<P> Old El Paso is a brand of Tex - Mex - style foods from American food producer General Mills . These including dinner kits, tacos and tortillas, sauces, condiments, rice and refried beans . </P> <P> Old El Paso products are marketed across the globe . The brand is owned by General Mills . 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 . </P> <P> The name is a reference to the city of El Paso, Texas and the historical "Old" period when Texas was a part of Mexico . </P> <P> In 1917, the Mountain Pass Canning Company in New Mexico was bought from a local in El Paso, Texas . The Old El Paso company originally started by selling canned tomatoes and pinto beans . By 1938, Old El Paso was registered as a trade mark . </P>

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