The military resale community announces the fifth annual worldwide Healthy Lifestyle Festival beginning at some installations as early as May 1 and continuing through early July.

Most people view their pets as full-fledged family members and, as such, consider the food in their bowl as important as what is on the family’s plate. 

Pinnacle Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain shelf stable dried beef products due to a potential staphylococcal enterotoxin and clostridial toxin contamination as a result of a possible processing deviation according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent April 30.

Van’s Foods is voluntarily recalling some gluten-free waffle products due to undeclared allergens as a result of a manufacturing packaging error according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent April 29.

You never write a check you cannot afford to cash. That’s the fundamental wisdom the Defense Commissary Agency has followed since 2002 as it continues to effectively account for its finances while serving millions of customers worldwide.

Commissary shoppers don’t have far to look in their store to see the impact the surcharge has on their shopping experience.

In light of recent concerns over E Coli in romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Arizona, area, the commissaries’ only supplier with romaine lettuce from the area has voluntarily pulled its product. 

The letter “M” is a commissary patron’s key to extra savings as the Defense Commissary Agency offers sales promotions for May events such as Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Military Appreciation Month and Memorial Day.

Two private label product lines have joined the Defense Commissary Agency’s family of commissary brands, adding organic baby food and organic vegetables to its growing inventory of low-cost, national brand equivalents.

Defense Commissary Agency Chief Financial Officer Lauren “Larry” P. Bands Jr. announced that he will retire May 1.

For the Defense Commissary Agency, Earth Day, April 22, isn’t a one-day event. Since 2005, commissaries have recycled or diverted almost 1.6 billion pounds of waste from landfills all around the world.

It’s one thing to win an award for leadership, but it’s a wholly different experience to receive an award named in honor of someone you knew and who had a lifelong impact on you.

Children continue to grow and develop physically, cognitively, and emotionally from infancy through adolescence. Learning to enjoy new foods and developing feeding skills are important components of any life stage as children aim to gain full independence.

Conagra Brands Inc. is recalling over 130,000 pounds of their Salisbury steak products because they may contain extraneous materials, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent April 12.

Pepsi Bottling Company is voluntarily recalling certain Diet Pepsi 6 pack products due to mislabeling, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent April 9.