DeCA Vision Spring 2008 Vol. 17, No. 3 - Commissaries.com

This fruit
“pyramid” at Luke
Commissary, Ariz.,
features fi nished
display areas on all
four sides. Though
commissaries
typically offer
around 200 line
items in produce,
Luke displayed
more than 340 for
the competition.
DeCA photo:
Chris Thomas
2007. Commissaries submitted digital portfolios
to DeCA’s sales directorate for judging.
Ten commissaries at the following locations
earned honorable mention:
Superstore – Lackland Air Force Base,
Texas; McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
Large U.S. Store – Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base, Ariz.; Fort Rucker, Ala.
Large Overseas Store – Heidelberg,
Germany; Yokota Air Base, Japan
Small U.S. Store – Altus Air Force Base,
Okla.; Naval Station Everett-Smokey
Point, Wash.
Small Overseas Store – Camp Stanley,
South Korea; Darmstadt, Germany
In regional competition for participation, two
of the agency’s three regions, DeCA East and
DeCA West, tied with 100 percent participation.
The two regions encompass 211 commissaries
from the East Coast to the Far East.�
In addition to giant
produce displays,
Sheppard Commissary,
Texas, hosted the
Kellogg’s “Get Active
Challenge” as well
as tours, a cooking
demonstration and a
farmers market produce
sale. DeCA photo:
Mike Howell
14 decavision!Spring 2008
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Yongsan Commissary, South Korea, provides a popular
“Grab ‘N’ Go” produce section for its busy, health-conscious
customers. DeCA photo: Sun Tae Kim