RFID to make sure you eat your lunch

AmeriQual Group LLC is the largest supplier of meals-ready-to-eat to the United States Department of Defense – they will also soon use RFID and wireless technology to track cases and pallets of MREs as they move from packaging through delivery.

"Using RFID to provide secure, reliable and immediate access to business- critical information can help improve business operations and increase productivity," said Anthony Bartolo, vice president and general manager of Symbol's Wireless Infrastructure and RFID Divisions. "Through its mandate, the DoD has made clear that they recognize the value of the speed, reliability and efficiency improvements generated by RFID, as well as the increased accuracy and lower labor costs that result."

As the largest supplier of MREs to the United States Department of Defense, AmeriQual plans to ship more than one million cases by the end of 2006 using the RFID solution.