- Totino's
Totino's and Jeno's are brands of frozen
pizza owned byGeneral Mills , which collectively are reportedly the best selling economy frozen pizza brands in theUnited States .Rose Totino created take-out and later in 1962, Totino's frozen pizza, eventually becoming a vice-president ofPillsbury Company . [cite web|title=Rose Totino
url=http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/898/|publisher=Harvard College|accessdate=2008-02-25] Totino's was acquired by General Mills, with the purchase of Pillsbury. In the 1960s Pillsbury bought the name Totino's from an Italian restaurant Totino's Kitchen based in Pillsbury's home townMinneapolis, Minnesota , that was founded in1951 (the restaurant announced on August 4,2007 that it is relocating from its original site near downtown Minneapolis and opened a new location in late March 2008 in Mounds View (a north Twin Cities suburb). [http://buzz.mn/?q=node/1433] ). The recipe for the frozen pizza differs from the pizza served at the restaurant, though both are thin-crust. Totino's is also one of the most popular brands ofpizza rolls , bite-size dumpling-like products filled with pizza toppings.Criticism and Recalls
Totino's pizza has been criticized for its high amount of
trans fat , each containing three to five grams, well over the two gram a dayFDA -recommended limit. In 2006, Totino's completed its phasing out of 100% real cheese in its pizzas.Fact|date=February 2008 The Three Cheese Party Pizza was the last variety to contain 100% real cheese, and the trans fat doubled from 1.5 grams to 3 grams per serving when they changed the ingredients to include a combination of real and imitation cheeses.On November 1, 2007, Totino's and Jeno's brand pizza were recalled for potential
E. coli contamination. [http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_049_2007_Release/index.aspFSIS Recall Notice]The Totino's name is also given to
Totino-Grace High School , a private Roman Catholic high school inFridley, Minnesota . The high school was originally called Grace, but was changed to the current name after Jim and Rose Totino helped the school stay open during its early days. In addition to their countless gifts to the school, they later gave the school its first million dollar gift.References
External links
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* [http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/brands/brand.aspx?catID=76 General Mills Totino's and Jeno's page]
* [http://www.totinoskitchen.com/history.html Totino's Kitchen]
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