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Our Story

From Combat
to Clean Fuel

Every operation needs fuel. This is ours.

About OpFuel

Built Around Clean Daily Fuel

We provide a premium, grass-fed protein blend with fast absorption and sustained fuel for lasting focus and daily performance.

  • 100% grass-fed protein blend
  • Cold-pressed processing
  • No artificial colors or flavors
  • Cattle raised without growth hormones
  • Non-GMO daily protein

The result: Muscle promoting protein that doesn't make you feel bloated or gassy.

Grass-fed dairy cattle
Grass-Fed Dairy
OpFuel founder in the field
Veteran Owned

Founded by Roger Erickson

Built for operators. Tested in the field.

The Problem We Solved

Most Protein Makes You Feel Bloated

We know because we lived it. We were deployed overseas, and standard supplements were making our team sick. There was bloating, gas so bad we cleared rooms, and not in a good way. Recovery times that got worse, not better. As combat medical professionals, we knew this wasn't natural. Your body shouldn't revolt against food.

So we did what highly motivated military individuals do. We fixed the problem. Now it's called OpFuel.

Meet the Founder: Roger Erickson

Roger is a special operations veteran who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The photo on this site was taken in Iraq, where he first realized mainstream supplements were not cutting it for operators in the field.

During deployments to Iraq in 2003 and 2005, then again in 2007 and 2009, Roger saw the same problem over and over: supplements meant to help recovery were leaving teammates bloated, fatigued, and under-fueled. He started looking closer at the ingredients and knew there had to be a better protein.

Roger began passing out protein powder in Iraq. Later, while stationed in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2017, the product started to take off. What began as a field-tested solution for his team became a company trusted by thousands: A Better Protein.

For more than a decade, customers knew and trusted that name. Today, the same mission continues under a new name: OpFuel.

Our Mission

OpFuel is about fixing a broken industry. One that often puts profits over people, marketing over truth, and shareholders over customers.

Every month we donate to
Deployed military units
Veteran organizations
First responder families
People who serve others

The more the company grows, the more we give. That's the deal.

OpFuel products in use
The OpFuel family team in A Better Whey shirts
The Team

We Are a Family Operation

No investors. No board. No nonsense.

Roger's wife runs operations. She's the organized one and keeps the whole thing running. Their kids help pack orders and Roger's daughter-in-law runs social media.

Everyone involved has been part of the mission from the beginning. They could make more money elsewhere.

But they stay because they believe in what OpFuel stands for.