Lickity Paws
South Portland, MELickity Paws is a South Portland, Maine dog-treat company making frozen and freeze-dried “pup cup” treats. The brand comes from Stacey, a trained chef, recipe …
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Ruff Pine Dog Treats
East Waterboro, MERuff Pine Dog Treats is a Maine pet treat company run by Nicholas and Emily Conley in East Waterboro. The Conleys started making treats for their own dogs, …
Maiden Montana Pet Treats
Lewistown, MTMaiden Montana Pet Treats is a Lewistown, Montana pet treat company built around one plain idea: pets with sensitive stomachs do better when the ingredient list …
Green Juju
Seattle, WAGreen Juju is a Seattle-area pet-food brand founded in 2014 by Kelley Marian. The first product was Just Greens, a fresh whole-food blend Kelley developed after …
Smallbatch Pets
Aumsville, ORSmallbatch Pets started in a San Francisco flat with Blue, a rescue cat whose needs pushed his people to make fresh food themselves. The company grew from those …
Grandma Lucy's
Rancho Santa Margarita, CAGrandma Lucy's is a Southern California pet-food company founded in 1999 by Eric and Breann Shook. The story starts with their English Cocker Spaniel, Lucy, who …
Montana Dog Food Co
Bozeman, MTJosh and Holly Allen know pet retail from the inside. They built Dee-O-Gee, an award-winning chain of independent holistic pet supply stores in Bozeman, …
Steve's Real Food
Cottonwood Heights, UTSteve's Real Food is a woman-owned and led independent pet food company pioneering the raw pet food movement in America since 2000. Founded by nutrition …
Simple Food Project
Oconomowoc, WISimple Food Project is an independent pet food company founded and owned by Dr. Chris Bessent, DVM, a holistic veterinarian who formulated the recipes according …
Stella & Chewy's
Oak Creek, WIFounded by Marie Moody in 2003, Stella & Chewy's creates raw and freeze-dried pet food using responsibly sourced proteins and organic produce to help pets …
Heart & Soil
Austin, TXHeart & Soil is an organ meat supplement company founded in 2020 by Dr. Paul Saladino, MD, author of "The Carnivore Code" and advocate for ancestral nutrition. …
Primal Pet Foods
San Francisco, CAPrimal Pet Foods has been a pioneer in raw pet nutrition since 2001, offering 100% traceable, ethically sourced ingredients with a commitment to quality and …
Small Batch Pet Food
San Francisco, CASmall Batch creates raw and freeze-dried pet food using humanely raised proteins and organic ingredients, focusing on whole food nutrition and sustainable …
Rendered byproducts, artificial preservatives, and mystery fillers are standard in pet food. We break down what's in conventional pet food, how to read labels, and the best clean pet food brands for dogs and cats in 2026.