Our History
In the Spring of 2020 we launched the line of RightOnTrek meals with three objectives:
- Address the market gap for high-quality, delicious, food with optimal nutrition for backcountry trips
- Design a product that would have minimal negative environmental impact and therefore align with the core values of people who love backcountry adventures
- Help people spend less time and money organizing quality nutrition and leave more time for the adventure
By late 2021, RightOnTrek Meals became the most active segment of our website in terms of customer engagement. Things grew steadily from there; with our product entry to retail stores across the mountain west in early 2022, expanding to over 25 states by the close of 2023.
RightOnTrek Food Services, Inc was officially incorporated as a subsidiary of RightOnTrek in 2023.
We are now 100% focused on creating and delivering high-quality products that help people enjoy the cooking and dining experience on all sorts of camping adventures.
Since late 2021 we have enjoyed having our home base in beautiful northwest Montana.
Our Mission
Values
Our Team
Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer
Eric Boxer
An explorer by nature, Eric discovered a true passion for the outdoors on adventures to the mountain west. Eric co-founded RightOnTrek Meals in 2019 with a professional background in energy efficiency engineering for buildings. He brings an analytical mindset to product design and business operations. Some past work of his includes launching a line of sustainably-sourced energy bars, which brought him more awareness of how the farming industry and its systems influence our environment. Having grown up in western NY, Eric heartily enjoys all-weather outdoor opportunities on trails, water and snow of the upper Flathead Valley with his young family.
Director of Sales
Steve Smith
A Maine native, Steve moved to Bozeman, MT in 2008. Growing up in central Maine provided him with an abundance of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors--from canoeing the many lakes and streams in the state, to backpacking, and camping in Baxter State Park. When he's not skiing or mountain biking with his wife and two boys, Steve loves to fly fish, explore the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and spend time at hunting camp with his friends. Steve has twenty years of experience in sales and joined the RightOnTrek team in 2021.
National Sales Manager
Andrew Sullivan
Andrew has touched just about every aspect of the outdoor industry, and has been an integral member of the RightOnTrek team since 2022. Along with an extensive history in outdoor retail and buying, he’s been a thru-hiker, guide, and consultant. As someone who’s done a lot of work encouraging people to get outdoors, he feels some responsibility for stewardship on his own end, which is why he’s glad sustainability is always a part of the conversation with RightOnTrek Meals.
Production and Quality Assurance Manager
Nic Soltis
On a visit to Montana in early 2023, Nic fell in love with the Flathead Valley. She returned home to Minneapolis, sold her house, packed up her animals and moved here two months later. She has a newfound passion for the outdoors and loves to spend her free time exploring Glacier National Park, paddle boarding, mountain biking, camping and trail running with her dogs. Nic joined RightOnTrek in April 2024 after spending the last 12.5 years working for a large pet food company based out of MN.
Inventory Manager and Customer Support
Alexander Toshchev
Alex joined the RT team in 2019 to use his many years of experience in retail and logistics to establish procurement processes in the company. Thanks to this fateful decision, Alex discovered an incredible world of outdoor activities, which he had not previously been very interested in, and fell in love with mountains, hiking, and trailrunning, which he began to popularize in his city.