Evolution of Convenience Cooking in America

What technology allowed TV dinners to exist in the first place?

• Television

• Slow freezing technology

• Flash freezer

• Microwave oven

Who was the American inventor who copied the flash freeze strategy of the Inuit at a commercial scale?

• Betty Cronin

• Clarence Birdseye

• Maxom Food Systems

• Gerry Thomas

What was the name of the company that adopted Birdseye's technology for their 'Strato-Plates'?

• Nestlé

• Swanson

• Campbell's

• Pillsbury

What was the first domestic microwave oven priced at in 1967?

• $3000

• $200

• $1000

• $495

Which company bought the Swanson TV dinner business?

• Campbell's

• Nestlé

• Pillsbury

• Blue Apron

What was the biggest need that people were looking for in convenience cooking according to the text?

• Affordability

• Health

• Variety

• Quality

What was the annual sales of products designed for the microwave in 1986?

• $200 million

• $300 million

• $269 million

• $100 million

What was the fastest growing grocery category during the COVID-19 pandemic?

• Frozen foods

• Canned goods

• Beverages

• Fresh produce