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Nationality. Canadian - American. Known for. Kraft Foods Inc. Spouse. Pauline Kraft. Children. 1. 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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Apr 15, 2023 · 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.
Jun 1, 2012 · June 1, 2012. The genius of James L. Kraft, the Canadian-born founder of Kraft Foods, lay not in artisanal cheesemaking but in taking a milk-based product and making it long-lasting,...
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Feb 27, 2023 · Kraft’s origins began with Canadian immigrant James L. Kraft, who started a wholesale door-to-door cheese business in Chicago with his brothers. They incorporated it in 1909. By 1914,...
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Apr 2, 2024 · Kraft grew out of a wholesale cheese-delivery business established in Chicago in 1903 by James L. Kraft. Three years later he and his brother Charles began processing cheese for distribution to area retailers. Two other brothers later joined the firm, and in 1909 it was incorporated as J.L. Kraft Bros. & Company.
Leadership →. Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century. Request the Data. 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.
Oct 22, 2018 · J.L. Kraft was known for being innovative, from the cheese he produced to added products like Velveeta and Parkay. In addition, he was one of the first companies to use advertising on a large-scale basis, a pioneer in branding, making the Kraft name a household word.
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