Chef Boyardee is a brand of canned pasta products sold internationally by Conagra Brands. The company was founded by Italian immigrant Hector Boiardi in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., in 1928.
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History
In 1924, Boiardi opened Il Giardino d'Italia restaurant at East 9th Street and Woodland Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. The idea for Chef Boyardee came about when restaurant customers began asking Boiardi for his spaghetti sauce. Four years later, in 1928, he opened a factory and moved production to Milton, Pennsylvania, where enough tomatoes and mushrooms could be grown. He decided to name his product "Boy-Ar-Dee" to help Americans pronounce his name correctly.
The U.S. military commissioned them during World War II for the production of army rations, requiring the factory to run 24/7. After the war, instead of reducing production, the company was sold to American Home Products in 1946 so that everyone working there would be able to keep his or her job. American Home Products turned its food division into International Home Foods in 1996. Four years later, International Home Foods was purchased by ConAgra Foods, which continues to produce Chef Boyardee canned pastas bearing Boiardi's likeness.
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Current products (canned or microwaveable)
- Spaghetti and Meatballs (Jumbo, Mini, or Regular)
- Beefaroni-traditional Italian dish (Big, Regular, Whole Grain)
- Ravioli (Beef, Mini Beef, Cheese, Chicken, sausage)
- Chicken Alfredo
- Lasagna (Regular or Whole Grain)
- Mini (ABCs & 123s, dinosaurs, ravioli, or spaghetti & meatballs)
- Mini Pasta Shells and Meatballs
- Macaroni (Cheesy Burger Macaroni, Chili Mac, Mac & Cheese, Pizza Twist, Kickin' Sloppy Joe, or Cheeseburger Maxx)
- Pizza Sauce
- Pizza Maker (Cheese or Pepperoni)
- Spaghetti Sauce
References
External links
- Official site
- Hector Boiardi (Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)
- Gallery of classic graphic design featuring Chef Boyardee
- 1960s TV ad for Beefaroni
Source of article : Wikipedia
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