Our Story

Mountain House's parent company, Oregon Freeze Dry, forms and begins freeze drying fruits for breakfast cereals.

Oregon Freeze Dry wins military contract to supply Long Range Patrol rations with lightweight and long-lasting food, including early versions of Beef Stew and Spaghetti with Meat Sauce. Mountain House takes great pride and care in feeding American troops to this day.

After quickly selling out of leftover military rations at sporting good stores, Oregon Freeze Dry launches a brand for everyday adventurers: Mountain House.

Mountain House rockets into space with Apollo 13. Shelf-stable and nutrition packed, our meals offer astronauts a comforting taste of home. They were later served on NASA's space shuttle missions.

The American Women's Himalayan Expedition summits Annapurna mountain, one of the most dangerous peaks in the Himalayas. Mountain House fuels this technical and difficult journey, assisting the first two American women to the summit.

Breakfast Skillet hits shelves and becomes the best-selling freeze-dried meal on the market, doubling the sales of any competitor year over year.

With the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Mountain House meals become a go-to emergency preparedness supply that gives people comfort in an uncertain time.

Mountain House introduces a new look with updated packaging to strengthen the brand's focus on premium tasting meals for outdoor adventures. The goal is to introduce their fool-proof, batch-made meals to a new generation of outdoor adventure seekers, and with a 30-year Taste Guarantee, show just how confident they are that their meals are second to none.