In a virtual ceremony June 6, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) announced the fiscal year 2022 Best Commissary Awards at DeCA headquarters. Awards are given in five categories determined by store location and size. They are named in honor of government officials who protected the commissary benefit and championed quality-of-life issues for the military and their families.

Freshly Foods is recalling cut fruit products due to the potential contamination of the product with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 6.

As the temperatures rise, commissary customers don’t have to wait for ice cream on wheels. During National Ice Cream Month in July, commissaries worldwide have an incredible selection of cool, soothing, delicious frozen treats at great prices.

Van’s International Foods is voluntarily recalling certain packages of Van’s Gluten Free Original Waffles because they may contain wheat, an undeclared allergen, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 3.

Mondelez Global LLC is voluntarily recalling two varieties of belVita Breakfast Sandwich products because they may contain peanut, an undeclared allergen, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 3.

Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co.KG is voluntarily recalling a certain batch of its Gerolsteiner Naturell Water, 0.751 glass bottles because of mold, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 3. 

House of Raeford is voluntarily recalling 76,961 pounds of corn dogs because of possible spoilage, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 1.

July is National Grilling Month. Preparing those grills for the 4th of July Independence Day celebration is made easy through the Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) Savvy Shopper Sales Flyer for July 3-16, offering customers opportunities to save even more by purchasing essential grilling items on sale.

This year’s Feds Feed Families campaign runs from June 26 through Sept. 29, and is the fourth year the Department of Defense has designated the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to lead its effort. “We’re excited to launch this year’s campaign,” said Doug Nomura, chief of DeCA’s Logistics and Sustainment Division. “We are fortunate to receive great support across the Department of Defense and from our commissary shoppers.”

When the modern-day commissary benefit began on July 1, 1867, it expanded shopping privileges at commissary subsistence stores to enlisted men. The benefit had previously only been available for officers since 1825.
Fast forward 156 years and the commissary benefit has indeed evolved. What were subsistence stores in abandoned warehouses and horse stables, where the customers had to hand their shopping list to a clerk, have become a modern, fully equipped stores under the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) offering online ordering and pickup with Commissary CLICK2GO.