10 things you didn't know about Kraft boxed macaroni and cheese

Erin McDowellMay 20, 2020, 22:03 IST

Kraft Mac & Cheese.D-Huss/Getty Images

Kraft Mac & Cheese was the first pasta product to come with processed, powdered cheese.
In 1937 alone, 9 million boxes were sold — this number would multiply five times during World War II.
However, while Kraft Mac & Cheese is a pantry staple in the US, it's even more popular in Canada.

You likely have at least one box buried somewhere in your cabinets.

However, few people actually know the backstory and cultural importance surrounding Kraft's boxed mac and cheese.

From how many boxes are sold annually to what pasta-lovers around the world call this cheesy macaroni, here are 10 things you didn't know about Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.

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Kraft Macaroni & Cheese has been around since 1937, though similar recipes date back as far as the 1700s.

Mac and cheese. Igor Dutina/Shutterstock

Kraft was the first company to patent the processed cheese powder that would make its product famous.

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese boxes. Spencer Green/AP

Kraft's creation was an instant smash hit.

Kraft Mac & Cheese box. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

The easy-to-make dinner became popular during wartime for its low price — early advertisements claimed it could feed a family of four for just 19 cents.

Kraft Mac & Cheese. Madeline Diamond/INSIDER

Today, roughly a million boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese are sold every day.

Boxes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register/Getty Images

There are currently four flavors of Kraft Mac & Cheese on the market.

Kraft products. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

In 2015, Kraft announced it would remove artificial yellow dye from its boxed dinner.

Kraft Mac & Cheese ingredients in 2015. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Kraft Mac & Cheese is called different things around the world.

KD boxes. rustycanuck/Shutterstock

In fact, it's one of the most beloved foods in Canada.

Kraft Mac & Cheese. D-Huss/Getty Images

One Kraft-Heinz factory in Montreal is working around-the-clock to suit the demands of consumers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Packages of Easy Mac Macaroni & Cheese Cups move along the production line on March 27, 2020, at a factory in Illinois. Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

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