"Food Fight" was developed by General Computer Corporation (GCC), the company that designed the custom chips of the Atari 7800 and produced Midway's "Ms. Pac-Man". Like "Ms. Pac-Man", GCC's connection to Atari was born out of accusations of copyright infringement. The company had produced a kit that would speed up Atari's "Missile Command" arcade machines, but with General Computer claiming the copyright for the modified game. Fearing for its intellectual property rights, Atari sued GCC for $15 million. The case was settled out of court, with Atari contracting GCC to produce video games for them, including "Food Fight" and "Quantum".