PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS FROM THE MAKERS OF BP-5
Trusted around the world for leading food science and superior survival food products
Saving lives for generations.
Compact Provisions AS is owned by GC Rieber Compact AS, established in Norway in 1948. We are a small, humble company with strong ideals and global impact. For 75 years, we have been dedicated to saving millions of lives around the world with specialized food products – for malnutrition, emergency preparedness, and outdoor adventure.
Today, we are a leader in compact food rations used by humanitarian organizations such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization, and have become the #1 survival food for the maritime industry.
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LIFE-SAVING MEALS PROVIDED TO THE HUMANITARIAN MARKET AS OF 2020
Makers of BP-5 and Seven OceanS, leaders in their field.
We know emergencies, and we know nutrition. Whether for humanitarian crises, maritime disasters, or personal preparedness situations, our products set the bar for quality, nutritional value, and ethical practice.
BP-5™ is the product that started it all. Originally developed in the early 1950s for the Norwegian military, BP-5 has become the standard survival food used by humanitarian aid organizations such as UNICEF to fight hunger and save the lives of people in distress.
Seven OceanS® Emergency Rations provide balanced nutrition for survival at sea. For 60 years, our “SOS” emergency food bar and drinking water products have been used worldwide on board shipping and cruise liner lifeboats and life rafts.
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Making a difference in times of crisis and natural disaster.
We thank the humanitarian aid organizations around the world and honor the people who use our products to help save lives during natural disaster and devastating crisis. Whether for a single family caught in a snowstorm or 200,000 human beings living in a refugee camp, we are driven to assure everyone the right to vital nutrition.
What: Ethiopia/Tigray Military Conflict
Where: Ethiopia and Sudan
When: November 2020 to Present
Impact: Supply and distribution of 200 metric tons of BP-5 by air and sea through UNICEF and Concern Worldwide, Ireland, for nearly half a million displaced citizens and approximately 60 thousand refugees.
What: Military Conflict
Where: Burkina Faso
When: October 2020 to Present
Impact: Supply and distribution of 18 metric tons BP-5 by sea through Swiss NGO Terre des Hommes, feeding 36,000 people suffering through an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and devastating famine.
What: Nigerian Hunger Crisis
Where: Nigeria’s Borno State
When: December 2020
Impact: Supply and distribution of 116.4 metric tons of BP-5 by sea through ICRC to assist 300,000 malnourished children.
What: Humanitarian Crisis
Where: Tajikistan
When: 2020
Impact: UNICEF and MSF bought 70 metric tons of BP-100 that has helped them to reach 2.8 million children that require support due to high malnutrition rates caused by COVID-19 pandemic-related health, humanitarian, and socio-economic crises. https://www.unicef.org/tajikistan/nutrition
What: Ebola Outbreak
Where: Multiple locations in West Africa: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa Republic
When: 2014 to 2015
Impact: Supply MSF, UNICEF, and ICRC with 300 metric tons of BP-100 used in hospitals for rehabilitation and rapid recovery during treatment of Ebola virus disease patients who are too weak to eat typical food. Benefited 100,000 patients.
What: Hurricane Nargis
Where: Myanmar
When: July 2008
Impact: Combined distributions of 183 metric tons of BP-5 provided by the MSF and UNICEF, serving a displaced population of 360,000.
What: Tsunami
Where: Andaman Sea & Bay of Bengal
When: December 2004
Impact:54 metric tons of BP-5 airlifted in by WFP to Banda Ache in Indonesia to help 110,000 people.
What: Tropical Storm Gafilo
Where: Madagascar, Africa
When: March 2004
Impact: 12 metric tons of BP-5 distributed by UNICEF and its partners in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help save 24,000 lives.
What: Civil War
Where: Angola, Africa
When: November 2001 to April 2002
Impact:178 metric tons of BP-5 airlifted in to various refugee camps supported by UNHCR and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, helping serve 10,000 lives.
What: Flood
Where: Mekong Delta, Cambodia
When: Autumn 2000
Impact: BP-5 provided to CARE Cambodia through CARE Norway’s assistance, serving approximately 2 million flood victims.
Investing in infrastructure to help local economies.
In 2015 and 2009, we acquired and built facilities in South Africa and India, respectively, to help improve infrastructure and provide local employment opportunities. These socially responsible and ethically managed facilities make us a stronger company while helping us have an even greater impact in the geographies we serve.