Swanson Frozen Dinners
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Swanson Frozen Dinners are a line of pre-packaged, heat-and-serve frozen meals that helped popularize the TV dinner concept in mid-20th-century America.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convenience food
ⓘ
frozen dinner product line ⓘ frozen food brand ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
busy households
ⓘ
individual diners ⓘ working parents ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
convenience food boom
ⓘ
mid-20th-century American culture ⓘ postwar consumerism ⓘ |
| brandOf |
TV dinners
ⓘ
frozen dinners ⓘ |
| category | frozen prepared meals ⓘ |
| consumptionContext | eating while watching television ⓘ |
| containsCourse |
dessert
ⓘ
main course ⓘ side dishes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy | Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBrandAssociation | Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heatingMethod |
microwave oven
ⓘ
oven ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize |
TV dinner concept
ⓘ
frozen ready-made meals ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | icon of American convenience cuisine ⓘ |
| influenced | later frozen meal brands ⓘ |
| intendedServing | single-serving meal ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
heat-and-serve meals
ⓘ
time-saving dinners ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the term "TV dinner" ⓘ |
| packagingForm |
compartmentalized tray
ⓘ
frozen meal box ⓘ |
| partOfIndustry | frozen food industry ⓘ |
| primaryUse | quick home meals ⓘ |
| productType | ready-to-heat meal ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
TV dinners
ⓘ
convenience foods ⓘ ready meals ⓘ |
| requiresPreparation | heating only ⓘ |
| soldIn |
grocery stores
ⓘ
supermarkets ⓘ |
| storageCondition | frozen ⓘ |
| targetMarket | American consumers ⓘ |
| timeToPrepare | short cooking time ⓘ |
| typicalProtein |
beef
ⓘ
chicken ⓘ turkey ⓘ |
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