Web Summary
Q1: What is the company name and its industry?
A1: The company name is My Own Meals Inc., and it operates in the food industry, specifically in the manufacturing and marketing of shelf-stable kosher food.
Q2: What type of products does the company offer?
A2: My Own Meals Inc. offers a variety of shelf-stable kosher meals, including meals in plastic pouches, meals in foil, meal kits, and MREs (Meals Ready to Eat).
Q3: What is the certification of the company's products?
A3: The company's products are certified Kosher and Glatt Kosher (meat), with the prohibitions of Chodosh observed for grains. They are produced under strict orthodox rabbinical supervision by the Organization of Orthodox Kashruth Supervision.
Q4: What is the primary market for the company's products?
A4: The primary markets for My Own Meals Inc.'s products are institutions, food service, vending, web sales, international exports, and emergency food for disaster planning and relief.
Q5: Who founded the company?
A5: Mary Anne Jackson founded My Own Meals Inc. in 1986, introducing shelf-stable Children's Meals and creating a new healthy Children's Meals Market.
Q6: What was the initial challenge faced by the company after September 11, 2001?
A6: After September 11, 2001, Operation Iraqi Freedom commandeered US shelf-stable food production capacity to support the war effort, leaving My Own Meals Inc. without production capacity for an indeterminable future period of time.
Q7: What is the company's focus after shifting from children's meals?
A7: After major food companies entered into the children's meals market and competition became more challenging, My Own Meals Inc. shifted its focus to the adult meal market.
Q8: How can customers contact the company for information or orders?
A8: Customers can contact My Own Meals Inc. through their website, email address (sales@myownmeals.com), or by visiting their physical location.