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Pet Food Company Profiles

Vital Essentials: A goal to be in every bowl

This raw pet food brand is looking to make raw feeding more accessible to pet parents.

According to CEO Heather Govea (pictured here with Boston Terrier Zoe), Vital Essentials is creating new ways to make the raw feeding experience more accessible, affordable and convenient for everyone who wants to give their pets the benefits of raw protein.

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The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

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What keeps pet food professionals up at 2 AM? It’s not just Salmonella, ingredient shortages, or missed deliveries. It’s the rising pressure from a new generation of pet owners who expect perfection and demand it fast.

The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

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Niche raw, fresh pet food players lead the way for big ones

Seeing the growth rates for formats like raw, fresh and freeze-dried pet food is leading larger companies to follow smaller players into those categories.

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Independent Pet Supply adds The Bones & Co. distribution across Pacific Northwest

The independent distributor will carry the raw pet food manufacturer's products across four states.

The Bones & Co. is a family-owned company based in Austin, Texas, U.S., that produces a line of ketogenic, raw and freeze-dried dog foods, supplements and treats.

Formula Raw opens manufacturing facility in Quebec

Canadian freeze-dried pet food company's facility expansion enables U.S. market entry with in-house manufacturing capabilities.

Formula Raw founders Dimitri Manousos with Kilo and Naya, and Nicholas Atsaidis with Stanley.

Pet Food Safety

FDA issues warning letter to Answers Pet Food after finding Salmonella, Listeria

U.S. raw pet food manufacturer faces serious violations following inspection that revealed pathogen contamination across multiple product lots.

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Pet Food Marketing and Branding

Kelly & Co.'s wins World Branding Award for freeze-dried pet treats

The freeze-dried pet nutrition manufacturer secured recognition at the World Branding Awards – Animalis Edition 2025-2026.

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Raw pet food gains ground as consumers gain safety knowledge

As high-pressure processing is better understood by interested pet owners, industry safety standards are becoming established for raw pet food.

We Feed Raw offers customized, complete and balanced raw meals frozen and cold-shipped to customers, including beef, chicken, lamb, turkey and duck.

Targeted premiumization strategies in pet foods

From fresh pet food to personalization, the various avenues in the premium pet food space continue to expand.

Fresh pet food growth is one of the ways the premium pet food market is expanding its reach as more pet owners look to optimize their animals’ eating habits.

Stella & Chewy's names Jay Thompson as CEO

New CEO brings experience from Chobani, PepsiCo and Generous Brands to help guide strategic expansion.

Jay Thompson has been named the new CEO at Stella & Chewy’s.

Nutriment buys Graf Barf marking sixth acquisition in 2025

Stockholm-based premium pet nutrition supplier, The Nutriment Company, continues aggressive expansion strategy with German raw food producer acquisition that will serve as central European distribution hub.

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Carnivore Meat Company adds pet industry veteran to its leadership team

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Dan Horner will lead revenue growth and retail strategy for Carnivore Meat Company’s raw and freeze-dried pet food business.

Dan Horner has been named chief revenue officer for Carnivore Meat Company.

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Why alternative cat food sales continue to grow

Sales of raw cat food and other alternative categories keep increasing despite safety and other concerns, rising with the growing cat population.

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