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French RCIR Manufacturer?

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:11 pm
by joshuammoss
Does anyone know what the mfr for the French RCIR is? Or how I could contact them to buy by the case? I am hoping to buy 10-20 cases.
Josh

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:42 pm
by dirtbag
I don't know,but I am sure there are many here who would like a case!
Me,for one!!
:D

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:53 pm
by dirtbag
looks like govt made??
http://www.interarmees.fr/menu/garnison ... -01-09.php
My french is bad

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:54 pm
by dirtbag
Inaugurated on September 17, 1993, the center of conditioning of the rations of com­bat is an ultramodern, single pilot site in Europe. It is specialized in the pro­duction of the rations of combat to the profit of the three armies and the gendarmerie.

The starting of the chain of conditioning of the Bridge-of-C coincides with the manufacture of a new R.C.I.R. whose conditioning takes account of all the new advanced technologies, automatisms, robotics and data processing, known of the economic and industrial world.

Born in 1984, the individual ration of combat réchauffable is a sharp success, related on the new possibilities of management, the quality of the constitutive products, the know-how of the various actors of agro-alimentary progress.

The conditioning of this ration is certified ISO 9001.

The center of conditioning is also in charge of the manufacture of the special rations (FARMHOUSE, UACS, RILC) and since the beginning 2003 of LAUGHS (individual meal of exercise).

Too bad

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:01 pm
by joshuammoss
Too bad there doesn't seem to be any source for the French products. If they are truly state owned, it would be difficult to get. Perhaps I could call the French embassy?

One problem that I'm running into commercially is that there doesn't seem to be an easy tariff category for customs purposes to import MRE's. I did send an email to the customs hotline here but never heard back.


I'm giving up on getting French products. Does anyone think there would be demand for Norweigan Drytech rations? My goal would be to buy maybe 10 cases and sell a few to keep costs down.

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:21 pm
by dirtbag
Sure,I'll take one.EPA's too!

norwegian rations

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 12:30 am
by madcapmagician
I wouldn't mind getting one if the price was good! :D :D :D

dry tech

Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 3:19 am
by norge
you should contact drytech tromso here in norway, they make sivilian rations
and military full meals for the norwegian army. they consist off 3 meals
breakfast lunch dinner and have cracers hot chocolate energy drinks
coffe jam chocolate soup. i live 2 hours frome tromso so i know they sell to
civilians. iff you buy much they proboly give you a discount. but shipping
frome norway cost a fortune, one case would be about 100-140$
you sould gett a shipping deal with dhl before you shop.
sorry to say it but my country are expensive.one dollar is about seven
norwegian kroner.

Can't do it at that price

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 3:26 am
by joshuammoss
Can't do it at that price. I would like to, but with those shipping rates, you would have to charge almost $25 a ration for it... assume it's the same price as American MRE's, tack on 110 shipping and individual shipping to people....the numbers just don't work out.

I'd hoped to be able to import ten or 15 cases of RCIR's for $300-400 shipping plus MRE cost and sell until I broke even, but it doesn't look like it can be done...and the Drytech rations wouldn't fetch as much as an RCIR on Ebay anyway...
I guess I'm out.

Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 4:04 am
by Hearvor
Hi everybody !

You can buy french rations on the website of the french company USMC :

www.usmcpro.com

This company sells 12h and a 24h ration packs. Each pack contains the stuff you can find in a french military ration. Just the package is different.

It's very difficult to get fresh french rations, even for a former french soldier ! No hope if you know nobody in the army... And rations on ebay are generally too old to be good...

Best regards

Hearvor