Merage family

The Merage family /məˈrɑːdʒ/ is a wealthy Iranian Jewish family residing in Orange County, California.[1] In 2004 the Merage Jewish Community Center[2] opened in Irvine, California; the center was named after the Merage Family and serves the needs of Orange County.

The Merage Family
Current regionUnited States
Place of originIran
Estate(s)Orange County, California

David and Paul Merage[3] co-founded Chef America Inc. where they created the popular microwavable snack, Hot Pockets, in the early 1980s. The brothers later sold the Chef America Inc. company to Nestlé for $2.6 billion.[4] Hot Pockets were manufactured in Englewood, Colorado, Chef America's former headquarters, until moving its business to the rest of Nestlé's frozen business in Solon, Ohio.[5]

Paul Merage's daughter Michelle Janavs was sentenced to a 5-month sentence [6]for bribing and cheating to secure a place for her daughter at University of Southern California.

References
  1. Jewish Journal: "Photo Essay: L.A.’s Iranian Jews repaying Alliance’s generosity" by Karmel Melamed November 2, 2008
  2. "Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County, California". Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. "Meet Our Leaders". Shaping the Future of Global Leaders. University of California, Irvine. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. "Special Lecture by David Merage, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, Chef America". MIT. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  5. "Nestle to Move HOT POCKETS® and LEAN POCKETS® Business to Ohio". Solon, Ohio, US: PR Newswire. February 6, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  6. "Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs sentenced to 5 months imprisonment in college admissions scam". Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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