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 frozen ...

There was nothing fancy about them. No garnish, no fresh ingredients, no clever packaging—just a foil tray and the promise of something hot to eat while watching cartoons or reruns on a boxy TV. Back ...

Although they may still be around today, the heyday of frozen TV dinners is long gone. Back in the 1950s they were all the rage: Invented in a post-war environment that valued convenience and comfort, ...

We’ve been living the good life of frozen food for about 80 years, and in the 1970s, things weren’t too different from what they are now. We’ve still got Stouffer’s and Swanson’s. We’ve still got lots ...