My Own Meal®:About Us

1987

My Own Meals, Inc. becomes the recognized creator of the children’s meals market with its line of natural meals specifically developed for the taste and nutritional needs of children ages 2-10. My Own Meal® products are sold through grocery stores and by mail order throughout the United States. Organizations such as the Feingold Association which recommends products to parents of hyperactive and allergy-prone children, the American Dietetics Association, the Public Voice and others become supporters of the new emphasis on nutrition and taste for children, instead of just food for fun.

1993

My Own Meals, Inc. introduces kosher My Own Meal® brand adult meals, and adds religious certification to its children’s line.

1995

Johnson Engineering Corporation (TX) purchases My Own Meal® refrigeration-free meals destined for a Russian space shuttle to Space Station Mir.
For the next 8 years, My Own Meals, Inc. President is on the Board of Directors, Executive Board, and then Chairwoman of the Research & Development Associates, Inc. Members of this organization include American food manufacturers; food service providers; military officers and civilian procurement, logistics, planning, testing and lab personnel; all branches of the armed forces in the US, Canada, and UK; and Army Quartermaster School.

My Own Meals, Inc. introduces the first shelf stable, Passover meals for consumers and Passover meals for military rations.

1996

My Own Meals, Inc. creates and introduces the first Kosher certified ration program (Meals Ready to Eat, or MRE's) into the US military system of rations. This is an historic ration program in that it is:

The first full kosher rations ever distributed by the US military to men and women in the Armed Forces for field use meeting all US Surgeon General nutritional requirements.
The first ration comprised of all commercial products instead military-unique items.

1999

My Own Meals, Inc. is the world leader in the manufacture, sales and distribution of kosher-certified, refrigeration-free meals.

2001, September 11th

A day we remember...while the formidable resolve and indomitable spirit of America and freedom live on. My Own Meals, Inc. actively supports American men and women serving in the armed forces with its kosher rations.

2003

US military awards the highest medal awarded by the US military to civilians for Patriotic Service.
Commanding General of Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency awards My Own Meals, Inc. a Certificate of Appreciation and for its support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers awards President an honorary Doctorate of Food Service for My Own Meals, Inc.'s work with the US military.
President retires as Chairwoman of Research & Development Associates, Inc., a military and food industry organization in support of all US Armed Forces.

2004

Added dried papaya, pineapple and banana chips to military rations
Added 9,000 square feet of assembly and warehousing space to accommodate increased military demand.
My Own Meals, Inc. sells Passover meals to the US Military religious items contractor and MRE assembler for the first full Passover military-issued ration designed for the Seder and all eight days of Passover 2005

2005

Added 31,640 square feet of warehouse space to facility.
Temporarily added an additional 11,000 square feet of warehouse space to store ration components through April.

2006

My Own Meal® Passover Beef Stew is in all MRE Seder kits for Pesach 2006.
My Own Meals, Inc. implementing RFID (radio frequency identification) tag system to be operational by the fall of 2006.

2010

My Own Meal® - becomes a General Services Administration (GSA) contractor under contract number GS-07F-0544W. The contract includes all My Own Meal® main course meals in both 10 oz trays and 8 oz pouches, and My Own Meal® kosher rations (Meals Ready to Eat, MREs). This opens My Own Meals, Inc.’s sales potential to multiple government customer groups.

Packaging:
Main course kosher meals are refrigeration-free packaged in special long-life, boil-in-bag pouches or in microwaveable and boilable plastic trays.

Pouches

Trays

meals are fully-cooked, ready-to-eat

meals are fully-cooked, ready-to-eat

8 ounces (227 gm)

10 ounces (283 gm)

foil pouches

plastic trays (individual serving dishes)

boilable to reheat

microwaveable and boilable to reheat

Lifetime: up to 5 year shelf life

Lifetime: approximate 2 year shelf life

flat, easy to pack

convenient in its own dish

perfect for campers and travel

perfect anytime

Every package has a "Best Used By Date" printed on it.

International:
My Own Meals, Inc. distributes religious meals to selected international militaries and government relief agencies on an as-needed basis. My Own Meals, Inc. typically works with its customer’s US freight forwarder to ship internationally.

Emergencies:
My Own Meals, Inc. continues to sell its meals to individuals, governments and institutions requiring meals for contingencies such as earthquakes, floods, forest fires and hurricanes. Several hospitals keep a supply on-hand for late or after-hours admittance.

Product Shipping:
Shipping is either via United Parcel Service (UPS), its Customer’s International container, Truckload, or Less Than Load (LTL) truck when applicable.

Email:

myownmeals@sbcglobal.net
sales@myownmeals.com

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Pouches	Trays
meals are fully-cooked, ready-to-eat	meals are fully-cooked, ready-to-eat
8 ounces (227 gm)	10 ounces (283 gm)
foil pouches	plastic trays (individual serving dishes)
boilable to reheat	microwaveable and boilable to reheat
Lifetime: up to 5 year shelf life	Lifetime: approximate 2 year shelf life
flat, easy to pack	convenient in its own dish
perfect for campers and travel	perfect anytime
Every package has a "Best Used By Date" printed on it.