Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Redi-Pax builds custom shelf-stable meal kits for disaster relief, emergency and first responders, fire caches, and home and family preparedness. Kits are packed in Massachusetts and shipped nationwide by the case or by the pallet.

Government agencies, relief organizations, fire and emergency crews, and families. Past customers include the U.S. Forest Service, the Salvation Army, the YMCA, the Red Cross and Meals on Wheels.

Redi-Pax offers ready-to-eat and freeze-dried options within its shelf-stable meal kit offerings. This gives customers choices based on their preparedness needs.

Yes. Redi-Pax ships shelf-stable emergency meal kits nationwide.

Yes. Request a quote or a sample on our contact page or call 617-548-9175.

Yes. Redi-Pax is a registered federal contractor UEI: H97EL6GKKUC4 CAGE: 8UCA9

Ready-to-eat meals are fully cooked and can be eaten straight from the pouch, with no water or heat. Freeze-dried meals are lighter and last longer in storage; you just add water. Many customers mix both in one kit.

Ready-to-eat meals have a shelf life of up to 5+ years. Freeze-dried meals last up to 25 years. Overall, kits range from 9 months to 25 years depending on the foods you choose and how you store them.

MREs were built for the battlefield. Redi-Pax kits are built around familiar, name-brand foods people actually want to eat, with options for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

1-day, 2-day, 3-day, and 5-day kits are popular, or a custom size built specifically for your team or community. Order by the case or by the pallet.

Yes. We offer vegetarian, allergen-friendly and low-sodium options, and can build kits around other dietary needs.

Yes. Kits can include drinking water, PPE and other supplies. Just ask.

Senior nutrition programs (congregate and home-delivered meals), charter, private, and public schools, and community and summer meal programs across New England.

Yes: cardiac, carb-controlled, renal, low-sodium, puree and chopped options. Each meal is individually wrapped and labeled.

Our menus are developed to follow Title III and CACFP guidelines, and we work with your staff to reflect the cultural backgrounds of the people you serve.

Yes. We provide individually portioned frozen meals for days when sites are closed.

We keep a layered backup plan, including generator power and shelf-stable meals through our emergency meal kit company, Redi-Pax, so meals keep moving.

Fresh Pax provides chef-crafted, scratch-made meals for senior nutrition programs, schools, and community programs.

Engagement parties, corporate events, milestone celebrations, holiday gatherings, community events and fundraisers, and family gatherings.

Yes. Tell us your guest count, budget and the flavors you love, and our chefs will design a menu to match.

Yes. We offer vegetarian, allergen-friendly and other options for guests with special dietary needs.

Send us the date, guest count and occasion through our contact page, or call 617-548-9175.

FX Catering serves events in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Redi-Pax is part of the Mikedis Family of Companies, led by founder and CEO Peter Mikedis with co-founders and directors Christopher and Andrew Mikedis.

Redi-Pax (shelf-stable and emergency meals), Fresh Pax (fresh meals for seniors and schools) and FX Catering (event catering).

The family's work began with Sidekim Foods, which built a reputation for high-volume fresh meal production across Massachusetts and New England.