Unitized Group Ration™ (UGR™)
What’s the most efficient way to get breakfast, lunch and dinner to large groups of Warfighters around the world? 50 complete meals are packed together in the UGR™.
Why Is It Needed?:
The UGR™ is a simple, streamlined way of providing the highest quality group meals to Warfighters in the field, wherever organized field food service is possible.
How It Works:
The UGR™ offers up to seven breakfast menus and 14 lunch/dinner menus. Three options are available:
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HEAT & SERVE (UGR-H&S) |
A-RATION (UGR-A™) |
B-RATION (UGR-B™)* |
| COMPONENTS: |
Shelf stable, ready-to-eat entrees, starches and desserts
Ready-to-use commercial products Disposables (cups, trays etc) |
Perishable/frozen entrees Quick-to-prepare or ready-to-use commercial products Disposables (cups,trays, etc.) |
Shelf stable ingredients to prepare complete meal Quick and easy to prepare using commercial products Disposables (cups, trays, etc.) |
| CONFIGURATION: |
Unitized into three boxes |
Unitized into two semiperishable boxes plus frozen component |
Unitized into three boxes |
| ASSEMBLY: |
Assemble at government depots |
Build-to-order, with direct vendor delivery |
Assemble at government depots |
| SHELF LIFE: |
18 months at 80° F |
3 to 6 months for frozen components |
18 months at 80° F |
| NUMBER OF BREAKFASTS: |
3 |
7 |
5 |
Further enhancements to the UGR™ include:
- The Arctic Supplement…With these additional snacks and hot beverages, Warfighters are provided with the additional calories and fluids required in cold environments.
- The Fielded Group Ration Improvement Program…This is an ongoing program to increase variety, enhance acceptability, increase consumption and improve nutritional intake. Among our recent efforts: developing an Institutional Sized Pouch as an alternative to the #10 sized cylindrical metal can, expanding the variety of and within menus and replacing the Unitized B Ration with the UGR-B™. The UGR-B™ will significantly reduce the number of military unique components.
Benefits:
Rapid Response…Quick and seamless ordering process. One line item to feed 50 Warfighters.
Ongoing Improvements…Working to make rations more user-friendly, appealing and nutritious.
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