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Bellisio Foods

American frozen food manufacturer

Bellisio Foods Incorporated (formerly Michelina's) is an American frozen food manufacturer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company was founded by Jeno Paulucci in Duluth, Minnesota, and is now owned by Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited of Thailand. Its products are primarily sold in the United States and are also distributed in more than 12 countries, including Canada, Australia, Russia and China.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industryfood industry1
  • HeadquartersMinneapolis1
  • Websitewww.bellisiofoods.com
  • Legal formINCORPORATED3
  • LEI549300GIEE3QCVWU7P803
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address525 Lake Avenue South, 55802 Duluth, United States3
  • Registered withOffice of the Minnesota Secretary of State Business & Lien system, 8018603

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Bellisio Foods Incorporated (formerly Michelina's) is an American frozen food manufacturer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company was founded by Jeno Paulucci in Duluth, Minnesota, and is now owned by Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited of Thailand. Its products are primarily sold in the United States and are also distributed in more than 12 countries, including Canada, Australia, Russia and China. As the third-largest producer of frozen entrees in the United States the company has a daily production capacity of over two million meals.2

Corporate structure

Bellisio Foods sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

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Acquisitions

On June 16, 2013, Bellisio purchased APC Foods, located in Austin, Minnesota, for $6.1 million. APC was for sale after its owners filed for receivership to avoid bankruptcy.

Also in 2013, Overhill Farms Inc., a frozen foods manufacturer based in Vernon, California, was acquired by the company for approximately $80 million.

Bellisio was purchased by Thai food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods in 2016 for $1.08 billion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bellisio Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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