The $$62\mathrm{.}6$ billion merger between Kraft and Heinz that was finalized in $2015$

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offered Kraft the prospect of gaining an immediate competitive advantage in the new industry and thus helped ensure that the diversification move could pass the competitive advantage test for building shareholder value.

guaranteed that Kraft Heinz would be able to exploit its cross$-$business value chain activities and resource similarities immediately to more efficiently introduce innovative products, produce, distribute, and sell profitable processed food products.

was less expensive for Kraft than launching a new startup operation, thus passing the cost$-$of$-$entry test.

was more likely to result in Kraft's passing the shareholder value test, the profitability test, and the better$-$off test.

was a merger predicated on the idea that the strategic fit between these two companies was such that they could create more value as a combined enterprise than they could as two separate companies.