From AF Times:
“Commissaries bid adieu to
Little Debbie snack cakes”
“Grief after all is the price we
pay for love,” wrote grief therapist David Malham. Soldiers, sailors, Marines,
airmen and coasties alike will soon know the sadness that comes when something
beloved is lost. This is in reference, of course, to the news that commissaries
will soon no longer stock shelves with Little Debbie snack cakes. Gone too soon
are the nights when a sad sailor on 24-hour duty could pace the aisles and seek
solace in a Swiss Roll. And no coastie will ever again indulge in an Oatmeal
Creme Pie.
McKee Foods, the maker of Little
Debbie snack cakes, has said it can no longer shoulder the burden of providing
the sweets to the Defense Commissary Agency and Navy Exchange Service, company
spokesman Mike Gloekler told Stars and Stripes. The regulatory standards are
simply too costly. “As supporters of the men and women who serve the United
States military this was a very difficult decision for us to make,” he said.
“We believe in the mission of forward-deployed troops, and we understand the
impact that the comforts of home have on morale. Perhaps some will see an
opportunity to streamline federal contractor compliance.” And while Little
Debbie snack cakes will still be sold in off-base grocery stores, the company’s
dwindling stock on commissary shelves is sure to be a blow to morale. For the
butter bars who love Nutty Bars, it’s a day of great mourning.
^ This is a sad day for the Men
and Women and all their Dependents in the US Military. It is one thing if you
are stationed in the US and can go off base and get them and another if you are
stationed overseas and can’t. ^
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