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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_LJames L. Kraft - Wikipedia

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   James Lewis Kraft (December 11, 1874 – February 16, 1953) was a Canadian-American entrepreneur and inventor and the founder of Kraft Foods Inc. Kraft immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1902.

2. atouchofbusiness.com › biographies › james-kraftThe Life of James Kraft: Founder of the Kraft Foods Company

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   Apr 15, 2023 · Article Summary. James Lewis Kraft, born in 1874 in Ontario, Canada, founded the J. L. Kraft & Brothers Company in 1909. Growing up on a dairy farm, he gained valuable knowledge about cheese processing, which helped him develop processed cheese with a longer shelf life.

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   Who is James Lewis Kraft?

   • James Lewis Kraft (December 11, 1874 – February 16, 1953) was a Canadian-American entrepreneur and inventor and the founder of Kraft Foods Inc. Kraft immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1902.

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   What happened to James Kraft?

   • Kraft started his company in 1909, intending to process and sell cheese products. While he did achieve outstanding success by the time he died, his company kept growing and is still alive today in the form of the Kraft Heinz Company. What’s notable about the life of James Kraft is it wasn’t colored with a stroke of fortunate events.

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   Was Kraft Foods named after Robert Kraft?

   • Even though Kraft Foods was named for James L. Kraft, the company’s founder, there is no relation to Robert Kraft. Was Kraft Dinner Invented in Canada? According to a Kraft Canada spokesman, James Lewis Kraft, a native of Ontario, was granted a patent in 1916 for a packed and processed cheese product.

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   Where did James Kraft grow up?

   • The story of James Kraft began far off north in a farming community near Ft. Erie in Ontario, Canada. He joined the world 1874 as the second-born in a family of 11 children. His parents owned and worked on their dairy farm. Growing up on a dairy farm exposed young Kraft to the intricacies of processing and curing cheese.

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4. www.hbs.edu › detailsJames L. Kraft - Leadership - Harvard Business School

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   James L. Kraft. Kraft (J. L.) Brothers and Company. 1909–1953. Industry: Food & Tobacco. Era: 1900. Kraft created a multi-million dollar processed food supply company. He was instrumental in perfecting the method of preserving cheese, so that it could be stored for a longer period of time in any climate.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kraft_Foods_IncKraft Foods Inc. - Wikipedia

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   James Lewis Kraft, founder. Born in Stevensville, Ontario, Canada, in 1874, James L. Kraft immigrated to the United States in 1903 and started a wholesale door-to-door cheese business in Chicago; its first year of operations was "dismal", losing US$3,000 and a horse.

   • Founded: 1909 (as J.L. Kraft and Bros. Company), December 10, 1923 (as National Dairy Products Corporation)
   • Industry: Food

   • Headquarters: Northfield, Illinois, U.S.
   • Products: Processed food

6. www.ilctr.org › entrepreneur-hof › james-l-j-l-kraftJames L. (J.L.) Kraft < The Immigrant Learning Center

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   James L. (J.L.) Kraft. Country of origin: Canada. Year came to U.S.: 1903. Headquarters: Northfield, IL (Kraft Heinz) 2022 revenue: $26.5 billion (Kraft Heinz) Worldwide employment: 36,000 (Kraft Heinz) and 79,000 (Mondelēz International) Ranked 153 (Kraft Heinz) in the 2023 Fortune 500.

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   Oct 23, 2018 · Monday, October 22, 2018. An Empire Built on Cheese (and a silent partner) By Marilyn Turk. In 1874, James Lewis Kraft (J.L.) was born in Ontario, Canada, the second of eleven children in a Mennonite family. When he was eighteen years old, he took a job at Ferguson’s Grocery in Fort Erie, Ontario.