SINCE 1924

Our meals gather friends & family around the dinner table to create life long memories.

Mahala and Abraham Stouffer started a tradition of delicious food. Swipe to see how the tradition has continued for nearly 100 years.

1922

A black and white picture of the Stouffer family on heir front porch.

Mahala and Abraham Stouffer start serving fresh buttermilk and free crackers in the Cleveland Arcade.

1924

A black and white photo of the lunch counter at the first Stouffer's restaurant.

The first STOUFFER’S® restaurant opens in Cleveland, named “Stouffer Lunch.”

1926

A black and white picture of the entrance and address of the second Stouffer's restaurant.

The second STOUFFER’S restaurant opens in Detroit, MI.

1954

STOUFFER’S restaurants grow to serve over 14 million meals a year, and the company begins creating frozen entrées.

1960

A vintage photo of STOUFFER’S first hotel, the Anacapri Inn.

STOUFFER’S first hotel, the Anacapri Inn, opens in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

1973

A black and white photo of men in suits talking.

Nestlé, the world's biggest food brand, acquires STOUFFER’S.

1981

STOUFFER’S releases a new line of entrées, each containing fewer than 300 calories: LEAN CUISINE®

1990

STOUFFER’S enters the 90's with its name on 68 restaurants and 40 major resorts and hotels, before selling them in 1992 to focus on frozen food.

TODAY

A young woman sits at a picnic table smiling and laughing surrounded by her family and a table set with dinnerware and a red

The STOUFFER’S menu continues to expand with new dishes and flavors so we can serve a new generation.