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Manwich

Manwich, a portmanteau of man and sandwich, is the brand name of a canned sloppy joe sauce produced by ConAgra Foods and Hunt's, introduced in 1969. The can contains seasoned tomato sauce that is added to ground beef cooked in a skillet. It is marketed as a quick and easy one-pan meal for the whole family. Manwich's slogan is, "A sandwich is a sandwich, but a Manwich is a meal."

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Manwich
Sloppy joe meat made with Manwich
TypeSauce
Place of originUnited States
Created byConAgra Foods, Inc. and Hunt's
Invented1969 (1969)

Manwich, a portmanteau of man and sandwich, is the brand name of a canned sloppy joe sauce produced by ConAgra Foods and Hunt's,1 introduced in 1969. The can contains seasoned tomato sauce that is added to ground beef cooked in a skillet. It is marketed as a quick and easy one-pan meal for the whole family. Manwich's slogan is, "A sandwich is a sandwich, but a Manwich is a meal."2

Manwich Heat & Serve was introduced in 2004. It contains both the seasoned tomato sauce and ground beef in a microwavable bowl.

There are currently at least three different flavors of Manwich: Original, Bold, and Thick & Chunky.13

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References

  1. "Taste Test: Hunt's Manwich Bold Sloppy Joe Sauce not so bold". jacksonville.com. December 2, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. "A true garden-variety version of sloppy Joes". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 12, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  3. "Tasty Sloppy Joe Sauce for Easy Sloppy Joes - Manwich". Manwich.
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