The Stranded 19-Year-Old Who Invented American Cheese from Unwanted Leftovers

When it comes to food, Kraft is an industry juggernaut — worth $40 billion.

But it wasn’t always the giant that it is today. The history of Kraft starts with a man stranded in Chicago, who took his last $65 and began selling cheese from a horse-pulled wagon.

Then, he used leftover cheese scraps to experiment and find a new way to make cheese that lasted longer, which he shipped in tins to support the soldiers fighting in the first World War.

This is the story of how James L. Kraft built his food empire.

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