Chef America Inc.

Chef America Inc.
Industry	Frozen food
Founded	Late 1970s
Defunct	2002
Fate	Acquired by Nestlé
Successor	Nestlé
Headquarters	Englewood, Colorado
Key people	Paul and David Merage (co-founders)
Products	Hot Pockets

Last updated January 17, 2022

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.

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References

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

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[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 .

[PR_News_Wire_February_2012-4] "Nestle to Move HOT POCKETS® and LEAN POCKETS® Business to Ohio". Solon, Ohio, US: PR Newswire. February 6, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

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