Schwan's Truck

A local mom told me once the food is wholesome. I have no clue, but she also said it’s expensive

I do wonder who would buy from them these days with meal kits and plentiful restaurant delivery

Schwan's Truck Trivia: Schwan's trucks have always run on propane instead of gas or diesel. I saw a Schwan's billboard today. They must be attempting a comeback.

Curious how much they’re entrees are? Isn’t it just frozen stuff you reheat?

I saw one a couple of months ago but they are rare nowadays.

One of their more popular meals, Chicken Lo Mein, is $11.99 and feeds 2. Not so bad, considering a fast food “meal” is more than that per serving.

BUT it is far from “wholesome.” One serving contains 51% of daily allowance of sodium. No thanks!

Here’s a list of the ingredients:

INGREDIENTS: YAKISOBA NOODLES (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SALT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, COLORED WITH ORGANIC MALTODEXTRIN, ANNATTO EXTRACT, TURMERIC AND ORGANIC RICE CONCENTRATE), ROASTED CHICKEN TENDERS (CHICKEN BREAST MEAT, WATER, CORN OIL, BROWN SUGAR, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA), FIRE ROASTED VEGETABLES (ONIONS, RED PEPPERS, GREEN PEPPERS), WATER, CARROTS, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OF LESS OF: SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL, WHEAT), CHICKEN BROTH, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FLAVOR [CHICKEN FAT, FLAVORING], CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, VEGETABLE OIL (PEANUT AND SUNFLOWER OIL), NATURAL FLAVORINGS, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, FERMENTED SOYBEANS, MALTODEXTRIN, CARAMEL COLOR, OYSTER EXTRACT POWDER, MUSHROOM POWDER.

I grew up on this stuff in the early to mid 90s. My parents both worked and were rarely home. Thankful for it to be honest for several reasons. I looked at their catalog awhile back and was disappointed that they discontinued many good products since then. My partner grew up in the same town and ate a lot of it too as a kid who would come home to an empty house.

Is this some little known chapter of À la recherche du temps perdu?

I blew a driver once...not bad.

Is this a local company? I looked up their website and there is no geographical info--just a list of brands that I have never seen in any part of the United States.

Just saw that this company is in Minnesota. Do they exist in any other state?

They have over 400 sales and distribution centers throughout the US.

The big fat cunt bigot next door to my parents gets deliveries. She is so fat she can't leave the house.

Maybe they should advertise on TLC, r13

From Wikipedia, "Based in Marshall, Minnesota, the company sells frozen foods from home delivery trucks, in grocery store freezers, by mail, and to the food service industry. The company produces, markets, and distributes products developed under such brands as Schwan's, Red Baron, Freschetta, Tony's, Mrs. Smith's, Edwards, Pagoda, and Larry's."

Who knew?

what's a personal deep dish pizza, OP? did it have your name spelled in mozzarella on it?

It's a deep dish pizza for one person.

We had them deliver for us after getting a deep freeze for the first time. I successfully dieted on their fish steaks, I can't remember what kind of fish anymore. But they were delicious and low cal.

I had moved to a semi-rural town in Maryland and shortly after I see a big truck out front and the driver knocks on my door and handed me a catalog - I have never heard of it before so he explained. I ended up ordering a few things to be polite but if I wanted frozen dinners I could get them at the market cheaper.

Supermarket delivery is a recent development out here in the sticks, but we've been on Schwan's route for 30 years or more. The little pizzas are great.

Never heard of them.

I was tragically raped by several of the drivers on our route. This was a repeat recurrence.

R22 Lorna?

I was hospitalized last year and then had to recover at home for months. A friend sent me a care package from Schwan’s. Had never heard of them before. The stuff was good enough but I don’t feel the need to ever have anything from them again.

There must be a few people in my neighborhood that order from them. I see their truck at least 2-3 times a week pass by my house. I had always thought they were an ice cream company.

My neighbors seem to do business with them, because I see the truck on the street quite a bit, but in 20 years no one has ever stopped to give me a catalog or anything, so I guess they don't want my business.

I think the big problem is the driver must work Hellishly long hours to try to catch people at home. I see the truck in the morning and he's still out there making deliveries after dark.

they have been in my area for the last 30 years in W. Pa

R26 - my brother used to stop the truck in the street while driving past them. He'd get out of his car as would the Schwans guy. He'd shop with no issue. Try flagging a driver down one day.

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In the early 90s I worked for a competitor of Schwan's. If you have a big family and cook a lot of meat, it can be a pretty convenient service. The food is certainly high quality though it is pricey. It's for the type of family that has an extra freezer in their garage that they keep stocked with steak and chops.

Never heard of them before.