Kraft Foods declares 50 cent quarterly dividend

The board of directors of Northfield-based Kraft Foods Group declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share of common stock, payable on April 12 to shareholders of record as of March 29.

Kraft Foods Group is the consumer packaged food and beverage company that split from Kraft Foods in October 2012. Kraft’s popular brands include Kraft, Maxwell House, Oscar Mayer, Planters and Jell-O. The company’s 2012 revenues were approximately $18 billion.