Stouffer's

Stouffer's is a brand of frozen prepared foods, currently produced by Nestlé Prepared Foods, a division of Nestlé USA,^[1] and previously produced by Stouffer Corporation prior to the company's full integration into Nestlé. Stouffer's products are available in the United States and Canada. Stouffer's is known for such popular fare as lasagna, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, ravioli, fettuccine Alfredo, and salisbury steak. It also produces a line of reduced-fat products under the Lean Cuisine brand name.

Stouffer Corporation launched its frozen foods business in 1946, and was originally an offshoot of the company's chain of Stouffer Lunch restaurants.

In the early 1960s, Stouffer's worked with noted chef Louis Szathmary to develop new frozen food products, including its class spinach souffle.^[2]

In February 2023, Nestle Canada announced their intentions to wind down and exit the frozen meals and pizza business within the next six months.^[3]

In 1991, the Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint that Stouffer Foods had misrepresented sodium content in their Lean Cuisine entrees by stating that they were low in sodium. Stouffer's argued that the campaign had focused on good taste and controlled sodium, fat, and calories. They also argued that the sodium claim was relative, reflecting a lower amount of sodium, not necessarily that the entrees were low sodium. However, the Administrative Law Judge ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission.^[4]

In 2003, Applebee's sued Stouffer's for a 1997 trademark infringement of Applebee's marketing term "Skillet Sensations." Applebee's had a line of "Skillet Sensations" of their own and claimed that it caused confusion for customers that believed the Stouffer's line was linked to theirs. The U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled in favor of Applebee's.^[5]

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