Trail-ready meals, freeze-dried in Oregon since 1969
✅ Made in USA
Where Mountain House products are made
Albany, Oregon
Meals are cooked in small batches, then freeze-dried in large chambers and packaged on site.
Freeze-drying
Time, temperature and pressure remove the water while preserving flavor, nutrition and structure.
Heritage
The same Albany operation has freeze-dried U.S. military rations and food for NASA.
Mountain House meals are cooked and freeze-dried at Oregon Freeze Dry’s plants in Albany, Oregon, and the brand markets itself as ‘Made in USA Since 1969.’
The story
Mountain House was born from Oregon’s Willamette Valley. In 1963, Oregon Freeze Dry set up in Albany and began freeze-drying strawberries; by the mid-1960s it was freeze-drying rations for the U.S. military and food for NASA’s space program. When surplus military meals proved popular with backpackers, the company launched the consumer Mountain House brand — sold first through REI.
More than fifty years later, the meals are still made in Albany. In small batches, recipes are cooked, then rolled into hallways of freeze-drying chambers across a single process of time, temperature and pressure. The payoff is the brand’s signature 30-year taste guarantee — the longest proven shelf life in the category.
Its food has traveled from submarines to space stations — but it all still comes out of one Oregon town.
Why they matter
Shelf-stable food is a category full of imports, so a domestic freeze-drying operation with deep roots is worth backing.
Buying Mountain House supports manufacturing jobs in Albany, Oregon and a six-decade American freeze-drying tradition.
Featured products
Browse Mountain House meals available now in the Buy American store.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mountain House made in the USA?
Yes. Mountain House meals are cooked and freeze-dried at parent company Oregon Freeze Dry’s plants in Albany, Oregon, and the brand markets itself as ‘Made in USA Since 1969.’
Where is Mountain House food made?
In Albany, Oregon, on Oregon Freeze Dry’s multi-plant campus in the Willamette Valley.
How long does Mountain House food last?
The brand backs its pouches and cans with a 30-year taste guarantee — the longest proven shelf life in the freeze-dried meal category.
