Chef Boyardee: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 12:49 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Chef Boyardee Lasagna 15 oz** (GTIN 00064144043040), from the wanted list (old title "chef boyardee lasagna pasta with chunky tomato meat sauce 15 oz"). **Identity:** barcode 0 64144 04304 0 . This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Chef Boyardee <!--brand-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Chef Boyardee
website: https://www.chefboyardee.com/
founded: 1928
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| -------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/conagra-brands | | 2000 | 2025-06-03 | true | sourced | ^wikipedia | Divestiture completed 2025-06-03 per ^conagra-sale |
| owned_by | company/hometown-food-company | | 2025-06-03 | | | sourced | ^conagra-sale | |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Chef Boy-Ar-Dee | search | | | |
| Chef Boiardi | search | | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_Boyardee | Wikipedia: Chef Boyardee | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| conagra-sale | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/conagra-brands-completes-divestiture-of-chef-boyardee-brand-to-hometown-food-company-a-brynwood-partners-portfolio-company-302471923.html | Conagra Brands Completes Divestiture of Chef Boyardee Brand to Hometown Food Company, a Brynwood Partners Portfolio Company | 2026-09-13 | Conagra Brands, Inc. via PR Newswire | manufacturer | 2025-06-03 | | | | | |
| brynwood | https://www.brynwoodpartners.com/news-article/hometown-food-company-a-brynwood-partners-portfolio-company-agrees-to-acquire-the-chef-boyardee%C2%AE-brand-from-conagra-brands-inc | Hometown Food Company, a Brynwood Partners Portfolio Company, Agrees to Acquire the Chef Boyardee Brand from Conagra Brands, Inc. | 2026-09-13 | Brynwood Partners | publication | 2025-05-01 | | | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
American brand of canned pasta founded by Ettore (Hector) Boiardi in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1928; the name is the phonetic spelling of his surname.[^wikipedia] Owned by ConAgra Foods (later Conagra Brands) from 2000, it was divested with its Milton, Pennsylvania plant to Hometown Food Company, a Brynwood Partners portfolio company, on 3 June 2025.[^wikipedia][^conagra-sale] Brynwood describes it as sold mainly in the US, with a strong presence in Canada and Puerto Rico.[^brynwood]
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