The Swanson company then seized this opportunity to launch the TV dinner. Swanson's original frozen TV dinner consisted of a ...

Whenever consumers did get to try these dinners, the response was enthusiastic – but they didn’t catch on nationally. Fortunately for Mr. Thomas and his colleagues at Swanson, a new form of home ...

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 ...

A. Swanson & Sons frozen-food company, the brothers have cut hours from kitchen chores with nine lines of frozen pies, appetizers, meat and poultry dishes, and complete “TV Dinners,” each one ...