Hot Pockets are microwavable sandwiches and subs that are typically stuffed with a variety of ingredients. Since the first Hot Pockets were produced and sold in the '80s, many different types of the sandwiches have been made available. Some of these include pizzeria, croissants, panini, and SideShots.http://www.hotpockets.com/products/index.aspx

Not only are there different sandwich types of Hot Pockets, but the bread can be filled with many different sorts of food. There are Hot Pockets with ham and cheese, pepperoni, Philly steak and cheese, bacon, eggs, meatballs and even vegetarian friendly ingredients. This wide variety of options creates the appeal for Hot Pockets to most everyone. Whether you like pizza, veggies, breakfast or just want to be healthy, there is a Hot Pocket brand for you. The addition of Lean Pockets in 1987 allows for the customers to make their meals quickly, take them on the road, at the same time as being health-conscious.http://www.hotpockets.com/aboutus/index.aspx

Hot Pockets came about in the 1970s when the brothers, David Merage and Paul Merage, created the company Chef America Inc. More than a decade after they invented the idea of the Hot Pocket, they finally started selling them.http://ronebreak.com/2008/09/25/hotpockets/#more-835Chef America, while it was still the manufacturer of Hot Pockets, came up with the heat protective and crisping sleeves that the sandwiches cook in as well.

In 1987, Chef America created Lean Pockets in an effort to market to more health-conscious shoppers. After almost two decades of manufacturing Hot Pockets, the two founding brothers finally sold their company to Nestle, one of the world's top nutrition, health and wellness companies, for over 2 and a half billion dollars.http://ronebreak.com/2008/09/25/hotpockets/#more-835Ever since, the Nestle Prepared Foods Company has been putting out more and more brands of Hot Pockets, and is adding quality to the brand every year.http://www.hotpockets.com/aboutus/index.aspx