OFD Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 1963, when the company began drying fruit for breakfast cereals. Later, OFD Foods, Inc worked with the Department of Defense to develop and produce military rations that tasted better, weighed less, and were easier to prepare than canned rations.

By the early 1970’s, the company was marketing its own Mountain House® line of freeze-dried foods for outdoor recreational use. In the 1980’s, the Company grew rapidly as it began to manufacture private label packaged food products, and expanding its ingredient line.

In the 1990’s OFD Foods, Inc. moved aggressively into the drying of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biological materials.

Today, OFD Foods is the world’s technological leader in freeze-drying. Our freeze-dried ingredients are key components in the products of some of America’s largest food companies. Our private label lines include such products as lunch and dinner entrees for the Nutri/System weight-loss program. We’re still a major supplier to the military, and our Mountain House® brand continues to be the favorite of backpackers and campers. OFD Foods, Contract Lyophilization Services division processes pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals, medical devices, cultured microorganisms, enzymes, and other sensitive biological materials. For these products, freeze drying creates functional properties unattainable by other drying methods.