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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1998
Stuart A Cochran, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Steven J Goll, McFarland, WI (US);
Howard C Lippincott, Madison, WI (US);
Gary A Winkler, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Kraft Foods, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A baked pizza crust is provided having a water activity in the range of about 0.6-0.85, the baked crust being suitable for use in a refrigerated, ready-to-eat pizza kit. Also provided is a kit for preparing ready-to-eat pizza, the kit including pizza crust, pizza sauce and one or a plurality of pizza toppings which are hermetically sealed from the external atmosphere in a package having a base tray and a top fitted and sealed to said base tray. Preferably, each food item is in a separate compartment sealed from the other food items to substantially retard or prevent flavor, moisture and microbial migration from one food item to another.