2008-11-26 00:17:28 - A Utah-based supplier of bulk food storage items has expanded business hours to accommodate the increased demand for emergency and disaster preparation.

Salt Lake City, Utah - The Red Cross, FEMA and other government and private agencies have been encouraging individuals and families to prepare for disasters, terrorist attacks, and other emergencies, so this supplier of bulk food storage has added additional hours to help the public.

Blue Chip Group, Inc. opened a retail store in October at their packaging plant located at

432 West 3440 South in Salt Lake, and now they have announced extended hours of operation to meet the high demand for bulk food storage items.

'We have been extremely busy since we had our grand opening on Conference Weekend,' said Jeff Augason, company spokesman. 'So we decided to stay open longer on weekdays and to add some Saturday hours.'

The company is now open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays to make it easier for people with work schedules that prevent them from shopping during the business day.

'The best advice on food storage is to store what you eat, and eat what you store - including eggs. If an emergency or disaster strikes, you do not want to be eating foods that are strange to you. There will be enough stress during a disaster as it is, so why add to that by eating foods you are not used to,' said Augason.

Blue Chip Group, Inc. has a wide range of foods that are packaged in bulk for economy and easy storage.

The company began with the development of Morning Moos over 30 years ago. Blue Chip Group founder Phil Augason was able to develop a method to create a good tasting powdered milk that children actually like. The distinctive number 10 cans with a black and white cow on the label are on prominent display inside many grocery stores throughout Utah.

The company also offers free newsletter tips on food storage, as well as mail order purchases through their web site at www.FoodStorageIdeas.com

'We wanted to make it easy to learn, and easy to implement, and we do not want to send so much information all at once that it intimidates people who are new to food storage. We also want to offer suggestions to help people make emergency and disaster plans in all aspects of their lives, not just food issues. So our tips deal with many topics and are not just a sales pitch for buying our food products. We just want to be helpful,' said Augason about the free newsletter.

Press Contact:
Jeff Augason
801-263-6667 x24

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