National Grilled Cheese Month – Apr. 1, 2027

Expected National Grilled Cheese Month Deals

While we await official 2027 promotions, National Grilled Cheese Month typically sees a surge in cheesy deals from major restaurant chains and grocery stores. Expect fast-casual eateries like Panera Bread to offer soup and sandwich combos, while grocery giants such as Kroger and Walmart roll out discounts on cheese, bread, and butter. Specialty cheese shops like Murray’s Cheese may feature unique grilled cheese kits or gourmet ingredient bundles. Brands like Kraft Singles and Tillamook often run campaigns promoting their products as perfect for the ultimate grilled cheese. Look for local diners and delis to create limited-time grilled cheese specials throughout April. We will update this page with confirmed live deals as April approaches.

History of National Grilled Cheese Month

America’s history with the grilled cheese sandwich has been a long and delightful one. While the world has produced multiple variations of this sandwich, it gained a prominent place in the food world during the 1900s. Many older cookbooks feature recipes for adding cheese between two slices of bread — all with different methods and styles of cooking. One recipe from 1902 recommended a hot oven while another from 1929 suggested cooks broil the ingredients to make ‘toasted cheese’.

The proliferation of these sandwiches was further spurred by the invention of sliced bread in 1928. The sandwich was so popular that government-issued cookbooks during World War II instructed navy cooks to make these “American cheese filling sandwiches.” These sandwiches still didn’t much resemble the grilled cheese of today — one slice of bread was topped with grated cheese to create an open-faced sandwich.

Then, another invention came about. Kraft Foods introduced individually wrapped slices of yellow processed cheese in 1949. One more important addition was made to the grilled cheese — another bread slice to “close” and form a sandwich. And finally, the grilled cheese sandwich as we all know, and love was born.

In all this time, this invention had still not garnered a uniform name and was called toasted cheese, cheese sandwich, or toasted sandwiches. This changed only in the 1960s when this much-loved comfort food was finally called the ‘grilled cheese’.

Since then, recipes for the grilled cheese sandwich have been perfected and innovated, but the core of the sandwich stays the same — two slices of bread safely ensconce some delicious cheese, which is grilled to perfection on a warm pan or skillet.

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