Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

This sub-class includes the manufacture of ready-made (i.e., prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and/or dishes. These dishes are processed to preserve them, such as in frozen or canned form, and are usually packaged and labelled for re-sale, i.e., this class does not include the preparation of meals for immediate consumption, such as in restaurants. To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct main ingredients (except seasonings). Units in this sub-class include the manufacture of: - meat or poultry dishes - fish dishes, including fish and chips - prepared dishes of vegetables - canned stews and/or vacuum-prepared meals - other prepared meals (such as TV dinners, frozen dinners) - frozen or otherwise preserved pizza