TV ads for Le Menu implored buyers to pair it with a vintage ... Swanson and Sons as a good excuse to turn back the clock and ...

And when C.A. Swanson & Sons introduced the TV dinner in 1954 ... And in a culture where packaging is paramount, the idea that a complete meal could be contained in one slim, stackable container ...

Whereas Maxson had called its frozen airline meals “Strato-Plates,” Swanson introduced America to its “TV dinner” (Thomas claims to have invented the name) at a time when the concept was ...