https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Kraft:  James Lewis Kraft (December 11, 1874 – February 16, 1953) was a Canadian American entrepreneur and inventor. Kraft was the first to patent processed cheese.  ...   Kraft emigrated to Buffalo, New York in 1902, taking a position as secretary and treasurer of the Shefford Cheese Company. He became a partner in the company the following year, but his partners abruptly dissolved the agreement while he was on a business trip to Chicago — either to inspect the local branch of the company[5] or to supervise it.[6] Stranded in the big city, Kraft used his remaining $65 in capital to rent a horse and wagon and established his own business of buying cheese wholesale and selling it to local grocers.