In mid-1940's, Sonoma Valley Creamery sold their products to the Kraft Foods, founded by James L. Kraft.
Eventually, the name changed from Sonoma Valley Creamery to Sonoma Valley Cheese Factory and finally, the current incarnation: Sonoma Cheese Factory. During the mid to late 1940s, Sonoma Cheese Factory sold cottage cheese and cream cheese to the Kraft Foods. James L. Kraft 
