AMST 1154 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Conagra Brands, Ice Cream Van, Investcorp
2 Mar 2017
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New post world war two relationship between ethnicity and mass production of food. Ethnic enclave businessmen integrated into nation"s large food corporations large-scale mass production of enclave foods for national market. Counters modern food corporations as homogenous corporate entities that have eradicated all ethnic ties and signs. Defense of decoupling ethnic foods from ethnic entrepreneurs and enclaves. Jeno"s pizza rolls, 1960s: new freezing technologies in food production. 1920s: clarence birdseye invents flash freezing process. 1930: first frozen foods manufactured in massachusetts. 1934: birdseye introduces freezer cases for grocery retailers: 1941- 1945: world war two plays a big role. Wwii an important incentive for producing frozen foods that can be shipped in mass quantities overseas while women on the home front consume foods that require less time for preparation. Better insulated railroad cars for transportation frozen foods across u. s; improved freezing technologies in reefer or cargo ships.
