FOCUSING ON THE CUSTOMER: DeCA assesses mission, vision progress during 2021, adjusts direction to work harder for patrons in 2022
This year the Defense Commissary Agency’s focus remains on the customer, but with lessons learned from the continuing pandemic. The vision embraces ways that will better serve the military community with a patron focus while saving them money on their groceries.
GAME ON! From barracks dayrooms to family dinner tables, commissary customers can use their benefit to plan their watch parties for football’s biggest event
The teams are set for the NFL’s biggest game. What’s still to be determined is how much commissary customers plan to save by using their benefit for their watch parties, said the Defense Commissary Agency’s senior enlisted advisor.
CLOCK IS TICKING: Feb. 17 is the application deadline for the annual Scholarships for Military Children program
The Feb. 17 deadline to apply to the Scholarships for Military Children program, administered by the nonprofit Fisher House Foundation, is quickly approaching. A total of 500 scholarship grants, each for $2,000, will be awarded for the 2022-23 school year with at least one recipient selected at every commissary location where qualified applications are received.
HEART HEALTH MONTH: Commissaries offer customers plenty of product selections to boost their cardiovascular wellness
February is American Heart Month and a perfect time to focus on heart health. Many of the factors of cardiovascular health are under our control. One of the most significant weapons is the food we eat. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) offers customers plenty of opportunities to make better product selections for their heart health while saving significantly in the process.
Wish-Bone® Dressing recalled
Conagra Brands, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of their Wish-Bone® Thousand Island and Chunky Blue Cheese dressings because they may contain egg which is not declared on the product label, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Jan. 29.
‘I’M SO PROUD OF OUR EMPLOYEES’: As he retires from government service, Campbell reflects on highlights of his federal career
From tank platoon leader in the Army to member of the Senior Executive Service with the Defense Commissary Agency, there have been many highlights in Rogers E. Campbell’s government career. However, for him none of his achievements stand out more than the time he’s spent as executive director, leading the Store Operations Group through the COVID-19 pandemic.
FEBRUARY SAVINGS: Your commissary offers timely deals for Valentine’s Day, Heart Healthy month, major sporting event watch parties
Military commissaries are offering sales promotions in February just in time for customers to observe Valentine’s Day, Heart Healthy Month and plan their watch parties for events such as pro football’s big game and the Winter Olympics.
CANNED DELIGHT: The military community has long-standing love affair with food packaged in these historic containers
For hundreds of years, getting fresh food to the troops was a complicated undertaking for military supply chains, especially for fruits and vegetables. In the early nineteenth century, the food industry solved the problem with the invention of the canning process, an innovation that has led to some of the packaging enjoyed today by troops in the field and customers at home.
