Ro-Tel

For the Japanese manufacturer of audio/video equipment, see Rotel.

Ro*tel logo

Ro-Tel (stylized as Ro★Tel) is the brand name of a line of canned tomatoes and green chili. There are different varieties of Ro-Tel in varying degrees of hotness and spiciness. The brand was acquired by ConAgra Foods in 2000 from International Home Foods. Ro-Tel gets its name from its inventor, Carl Roettele, who started a family canning company in Elsa, Texas, in the 1940s.^[1] It is commonly used in making chile con queso, particularly with Velveeta,^[2][3] and in King Ranch chicken.

References

1. "About Us & Brand Story | RO-TEL". www.ro-tel.com.
2. Moss, Robert F. (31 October 2017). "Velveeta and Ro-Tel: A Marriage of Convenience". Post and Courier.
3. "A history of Rotel, an important queso ingredient". The Takeout. November 6, 2020.

External links

• ro-tel.com