Real Good Foods

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Real Good Foods is a publicly traded US frozen food company that sells high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free chicken, beef, handhelds, and prepared meals across 16,000+ retail doors at Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club, Target, HEB, Kroger, and other chains, targeting health-conscious families, GLP-1 users, and fitness consumers.

Company typePublic
Founded2018
HeadquartersGlendale, United States
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2C
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

What Real Good Foods does

Real Good Foods (NASDAQ: RGF) is a US-based frozen food company that manufactures and sells high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free frozen products built around a proprietary chickpea-flour breading system. The portfolio spans lightly breaded chicken (nuggets, strips, fillets, Dino nuggets, tenders, popcorn chicken, fries), unbreaded seasoned chicken, chicken meatballs in multiple flavors, beef products (country fried steak fingers, steak), handhelds (burritos, flautas, quesadillas, rollups, flour tortillas), and prepared meals/entr\u00e9es (enchiladas, lasagna bowls, cannelloni, chicken parmesan bowl, burrito bowls). Each SKU is positioned around 20\u201323g of protein and 4\u20136g of net carbs per serving, with clean-label attributes including no added sugar, no artificial ingredients, no seed oils (on a subset of SKUs), and grain-free formulations. The company\u2019s underlying technology is its food-formulation IP rather than any software or AI platform; the chickpea-flour breading system and no-seed-oil cooking process (beef tallow) are described as proprietary and are the core product differentiators.

The company generates revenue almost entirely through retail CPG distribution, with products sold at unit pricing across more than 16,000 US retail locations including Walmart, Costco, Sam\u2019s Club, Target, HEB, Kroger, Stater Bros, and Publix. Exclusive warehouse-club SKUs include Costco Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips (48oz), Costco Beef Tallow Fried Chicken Strips (Texas), Costco Chicken & Pepper Jack Cheese Burritos, and Sam\u2019s Club No Seed Oil Chicken Chunks. Direct-to-consumer e-commerce exists via realgoodfoods.com but is positioned primarily as a store-locator and customer-engagement tool rather than a primary revenue channel, with $50 flat shipping on orders under $100 and free shipping above $100. Target customer segments include health-conscious families, GLP-1/weight-management consumers, fitness/performance consumers, and gluten-free consumers.

Real Good Foods was founded in 2018 by founders who started in a kitchen with two SKUs (Chicken Crust Pizzas and Mini Enchiladas), initially delivering to Vitamin Shoppe, GNC, and independent health stores via self-installed freezers. The company filed a $35 million exempt securities offering in May 2021 and completed an underwritten public offering of approximately $14.3 million in October 2023. Recent strategic activity includes the launch of high-protein flour tortillas (January 2026) and protein-fortified bread products (November 2025), alongside agency partnerships with Magic Camp (October 2025) and Craft & Commerce (November 2025). The company operates from Bolingbrook, Illinois under the legal entity Real Good Foods, LLC (governed by New Jersey law) and employs 51\u2013100 people.

Real Good Foods firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Real Good Foods
Legal name: Real Good Foods, LLC
Website: https://realgoodfoods.com
Company type: Public
Founded year: 2018
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: Real Good Foods is a publicly traded US frozen food company that sells high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free chicken, beef, handhelds, and prepared meals across 16,000+ retail doors at Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club, Target, HEB, Kroger, and other chains, targeting health-conscious families, GLP-1 users, and fitness consumers.
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Real Good Foods industry classification

Industry

Product category: Frozen Better-for-You Foods
NAICS: Poultry Processing (311615), Frozen Food Manufacturing (31141), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)
SIC: Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)
akta.pro primary industry: Frozen Meat & Poultry Meals & Value-Added Proteins (CRADADAH)
akta.pro secondary industries: Frozen Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (AFANAFAC), Specialty Bakery Manufacturing (Gluten-Free, Artisan, Health-Focused) (AFAKAAAG)

Keywords

Frozen chicken products
High-protein frozen foods
Gluten-free frozen meals
Low-carb prepared foods
Better-for-you entrees

Where Real Good Foods is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Glendale
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Real Good Foods business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Frozen Food Product Sales: Direct product sales through retail distribution channels. The company manufactures and sells frozen better-for-you chicken products, beef products, handhelds (burritos, tortillas, flautas), and entrees (enchiladas, lasagna bowls, pasta dishes) through major grocery retailers nationwide.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Individual product pricing at retail
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	E-commerce direct shipping

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels11 records

Real Good Foods product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Real Good Foods manufactures and sells high-protein, low-carb frozen chicken, beef, handheld, and prepared meal products using a proprietary gluten-free chickpea flour breading system. Products are sold primarily through major US grocery retailers and warehouse clubs, with each serving containing 20-23g of protein, 4-6g net carbs, and no artificial ingredients, added sugar, or seed oils.

Product overview

Real Good Foods is a frozen food company offering high-protein, low-carb comfort foods made with real ingredients. The product portfolio centers on lightly breaded chicken products (nuggets, strips, fillets, dino nuggets, tenders, fries) with gluten-free chickpea flour breading systems. The company has expanded into beef products (country fried steak), handhelds (burritos, tortillas, flautas, quesadillas, rollups), and prepared meals (enchiladas, lasagna bowls, cannelloni, parmesan bowls). All products emphasize high protein content (20-23g per serving), low net carbs (4-6g), no added sugar, and free-from claims (gluten-free, grain-free, no seed oils). Products are available at major retailers including Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club, HEB, Target, Kroger, and Publix.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

RGF Labs: A community engagement program where members help shape future products, test new flavors, taste new products, and provide feedback on product development and packaging design.

