Labor|year=1994}}</ref>
On March 21, 1991,
== Controversy ==
=== Ads on smoking-free flights ===
In April 1988,
=== Pandora Papers ===
In 2021,
== References ==
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