Texas Chili Company began doing business in December 1952 making "brick" chili from an old recipe. Chili was prepared and filled into a rectangular "brick shaped" pan and frozen, thus the name brick chili. Although the packaging has changed, the company still produces this type of chili and markets it in supermarkets in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and parts of New Mexico. Texas Chili Company provides an extensive food service distribution of food services products throughout the country.