''Company's Coming'' is a popular line of cookbooks that has sold over 30 million copies since 1981. The series is produced by Company's Coming Publishing Limited based in

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, and distributed from

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. The series was written by

Jean Paré Jean Paré, Order of Canada, CM (December 7, 1927 – December 24, 2022) was a Canadian caterer, author of the ''Company's Coming'' cookbook series, and founder of Company's Coming Publishing Limited. She was one of the top-selling cookbo ...

. Founded in 1981, the ''Company's Coming'' series comprises over 200 cookbooks, each on a single subject. In 2009, Company's Coming Editor Laurie Stempfle wrote ''Gold: Small Plates for Sharing'' which received the Canadian Culinary Gold award in the Cookbook category.

Author

Paré started as a caterer. In 1981, at the age of 54, she self-published her first cookbook, printing 15,000 copies of ''150 Delicious Squares.'' The book was sold in specially designed racks at gas stations, grocery stores and at local fairs. This first book started the Company's Coming company. Paré died on December 24, 2022, at the age of 95.

Recipes

During the late 80s, Paré asked a local Morinville, Alberta resident, Jeannette Bachand, for some recipes to include in an upcoming cookbook. The first of Bachand's recipes were published in 1989 after Bachand called Company's Coming for a specific recipe for green tomatoes. There were no recipes for such a thing and was called by Paré for some recipes. When Dinners of the World was being written for release in 1991, Pare asked Bachand for French Canadian recipes. Four of the recipes are featured in the book, but her name is not due to the company's style.

List of cookbooks

This is a list of cookbooks in order of series then alphabetized. Updated October 2024

Original Series

Focus Series

Canada Cooks

Essential Series

Greatest Hits Series

Healthy Cooking Series

Kids in the Kitchen

Lifestyle Series

Most Loved Recipe Collection

Pint Size Series

Practical Gourmet

Special Occasion Series

Wild Canada Series

Assorted Titles

Combination Cookbooks

Creative Series

Pattern Series

Workshop Series

References

External links

Company's Coming official website
{{Edmonton Businesses Publications established in 1981 Book series Canadian cookbooks