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Planters Joining 7-Eleven As Primary Sponsor Of Tony Kanaan’s No. 11 Car At Chicagoland Speedway
Press Release
The car, which traditionally features a familiar green-and-white paint scheme, will sport a new blue-and-white livery during the weekend as part of a larger Planters marketing activation.
Planters and Kraft Foods are longtime associate sponsors of Andretti Autosport’s Team 7-Eleven car, enjoying a relationship that is now in its eighth season of IZOD IndyCar competition.
Kanaan, who hails from Brazil and makes his home in Miami, Fla., has won 14 series races during his career, including one earlier this season at Iowa Speedway. Kanaan, who will look to make his 128th consecutive series start at Chicagoland, ranks among the best drivers all-time in series history, having won races in seven of his eight fulltime IZOD IndyCar Series seasons.
As the salted snacks category leader for Kraft Foods, the Planters portfolio includes many different product offerings, from cocktail peanuts and jumbo cashews to morning and snacking trail mixes to the NUT∙rition™ line, designed to meet today’s nutritional needs.
For more information, please visit www.Planters.com and www.AndrettiAutosport.com.
About Kraft Foods
With annual revenues of approximately $48 billion, Kraft Foods is a global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals. The company is the world’s second largest food company, making delicious products for billions of consumers in more than 160 countries. The portfolio includes 11 iconic brands with revenues exceeding $1 billion – Oreo, Nabisco and LU biscuits; Milka and Cadbury chocolates; Trident gums; Jacobs and Maxwell House coffees; Philadelphia cream cheeses; Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; and Oscar Mayer meats. Another 70+ brands generate annual revenues of more than $100 million. Kraft Foods ( www.kraftfoodscompany.com; NYSE: KFT) is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Ethibel Sustainability Index.
About Planters
As the salted snacks category leader for Kraft Foods, the Planters portfolio includes many different product offerings, from cocktail peanuts and jumbo cashews to morning and snacking trail mixes to the NUT∙rition™ line, designed to meet today’s nutritional needs. Planters offerings, including new pure sea salt products, are available nationwide. For more information on Planters with pure sea salt and other Planters products, visit www.planters.com. For more information on the nutritious benefits of nuts, visit www.nutnutrition.com.
About Andretti Autosport
Based in Indianapolis, Ind., Andretti Autosport is led by racing legend Michael Andretti. Andretti Autosport, which is the winningest team in Indy Racing League history, fields multiple entries in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Andretti Autosport also campaigns multiple cars in the Firestone Indy Lights series in a joint venture with AFS Racing and two cars in the USF2000 National Championship. The company boasts three IZOD IndyCar Series championships (2004, 2005 and 2007), two Firestone Indy Lights titles (2008 and 2009) and has won the Indianapolis 500 twice (2005 and 2007). For more information, please visit www.AndrettiAutosport.com.
- Andretti Autosport Press Release
Article Tags: AFS Racing, Andretti Autosport, Chicagoland Speedway, IndyCar, IZOD IndyCar® Series, Kraft Foods, Michael Andretti, Team 7-Eleven, Tony Kanaan, USF2000 National Championship
