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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2002
Amy L. Gosselin, Westchester, IL (US);
Frank Cole, Glenview, IL (US);
Steven Greiner, Mundelein, IL (US);
Christopher P. Guzowski, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Amy Lynne Zettlemeyer, Dublin, CA (US);
Barbara Sue Schwab, Grayslake, IL (US);
Richard William Livezey, Verona, WI (US);
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A one-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring is provided. A method for making a one-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring is also provided. The one-dish frozen dinner product preferably includes a receptacle containing the one-dish frozen dinner product, a baking shield upstanding above the receptacle, and a shipping carton. Even more preferably, the baking shield is placed at the bottom of the receptacle containing the one-dish frozen dinner product and is configured for a nesting fit. The baking shield may have either a frustoconical sidewall or a concave trough-like sidewall.