Kraft Foods in the

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ward of

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is a large food and

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producing factory in the north of the town. Built in 1964, it was partly due to the

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. Kraft Foods Banbury is the

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centre of manufacturing with the Kraft UK headquarters located at

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. The factory is still sometimes known as

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after the American company which originally owned the building, before 'GF' as it is commonly known was taken over by Kraft. During October 2006, a block of Kraft Foods that was being prepared for demolition caught on fire and remained on fire for most of the day. There was a non-lethal fire at the coffee plant on Tuesday 7 December 2010. In Spring 2010, a truckload of Kenco Coffee was stolen by a driver who conned his way into the plant. With the split of Kraft General Foods into

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and Kraft Foods in October 2012, this factory site became part of new company Mondelez International

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