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Our story
Food should free you. Not fail you.
Delicious food powered by essential nutrients, made from scratch in Reno, Nevada.
Our mission
Real food. Real nutrition. For real life.
The old food system is failing us: ultra-processed, nutrient-deficient and addictive by design. We make the opposite. Chef-crafted food with no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives, made in small batches and fortified with the essential nutrients your mind and body need, for every day, every adventure and every emergency.
- 100,000 sq ft kitchen in Reno, NV
- 40 essential nutrients
- 95%+ Non-UPF verified
- 25 yrs shelf life on #10 cans
Made start to finish in Reno
One roof. Every batch.
Our offices, test kitchens, ovens, freeze-dryers, packing and shipping all live in one 100,000 sq ft facility in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. That’s how we keep every batch consistent.
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FDA-inspected facility
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NSF audited
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In-house R&D + test kitchen
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Freeze-dried on site
Fuel for peak performance
Stock the pantry, pack the lunchbox, fuel your day.
Our commitment
Real food.
Not ultra-processed.
Nearly everything we make is verified non-ultra-processed by WISEcode, and we’re reformulating the rest.
95%+of what we make
is Non-UPF verified
is Non-UPF verified
Reformulating the rest →
Veteran-owned & operated
“Nothing prepares you for what’s to come like proper nutrition.”
Eric Christianson · CEO
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