Chef America Inc.

Chef America Inc.
IndustryFrozen food
FoundedLate 1970s
Defunct2002
FateAcquired by Nestlé
SuccessorNestlé
HeadquartersEnglewood, Colorado
Key people
Paul and David Merage (co-founders)
ProductsHot Pockets

Chef America Inc. was the manufacturer of the microwavable snack Hot Pockets.

Chef America is a former closely held corporation, which was formed in the late 1970s by two brothers, Paul and David Merage,[1][2] of Colorado.

Nestlé acquired the corporation in 2002 for $2.6 billion.[3] Hot Pockets continued to be manufactured in Englewood, Colorado, Chef America's former headquarters, until 2013, when the corporate headquarters was merged with Nestlé's frozen food corporate office in Solon, Ohio.[4] As of 2016, all Hot Pockets were produced in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.

  1. ^ "Paul Merage – Profile – Forbes 400 – October 2003". Forbes. 2003.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "David Merage – Profile – Forbes 400 – October 2003". Forbes. 2003.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Elizabeth Olson (2002-08-07). "Nestlé Strikes $2.6 Billion Deal to Buy Chef America". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Nestle to Move HOT POCKETS® and LEAN POCKETS® Business to Ohio". Solon, Ohio, US: PR Newswire. February 6, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.