Food Science & Cooking · Recorded milestone
TV dinner
Recorded year1953
Swanson sells a complete frozen meal in an aluminium tray that heats in the oven, launching the ready-meal industry.
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.