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RJR Nabisco was formed in 1985 by the merger of [[Nabisco]] Brands and [[R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]].<ref>Bozman, Jean S. "Nabisco seeking DBMS to enhance connectivity." ''[[Computerworld]]''. [[IDG Enterprise]], May 18, 1987. Vol. 21, No. 20. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3KBPxFKTY6kC&pg=PA89 89]. Retrieved from [[Google Books]] on September 6, 2011. "ISSN 0010-4841"</ref>
In 1988 RJR Nabisco was purchased by [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.]] in what was at the time the largest [[leveraged buyout]] in history.
In 1999, due to concerns about [[tobacco lawsuit]] liabilities, the tobacco business was spun off into a separate company
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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