Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Pleuhs Gerhard W.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/02/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KRAFT FOODS INC [KFT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O KRAFT FOODS INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & General Counsel
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NORTHFIELD, IL 60093		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 82,766 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)   (2) 02/02/2018 Class A Common Stock 22,080 $ 29.485 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (3) 02/20/2019 Class A Common Stock 27,520 $ 23.6385 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (4) 02/21/2020 Class A Common Stock 29,340 $ 29.145 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (5) 02/23/2021 Class A Common Stock 26,880 $ 31.825 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (6) 02/23/2022 Class A Common Stock 22,520 $ 37.995 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Pleuhs Gerhard W.
C/O KRAFT FOODS INC.
THREE LAKES DRIVE
NORTHFIELD, IL 60093		       EVP & General Counsel  

Signatures

/s/ Phuong Lam, by Power of Attorney 04/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Total number of shares includes 35,450 shares of deferred stock awarded under Kraft Foods' Amended and Restated 2005 Performance Incentive Plan. Shares will vest as follows: 5,580 shares on the earlier of (i) the effective date of Kraft Foods' spin-off of its North American grocery business, as announced on August 4, 2011 or (ii) October 7, 2014; 4,890 shares on February 22, 2013; 4,480 shares on February 24, 2014; 16,740 shares on October 7, 2014 and 3,760 shares on February 23, 2015.
(2) Options vest in three annual installments as follows: 33% on February 4, 2009; 33% on February 4, 2010; and 34% on February 4, 2011.
(3) Options vest in three annual installments as follows: 33% on February 19, 2010; 33% on February 18, 2011; and 34% on February 17, 2012.
(4) Options vest in three annual installments as follows: 33% on February 22, 2011; 33% on February 22, 2012; and 34% on February 22, 2013.
(5) Options vest in three annual installments as follows: 33% on February 23, 2012; 33% on February 25, 2013; and 34% on February 24, 2014.
(6) Options vest in three annual installments as follows: 33% on February 23, 2013; 33% on February 23, 2014; and 34% on February 23, 2015.

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