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Mississippi Food Company Gets Military Contract

The Merchants Co. of Hattiesburg, Miss., has been awarded to provide food and beverage services to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air National Guard. The contact, awarded through the Defense Logistics Agency, has a maximum value of $12.3 million.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — The Merchants Co. of Hattiesburg has been awarded to provide food and beverage services to the U.S. military.

The contact, awarded through the Defense Logistics Agency, has a maximum value of $12.3 million.

The company will provide services to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air National Guard.

Merchants says it supplies fresh and prepackaged foods to more than 6,000 customers.