Refrigerated, microwaveable food entree in stand-up pouch
CA 2211632 A1 · Owner: Wilcox, Stephen P. · Inventors: Johnson, Cynthia L.; Wilcox, Stephen P.
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The combination of a refrigerated microwaveable food entree and stand-up pouch is provided. The pouch of the combination is a flexible pouch which has a foldable bottom panel which defines an expanded configuration or an unexpanded closed configuration of the pouch depending upon the extent that the unsealed portion of the bottom panel is folded. The pouch also includes areas by which the pouch can be safely grasped by the user even after the combination has been heated to eating temperatures typically within a microwave oven. A method for providing a hot food entree is also described, the entree being a heated food component which has been pasteurized and refrigerated prior to heating for …
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- Filed July 28, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 28, 2017.
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