{"id":131806,"date":"2026-01-21T11:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/131806\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:56:21","slug":"houston-mother-and-son-go-viral-with-cheese-grater-foam-hats-after-cease-and-desist-from-the-green-bay-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/131806\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston mother and son go viral with cheese grater foam hats after cease-and-desist from the Green Bay Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013 From a cease-and-desist to business booming, a local mother and son duo have turned controversy into creativity. Their viral foam hats have sparked thousands of orders, and KPRC\u2019s Zorrie Jones <\/a>caught up with the creators behind the buzz.<\/p>\n

Manuel Rojas and his mother, Grace, are the team behind Foam Party Hats<\/a>, a Houston company that creates oversized, custom foam headwear for celebrations and sporting events.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started back in Venezuela in the 2000s. Everything started with my mom. She\u2019s the genius behind all of our products, the genius behind the design of the hats,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cIn 2010, we had to escape the country because of the political situation. Then, in 2017, we founded a company in Houston, Foam Party Hats, and it\u2019s been growing year after year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company gained wider attention in 2020 when it pitched its products on Shark Tank<\/a>. Since then, Foam Party Hats has worked with major retailers and continued to expand its line.<\/p>\n

One of the company\u2019s most successful products is the Cheese Grater Hat, which followed the discontinuation of an earlier cheese-shaped foam hat sold to fans of the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was more mimicked toward Swiss cheese, with a red band on the bottom,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cAt that time, the cheese hats\u2019 manufacturing process was down, so fans were looking for an alternative. We sold it on Amazon and received a lot of orders.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the company eventually received a cease-and-desist letter from the packers related to that product.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was shocked because we were a small business getting a legal document from such a big corporation,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cIt was really scary. Luckily, we had an investor from Shark Tank, so we ran it by them. They told us the best thing to do was take the product down. You can fight it, but it would cost too much.\u201d<\/p>\n

After having to stop selling that product, Rojas said the company responded by creating the Cheese Grater Hat, a playful twist inspired by the situation. The move quickly paid off, as customer support poured in and orders surged. Sales spiked even more after the Bears\u2019 win over the Packers on January 10, with fans rallying behind the new design.<\/p>\n

During KPRC\u2019s Zorrie Jones<\/a> visit to Foam Party Hats, Rojas showed stacks of printed orders of roughly 8,000 in a single day as the company worked to keep up with demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amount of love has been amazing,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cWe get tons of emails from people just saying thank you for making the product. People are buying all the way to March, and they understand we\u2019re backlogged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rojas says the experience has been overwhelming, but incredibly rewarding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been nonstop, but we\u2019re grateful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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