• FORT LEE  

Military families shopping at the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) commissary here can now pick up some of their favorite Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods — including fresh meals and baked goods — without making a trip off post. 

Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods officially hit shelves on July 30 as part of a DeCA pilot program, part of a broader rollout across four Virginia-based commissaries, including MCB Quantico, NS Norfolk and Fort Belvoir. 

SUPPORTING MILITARY FAMILIES 

This food line is the latest addition to DeCA’s broader effort to provide fresh, ready-to-eat (RTE) and ready-to-cook products designed to support military families with affordable, time-saving meal solutions.  

Other expanded offers include Freedom’s Choice “Chef-inspired” meals, marinated meats, rotisserie chicken, fresh sushi, pizzas and subs. 

Many of the new products will be featured in special promotions and discounts — often found in the end-of-aisle displays for easy grab-and-go options. 

If successful, the pilot program could expand Ukrop’s products to as many as 30 commissaries up and down the East Coast. 

“We are excited to welcome Ukrop’s products to our shelves as part of the DeCA pilot program,” said Fort Lee Commissary Assistant Commissary Officer Melquiadeth Supinger Guillermo. 

“This is such a special day for our family,” said Bobby Ukrop, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods. “We’re proud to celebrate 15 years in the food manufacturing business, and to now be able to serve our military families right here at Fort Lee — it means the world to us.” 

Source: Army.mil via DVIDS 

Edited by Larry Lapka