Humans have been freezing foods for ages, but Clarence Birdseye changed the game when he introduced the quick freezing method in 1924. This method, and the ensuing Birdseye company, helped push ...

Betty Cronin, Swanson’s bacteriologist, helped the meals succeed with her research into how to heat the meat and vegetables at the same time while killing food-borne germs. “Eating off a tray ...

The illustrator Koren Shadmi chronicles the half-baked history of the once beloved Swanson meal-in-a-tray. Text and Illustrations by Koren Shadmi Sara Bonisteel contributed reporting. Follow New ...

Swanson's original TV dinner has become an iconic image of Americana. Gravy-covered slices of turkey sat on a bed of cornbread dressing (or is it stuffing?) in a partitioned aluminum tray, sides ...