European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Selecting what commissaries sell us re is by Peter Foley staff write new jut keep an Eye on the commissary Helyes and you re bound to find out those colourful Magazine ads about new stateside dummies will become a thing of reality thanks to  s that the european commissary resale item Board 10 men who taste feel test and cast a critical Eye on sew products every six  while they re at it they turn thumbs Down on slow moving or undesirable items already on  their latest food fest they selected 102 new goodies to make a debut like the tangy Catsup or convenient lunch bag due soon. And 71 products were drummed out of the commissary club for one reason or another usually because customers just did t take a Shine to them. They had an array of Well Over 3,000 items to choose from and got the sales pitch from talented salesmen in about 80  the just completed session at Giessen Germany Supply Center Tooka week to Complete. Considering that the commissary must hold its inventory at seme 1,500 products because of limited storage and store space and transportation problem sit takes Alet of continual weeding out and adding to if the food jury wants to keep Ameri cans overseas Well fed and Happy producers Send Star salesmen or some times turn out themselves from smaller firms to convince crib that their lines should be included in the commissaries where military families million yearly. The Board of nine voting a chairman leans heavily dropped into commissary or letters to commissary service families says maj Merle chief of the Center s Westfe Branch. After this customer gory a product is judged Cost while Supply manager it of the food jury taste a cake made from a new mix which the manufacturer Hopes to put on commissary shelves. The Board consists of nine voting men Sweiti testers veto a for a product. They approved 102 new items at crackers and Chece dip get the taste test from panel at Giessen Center. Salesmen get a maximum of 30 minutes to introduce Board to their in the stars and stripes