Don Miguel Foods-

Several years ago, you acquired the El Charrito brand and related intellectual property from Earthgrains and, since then, have been a negligent brand ambassador. After letting the brand languish for a while, you ultimately killed it, taking our beloved Saltillo Dinner to the metaphorical "Beloved Food Grave". 

While the Saltillo Dinner (and other El Charrito products) were far from what a gourmand would consider "good" or even "edible", for many of us in Generation X, it holds a special place in our hearts. Its beef and cheese enchiladas, beans that were never hot enough and weirdly-creamy Spanish rice were mainstays of our over-scheduled youth and college years. 

When there was no other palatable alternative in the house, there was always that forgotten, freezer-burned Saltillo Dinner in the back of the Frigidaire, tucked behind the frozen peas and the round steak your mother got on sale at the Safeway—a panacea in a comestible wasteland.

For many of us Gen Xers, especially those with single mothers or busy parents, the Saltillo Dinner was a lifeline of "nutrition", serving as a feast while we were stuck at home alone while mom worked late and dad drank too much at the Regal Beagle after work with "the boys". 

Thus, it holds a special place in our hearts (and bellies) and its long-absence from the nation's supermarket shelves weighs heavily on society. As it is, our children will never experience the joy of the Saltillo Dinner's unevenly-heated chili con carne and gel-like chili con queso, nor its porridge-like rice and not-quite-refried beans. This is, as you might imagine, an experience that would have a positive impact on society and, without it, greatly-affects modern America's quality of life.

Thus, we, the American people, implore you to return the Saltillo Dinner to the freezer sections of our grocers. Make the world a better place; a place where the next generation can participate in the shared joy and experience of the beloved and missed Saltillo Dinner.  A place where our collective admiration of the Saltillo Dinner bridges cultural, societal and political divides. A place where the Saltillo Dinner defines our unique "American-ness" and ensures that future generations will have the comforting, lukewarm joie de vivre of the Saltillo Dinner awaiting them in their freezers for decades to come.