Try It Once And You’ll Want It Again
Around the turn of the century, Mama Joe and Papa Joe Korkames came to America. In 1929 they settled in Fort Smith, Arkansas where they opened a small café, “The Famous Café”.
The café was a popular hangout for the area’s high school students and other youth around the city. The kids would often remark that “The Famous Café was famous for its chili”. In fact, chili became so popular that Papa Joe began packaging it in one-pound hand-wrapped bricks to sell to his customers. At that point, Papa Joe decided to market the chili for retail sales in grocery stores around the state. Sales were great and Papa Joe established…
“The Famous Chili Company” in 1935.
After Papa Joe’s death, his son Joseph Edward Korkames took over the Fort Smith operation. To keep pace with the ever-growing demand for Famous Brand Chili products, Joe E. automated the Fort Smith facility to mass-produce the Famous and 4 Star brands of chili in a boil-in-bag packaging for convenient preparation. Along with the retail brands, the Famous Chili Company has an institutional / restaurant line of great-tasting Heat & Serve products.
The conveniently packaged Famous Premium Homestyle Beef Chili, Famous Hot Dog Chili Sauce, and Famous Brand Taco Filling are ideal for preparing many Mexican and Southwestern recipes.
Quality Wholesome Products are a timeless tradition at Famous Chili backed by decades of family pride. Today, the company is still owned and operated by the Korkames Family, now in their 3rd & 4th generations!
Famous Brand Chili is still made using the time-tested recipe that Mama Joe and Papa Joe used to start the company nearly 100 years ago.
For more information about the Famous Chili Company, go to famouschili.com
