Pizza rolls

Pizza rolls are a frozen food product consisting of bite-sized breaded pizza pockets with an interior of diced pepperoni, tomato sauce, and melted cheese. They were created in the United States by food industry entrepreneur Jeno Paulucci, who specialized in frozen Chinese food.[1] Jeno's began using the Pizza Rolls trademark in 1967.[2] In 1985, Paulucci sold Jeno's to Pillsbury, which owned Totino's pizza.[3] In 1993, Jeno's Pizza Rolls were rebranded as Totino's Pizza Rolls.[4]

Pepperoni Pizza Rolls packaging

Cooked Totino's Pizza Rolls

Pizza rolls are sold in a variety of flavors including Cheese, Combination, Pepperoni, Triple Pepperoni, Sausage, Supreme, Triple Cheese, and Triple Meat.[5]

After a series of commercial spoofs on Saturday Night Live, Totino's pizza rolls saw a boost in popularity and sales in 2016.[6]

See also

• Pocket sandwich
• List of stuffed dishes

References

1. T. Rees Shapiro (November 30, 2011). "Jeno Paulucci, food visionary behind the pizza roll, dies at 93". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
2. Jeno's v. Commissioner (U.S. Dist. Ct. Minnesota July 22, 1985).Text
3. St. Anthony, Neal (March 10, 1986). "Doughboy is king of the freezer". Star Tribune. Minneapolis.
4. "Our History". Totino's. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
5. "Totino's Products". Totino's. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
6. Painter, Kristen Leigh (November 12, 2016). "General Mills has surprise growth star: Totino's frozen pizzas and rolls". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

External links

• Totino's products