Ro-Tel

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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.

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Conagra Brands
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¹ Frozen foods only ² U.S. only ³ Canada and Mexico Category