It’s All in the Packaging: The Engineering Behind MRE Freshness

It’s All in the Packaging: The Engineering Behind MRE Freshness

Hungry individuals don’t put much thought into the packaging of their food. When people grab a snack, they generally rip into it and toss it aside to get to the good stuff.

The Engineering Behind MRE Freshness

DECEMBER 23, 2025 – Hungry individuals don’t put much thought into the packaging of their food. When people grab a snack, they generally rip into it and toss it aside to get to the good stuff. But at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center’s Combat Feeding Division in Natick, Massachusetts, about a half-dozen engineers spend their days focused on nothing but packaging. With military rations, including meals, ready-to-eat …