US Patent Issued to KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS on July 14 for "Method of producing a simplified cheese spread and products therefrom" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,843, issued on July 14, was assigned to KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC (Chicago).

"Method of producing a simplified cheese spread and products therefrom" was invented by Jonathan Wiese (Chicago) and Judith Moca (Palatine, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel cheese products and methods of producing such cheese products that include a biogenerated exopolysaccharide (EPS) formed in-situ and separate from the main cream cheese fermentation. In some approaches, the methods and cheese products herein build a unique texture and/or microstructure that permits the cheese to utilize a simplified ingredient line while still mimicking the de...