Ready-to-assemble, ready-to-eat packaged pizza

摘要

The invention includes a baked pizza crust 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 (50), pizza sauce and one or a plurality of pizza toppings (60,70) which are hermetically sealed from the external atmosphere in a package (10) having a base tray (20) and a top (30) fitted and sealed to said base tray (20). 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.