Draft:Thaw and Eat

Thaw and Eat is a category of frozen convenience foods which don’t need need an oven or microwave to prepare. The portable meal market was reported in 2022 to be worth $600 million.;

Examples of 'thaw and eat' products include:


 * J.M. Smucker Co. Uncrustables
 * Eggo waffles that don’t require a toaster ; and
 * Heinz LaunchBox sandwiches.

Commercial Activity
The Uncrustable frozen sandwich was first developed in 1995 and purchased by the J.M. Smucker Company in 1999. Nestlé entered the 'thaw and eat' market in May 2022 with a sandwich that didn't need to be heated in a microwave it called a 'Deliwich'