Why is it Named Philadelphia?

  If you think that Philadelphia is named after the city of brotherly love, then you are correct (in a way). If you think it was named for the city in which it comes from, Im afraid you are wrong. Here’s the lowdown on how the famous cream cheese got its name:

            To understand how Philadelphia came to be, we have to take a quick look at how it was even made. In 1872 an American dairy man from New York named William Lawrence accidentally concocted the cream cheese spread when trying to make a French cheese known as Neufchatel (which Philadelphia still produces today). He loved the cream cheese so much that in 1880 he began to distribute it in foil wrappers. He gave it the name Philadelphia, because at the time the city was known as the home of top quality food. So to call it Philadelphia would make it sound like something of class and high quality, which of coarse it was!

            Lawrence eventually sold the Philadelphia trademark to the Phoenix Cheese Co. of New York in 1903. Kraft later merged with the Phoenix Cheese Company in 1928, and kept the name, which was now synonymous with the cheese.  Over 100 years later Philadelphia is still alive and well and now comes in a variety of flavors and packages for us to enjoy. It’s the most famous cream cheese there ever was, and ever will be!