James L. Kraft
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James L. Kraft was a Canadian-American entrepreneur and cheese manufacturer who founded the company that became Kraft Foods, one of the world’s largest food and beverage corporations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cheese manufacturer
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entrepreneur ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedCompany |
Kraft Foods Inc.
NERFINISHED
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Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1874-12-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Stevensville, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModelInnovation | developed methods for packaging and distributing cheese to retailers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1953-02-16 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Kraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cheese production
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food marketing ⓘ food processing ⓘ |
| founded |
J. L. Kraft & Bros. Company
NERFINISHED
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Kraft Foods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | James Lewis Kraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| industry |
dairy industry
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food industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Kraft Foods
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pioneering processed cheese products ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian-American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
expanded a small cheese wholesaling business into a major food corporation
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introduced processed cheese that could be shipped long distances without spoiling ⓘ secured patents related to processed cheese ⓘ |
| notableFor | building one of the world’s largest food and beverage corporations ⓘ |
| notableWork | development and commercialization of processed cheese ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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cheese maker ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Kraft Foods
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president of Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| sibling |
Charles Herbert Kraft
NERFINISHED
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Frederick J. Kraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Kraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Kraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Pauline Kraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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