Goodto Go
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Good To-Go makes dehydrated ready-to-eat meals, including vegan options and emergency food kits, aimed at campers, backpackers, and outdoor enthusiasts. The chef-driven meals are prepared by founder Jennifer Scism and sold direct to consumers.
Also known as Good To-Go
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Good To-Go produces dehydrated, ready-to-eat meals designed for camping, backpacking and other outdoor use. The product line spans single-serve and two-serve entrees such as Thai Curry, Mushroom Risotto, Pad Thai, Chicken Pho, Cuban Rice Bowl, Cowboy Casserole, Whiskey BBQ Pork, Peanut Chicken Salad, Ranchero Scramble, Mexican Quinoa Bowl, Pasta Marinara, Kale and White Bean Stew and Oatmeal, along with cup formats positioned for home, work and travel.
Alongside individual entrees, the company assembles multi-meal bundles and kits, including the Alpine Weekender and Vegan Weekender packs, a Vegan Food Kit and a Vegan 5-Day Emergency Food Kit. A dedicated vegan assortment runs across entrees, bowls and kits. Customers can build custom bundles or add six-packs of individual meals at checkout.
Founding story
The company was founded by chef Jennifer Scism, a graduate of The French Culinary Institute in Manhattan who went on to own a Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City and appeared on the first season of the Food Network's Iron Chef with an all-women team, defeating Mario Batali. After moving to Maine and taking up outdoor activities, she started Good To-Go.
Business model
The company sells packaged dehydrated meals directly to consumers through its own online store, offering single items, discounted six-packs, build-your-own bundles, and pre-assembled weekender and multi-day food kits.
Revenue comes from product sales of packaged meals and kits, with listed prices ranging from about $4.99 for small single servings and $10.99-$14.99 for standard entrees up to $28.95-$31.95 for weekender bundles and $119.95-$139.95 for multi-day food kits.
Traction
Product pages display accumulated customer ratings, including 166 reviews at 4.7/5 for Mushroom Risotto, 127 reviews at 4.9/5 for Thai Curry, 118 reviews at 4.8/5 for Pad Thai, 83 reviews at 4.7/5 for Chicken Pho and 82 reviews at 4.7/5 for Cuban Rice Bowl. Some items, including the Vegan 5-Day Emergency Food Kit, were listed as sold out.
Latest developments
The current catalog includes vegan entrees and kits, cup-format meals for home, work and travel, and weekender bundles, with promotional bundle-building and six-pack pricing across the entree range.
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Good To-Go competes in the dehydrated and shelf-stable outdoor meal category, where it emphasizes restaurant-chef recipe development; its Thai Curry won a Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice Award in 2014.
The company positions its chef-driven recipes and culinary background as the point of difference from conventional camp food, citing dishes such as its Thai Curry and Mushroom Risotto and the awards and restaurant credentials of its founder.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer e-commerce through the company website, with merchandising features such as bundle builders, six-pack upsells, sale pricing and on-site customer reviews.
Campers, backpackers and outdoor enthusiasts, plus buyers of emergency and preparedness food; cup products are also positioned for home, work and travel use. Vegan meals target plant-based eaters.
Geography
The company is US-based, with its founder having relocated to Maine, and sells through its online store.
History
Good To-Go dates its work on camp food to 2014, the same year its Thai Curry received a Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice Award. The meal remains part of the current lineup alongside an expanded range of entrees, cups, weekender bundles and emergency kits.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsThe company's Thai Curry was its first meal to receive a Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice Award.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Goodto Gogoodto-go.com · web
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Goodto Go do?
- Good To-Go is a chef-founded maker of dehydrated backpacking meals, weekender packs and emergency food kits sold online.
- Who founded Goodto Go?
- Goodto Go was founded by Jennifer Scism.
- Who are Goodto Go's investors?
- Goodto Go's investors include CEI Ventures.