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'{{Primarysources|date=February 2009}} [[Image:Old El Paso Canadian Taco Mixes.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Old El Paso taco mix used in the preparation of beef tacos.]] '''Old El Paso''' is a [[brand]] applied to a range of [[Mexico|Mexican]]-style [[foods]], including [[dinner]] kits, [[taco]]s and [[tortilla]]s, sauces, [[condiments]], [[rice]] and [[refried beans]]. Old El Paso products are marketed across the globe. The brand is owned by [[General Mills]]. [[Pillsbury Company|Pillsbury]] acquired it in 1995, when its then-parent company [[Grand Metropolitan]] bought [[Pet, Inc.]], which had itself taken over the brand in 1968 from the Mountain Pass Canning Company.<ref>[http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/lehman/chrono.html?company=pet_incorporated Pet Incorporated]</ref> The name is a reference to the city of [[El Paso, Texas]]. General Mills have repeated the style of this product line - a recipe kit with dry ingredients that the consumer finishes with their choice of fresh ingredients - in the Chinese Food range called [[Wanchai Ferry]]. == Issues == In Switzerland, the wheat tortillas - as well as the corn variant, but those less so - tend to mold on the retailer's shelves, or within one or two days of first opening the package. Estimatedly every third or fourth package is affected, though not easily spotted. (In the beginning the mold looks like the darkened spots from baking.) Why this happens is unclear. Other products from the same line seem to not be affected. Furthermore it is not known if the problem exists in other countries. == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.oldelpaso.com Old El Paso USA] *[http://www.oldelpaso.co.uk Old El Paso UK] *[http://www.oldelpaso.de Old El Paso Germany] *[http://www.oldelpaso.com.es Old El Paso Spain] *[http://www.oldelpaso.se Old El Paso Sweden] *[http://www.oldelpaso.com.au/ Old El Paso Australia] *[http://lifemadedelicious.ca/en/ProductPantry/Old%20El%20Paso.aspx Old El Paso Canada] *[http://www.oldelpaso.fr Old El Paso France] *[http://www.facebook.com/oldelpaso Official Old El Paso UK Facebook Page] [[Category:General Mills brands]] [[Category:Tex-Mex cuisine]] {{General Mills}} {{food-product-stub}} [[es:Old El Paso]] [[fr:Old El Paso]]'