Products and services

Lightly Breaded Chicken Nugget Chunks High protein (23g), low carb (4g net carbs), gluten-free chicken nuggets made with chickpea flour breading system. Targeted at health-conscious families and consumers seeking better-for-you frozen foods.
Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips High protein (23g), low carb (4g net carbs), gluten-free chicken strips with chickpea flour breading. Versatile for salads, wraps, or pairing with sauces.
Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Fillets Chicken breast fillets with 2x more protein; low carb, gluten-free, grain-free, with 23g protein and only 180 calories per serving.
Lightly Breaded Dino Chicken Nuggets Dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets for kids with 20g protein and 6g carbs per serving. Made with real chicken, no added hormones, nothing artificial.
Costco Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Strips Exclusive Costco product with 21g protein, only 120 calories, low carb. Available in a 48oz package.
Costco Lightly Breaded Beef Tallow Fried Chicken Strips Beef tallow fried chicken strips with no seed oils, high protein, low carb. Available exclusively at Costco Texas locations.
Sam's Club Lightly Breaded No Seed Oil Chicken Chunks Better-for-you chicken nuggets with no seed oils, high protein, gluten-free. Exclusively available at Sam's Club.
Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets (2.25lb BIG Bag) Walmart-exclusive 2.25lb bag with 23g protein per serving, only 130 calories, low carb breaded chicken nuggets.
No Seed Oil Lightly Breaded Chicken Nuggets 21g protein and 4g net carbs per serving. Gluten free, grain free, no artificial ingredients, no seed oils. Cooked in 100% pure tallow. Now available at Walmart.
Lightly Breaded Spicy Chicken Strips Spicy variant of lightly breaded chicken strips with high protein and low carb profile.
Lightly Breaded Chicken Fries Chicken fries with lightly breaded coating, high protein, low carb.
Homestyle Chicken Meatballs High protein chicken meatballs with homestyle flavor profile.
Italian Style Chicken Meatballs Italian-seasoned high protein chicken meatballs.
Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs Asian-inspired pineapple teriyaki-flavored chicken meatballs.
Little Chicken Meatballs Smaller-sized chicken meatballs designed for kids.
Country Fried Steak Fingers Breaded beef steak fingers with high protein content.
High-Protein Flour Tortillas High-protein, low-carb flour tortillas with no seed oils. First-of-kind product in the Real Good Foods portfolio, expanding beyond chicken and beef into the bread aisle.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Rollups Rollups with 11g protein and only 6g net carbs. Low carb meal prep option.
Costco Chicken & Pepper Jack Cheese Burritos Exclusive Costco burritos with chicken and pepper jack cheese, high protein content.
Chicken & Three Cheese Burritos Chicken burritos with a three-cheese blend, wrapped in low-carb tortilla with 2x more protein from chicken breast chunks.
Breakfast Burritos High protein breakfast burritos for morning meals.
Chicken & Cheese Flautas Chicken and cheese filled flautas.
Cilantro Lime Chicken Prepped Meal Ready-to-heat cilantro lime chicken prepared meal.
Grande Chicken Enchiladas Chicken enchiladas made with chicken and cheese tortilla instead of processed grain tortilla.
Chicken Lasagna Bowl Chicken lasagna bowl prepared meal.
Ricotta Cheese Cannelloni Ricotta cheese filled cannelloni prepared meal.
Naked Oven Roasted Chicken Strips Unbreaded oven roasted chicken strips.

Quantifiable outcome

Over 16,000 retail locations nationwide
+2 more outcomes

Companies that use Real Good Foods

Customer profile

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Real Good Foods technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Real Good Foods partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

Craft & CommerceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 November 2025Independent media agency securing media accounts for Real Good Foods following competitive pitches. Agency developing tailored media campaigns as part of continued growth trajectory.
Magic Camp AgencyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 October 2025Marketing partnership for 'Delicious Contradiction' campaign promoting high-protein, low-carb, real ingredient frozen foods. The campaign aims to disrupt the frozen food category by emphasizing empowerment and the joy of nutritious indulgence.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Real Good Foods competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Real Good Foods financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Real Good Foods leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Real Good Foods funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Real Good Foods M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Real Good Foods

What does Real Good Foods do?

Is Real Good Foods a public or private company?

Real Good Foods is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.

When was Real Good Foods founded?

Real Good Foods was founded in 2018. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Real Good Foods based?

Real Good Foods is headquartered in Glendale, United States, in the North America region.

How does Real Good Foods make money?

One revenue line is on record: frozen Food Product Sales.

Does Real Good Foods have an API?

No public API is recorded for Real Good Foods.

What industry is Real Good Foods in?

Real Good Foods's product category is Frozen Better-for-You Foods. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRADADAH, Frozen Meat & Poultry Meals & Value-Added Proteins, with a secondary code of AFANAFAC, Frozen Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals. Its NAICS code is 311615 and its SIC code is 2013.