Research and Development Associates for Military Food and Packaging Systems, Inc.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Service Members and Military Families near or far - We wish you all a safe and healthy thanksgiving ?? ?? Please take a moment and thank a service member and the sacrifices our military families make. Remember, not everyone gets to be with their families. #ThoseWhoServe #MilitaryThanksgiving #MilitaryFamilies #GiveThanks ????????????????????????

Mark your calendars! The deadline to apply for the Emily J. Prior scholarship is Tuesday, December 31st. Know of someone majoring in Food Science, Nutrition or Packaging? Please help us get the word out for a deserving student ?? The Emily J. Prior Scholarship Fund program was established in loving memory of Emily Prior for her dedicated military service as Chief, Concepts and Systems Division, Army Center of Excellence Subsistence (ACES). After her military career, Emily continued as an R&DA member representing several food & packaging companies supplying the military food marketplace. To submit an application or make a donation please visit the EJP Scholarship webpage at https://lnkd.in/gyCMcem9.

Please join us in saying thank you to our veterans for their service, sacrifice and bravery. We honor you today and everyday!???? #veteransday #thankaveteran

Today we would like to wish the US Marine Corps a Happy 249th Birthday! ???? #HappyBirthdayMarines #SemperFi

The 2024 Colonel Rohland Isker Award was presented to the Ms. Beverly Hamlette, Chief Quality Assurance Division of the US Army Center of Excellence Subsistence and LtCol Dave Hunley, Director of Food Service and Subsistence for the US Marine Corps. Thank you both for your continuous leadership and commitment to R&DA! ????

On behalf of R&DA, we extend a sincere thank you to our speakers, exhibitors, chef demonstrators, sponsors, and attendees who joined the events for our 2024 Fall Meeting & Exhibition in Norfolk, VA! We hope to see you all again when we host our upcoming 2025 Spring Meeting at the Marriott Hotel at Champions Circle - April 29-May 1. We will also be hosting The Rosner Memorial Golf Tournament on April 30th so mark your calendars to join us in Ft. Worth! SAVE THE DATE: Meeting registration will open about mid-January. Details will be posted to our website link at https://lnkd.in/gVWEn4ie #whatwedoisimportant #SpringMeeting25 #militaryfood #RosnerMemorialGolf ????

Today is National Day of the Deployed. We thank and honor our military who have deployed around the world. This day also acknowledges the sacrifices that military families make during deployment. Today and everyday we thank you! ????????????????

Who's excited for our 2024 Fall Meeting & Exhibition?! We are looking forward to connecting with our government, academia, and industry partners soon. Hope to see you in Norfolk!

Today on Gold Star Mother’s Day and Families Day ?? we pause and remember these families who had made the ultimate sacrifice. This day is observed on the last Sunday in September. It honors those who have lost a son or daughter in military service. Today and everyday we stand with you!??????

The R&DA Staff and Board of Directors are counting down the days until we get together in Norfolk, VA for R&DA’s 2024 Fall Meeting & Exhibition! Many opportunities to connect with our government partners, nutritionists, foodservice and packaging companies. Hope to see you soon! Still thinking about attending? Visit our Fall Meeting page at https://lnkd.in/eJ-Jb6Vp for registration details. #FallMeeting24 #MilitaryFoodExperts #FoodExpo #NetworkingEvent #FeedingOurMilitary #WhatWeDoIsImportant ????