Wild protein sources. Organic ingredients. Fresh/frozen formulations. Sustainable packaging. It’s safe to say that California Dog Kitchen is on trend (and then some) in the superpremium pet food space, but when two California-based brothers founded the company in 2020 they just wanted to do right by their own dogs.
“Our company is a small family business, built around what we want for our own pets,” says Ilya Altshteyn, California Dog Kitchen’s co-founder (alongside his brother Sasha). “Our dog did best on venison, so we introduced a wild venison recipe. We learned about studies that show how many carcinogenic pesticides end up in conventional dog foods, so we made an organic recipe. My brother and I both care a lot about the environment, so we got our 1% for the Planet certification and invested in developing compostable packaging.”
