where did cream cheese come from
MondelÄz International now sells Philadelphia in over 80 countries worldwide. To trace the history of Philadelphia from its humble beginnings in a New York Dairy in 1872 right the way onto your plate today click on the dates and follow our Philly timeline. The first cream cheese is made in New York by an American dairyman William Lawrence. âPhiladelphiaâ is adopted as the brand name, after the city that was considered at the time to be the home of top quality food. It was distributed for the first time in foil wrappers.