The homeware brand synonymous with cold leftovers has faced declining sales and aims to sell itself out of chapter 11.

Tupperware Brands filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, after years of struggling with poor demand for its food storage containers and rising financial losses. Here's a look at some of the key moments in the journey of the brand that was once the mainstay of American kitchens: 1940's The company is named after chemist Earl Tupper,

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Tupperware Brands, the maker of innovative kitchen products that pioneered at-home social selling in the 1940s and ‘50s, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Florida-based company said it will remain in operation as it seeks court approval for a sale.