Uses simple USDA Organic ingredients
Where it started
Every bar has a beginning. Ours was in the mountains with Kate’s belief that the food we eat should support how we live. Kate’s Real Food grew from there into a brand people trust to fuel life’s adventures. Along the way, we’ve been guided by a simple purpose: to help people make the most of the natural world.
90s
The first bar
Kate, an avid skier, needed real food for days outdoors. She created the peanut butter milk chocolate bar in her Jackson Hole, Wyoming kitchen. Using organic ingredients for steady energy, the recipe took shape and quickly became a local favorite.
‘10
Outside the kitchen
After a decade of demand, the Tram Bar—named after the Jackson Hole Mountain aerial tram—was ready for its next adventure. Kate and her partner formed Kate’s Real Food, turning her first bar into a company anchored by its tagline: Real Food. Real Energy.®
‘23
Adventure goes global
Kate’s Real Food took flight on Delta Airlines with a trio of Mini Bars—the airline’s first organic snacks. One woman’s homemade recipe now reached millions of passengers on domestic and Latin American routes, bringing real food to travelers at 30,000 feet.
How Kate's Bars stack up
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Ingredients
Uses simple USDA Organic ingredients
Uses processed or refined ingredients
Adventure-ready
Provides steady, lasting energy
Provides quick sugar spikes with crashes
Taste & texture
Combines familiar flavors with soft, chewy texture
Combines bland, chalky, or artificial
Sourcing
Uses responsible sourcing that honors the land
Uses unclear sourcing and farming methods
Origin story
Created in a Rocky Mountain kitchen
Created in a corporate facility
How Kate's Bars stack up
Ingredients
Others
Uses processed or refined ingredients
Adventure-ready
Provides steady, lasting energy
Others
Provides quick sugar spikes with crashes
Taste & texture
Combines familiar flavors with soft, chewy texture
Others
Combines bland, chalky, or artificial
Sourcing
Uses responsible sourcing that honors the land
Others
Uses unclear sourcing and farming methods
Origin story
Created in a Rocky Mountain kitchen
Others
Created in a corporate facility
Every journey begins with the land
We believe living your best adventures means protecting the places that make them possible. Through Preserve Where You Play™, we partner with organizations to care for wild spaces and the lands that grow our food.
From trail maintenance in Pennsylvania to conservation education in Wyoming, this work connects people to nature. It also helps protect the wild places we love for tomorrow.
The Kate’s crew
We’re driven by adventure and the belief that good food matters. The outdoors shapes everything we do, from crafting bars to supporting the places we explore.
Food with integrity
Our bars start with organic ingredients you can trust. Made with oats, nut butter, and honey, every bite is a reflection of our commitment to honest eating.
