Thread: Unprecedented Demand Cleans Out Major Storable Food Supplier

Unprecedented Demand Cleans Out Major Storable Food Supplier Through 2009

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July 21, 2008
By Holly Deyo

It came to our attention today, that the world's largest producer of storable foods, Mountain House, is currently out of stock of ALL #10 cans of freeze dried foods, not just the Turkey Tetrazzini. They will NOT have product now through 2009.

This information was learned by a Mountain House dealer who shared it with me this morning. In personally talking with the company immediately after, Mountain House verified the information is true. Customer service stated, "I'm surprised they don't have this posted on the website yet." She said they have such a backlog of orders, Mountain House will not be taking any #10 can food requests through the remainder of this year and all of the next.

Mountain House claims this situation is due to a backlog of orders, which may very well be true, but who is purchasing all of their food? This is a massive global corporation.

One idea: the military. Things are certainly ramping up with Iran and debates abound on news segments whether or not to implement a preemptive strike in conjunction with Israel.

This guess is further underscored by our experience at the Internet Grocer. In early June we placed an order with them for Red Feather Real Canned Butter. We brought this same canned butter back with us from Australia – at about half the price. Now it's looking good at any price. It took 6 weeks for the order to arrive due to a major buyout from "the feds". Here is Internet Grocer's posted message:

We're told that the feds bought the entire container of canned butter when it hit the California docks. (Something's up!) Butter arrived first week of June. Get your Butter order in NOW to have yours set aside. We're working to fill back-orders now.


If you dig further on the Internet Grocer site, you find that the military did indeed purchase a large quantity of Mountain House foods, too. Internet Grocer however, is out of the loop on the extent of Mountain House's backlog saying the delay will be 20 weeks, when it is now extended to 76 weeks.

These companies are not alone. People are finally awakened that time is running out. In late May, Fox News aired a live preparedness seminar and they warned people NOT to expect emergency supplies to be provided by the government and that they need to be self-sufficient. Will you be prepared?

SOLUTIONS

1. Some Mountain House dealers may still have #10 cans available. You will need to locate them and contact them directly.... Search Online Dealers.

2. You might check with The Freeze Dry Guy at 866.404.3663 (FOOD) to see if he has supplies available.

3. Always a great option, buy your own bulk foods and pack them for long-term storage. It's easy and you'll have the knowledge at your fingertips whenever you want to set food aside. It eliminates having to depend on vendor, trucker and gouging grocers. You pack what you want to eat and in the quantity that works best for your family.

http://standeyo.com/NEWS/08_Food_Water/ ... House.html

I have a dehydrator, maybe it is time for me to dust it off and start making good use of it.......

Beef jerky could be quite useful, as well as dehydrated veggies and fruits.

I do think that would be a very good idea... this looks like it's going to get scary pretty darn quick

There is still dehydrated food out there. I just ordered a few things.

Here is a good site, low shipping costs and if you enter the word 'frontier' while placing your order, you can get 10% off.
http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/

I just ordered powdered milk, butter and eggs - just in case.

There are other storable foods out there that you can get readily at the store such as beans, etc. I'm going to do a search today and see how the Mormons do it. Thier religion dictates that they keep at least a year's supply of food in thier pantry. I'd like to take a lesson from them-maybe we all could.

SicNTiredInSoCal, I think you have the same grocery store down there that we do up here, Winco foods. They carry a lot a stuff in bulk.

I usually keep powdered milkon hand anyways, as teenage son is lactose intolerant and I can make dairy meals with rehydrated powdered milk without it bothering him, so it is a staple in our house.

Also Winco carries everything from candy bulk, to pet foods, as well as rice, pastas, grains, baking goods, honey, etc...... I have an afinity for buying bulk, it saves $$$ and also packaging too.

If you have a dehydrator, you can take ordinary store bought jam and make fruit leather too. The kids love it and it keeps eternally (the longer it sits, the more chewy and fun it becomes!).

As well guys, if you do not have a dehydrator, the oven is usable for all dehydrating as well. Use settings between 170 to 200, but no more than that (the warm settings), and you can get a couple of tight woven mesh racks to put your stuff on. For the fruit leather, it needs to be on some parchment paper or waxed paper on a cookie sheet. After that, you just need to check your times with a good cooking site online.