Canagan Competitors

Founded in 2003 in Wilton, Connecticut, Blue Buffalo is the leader in premium quality, all-natural pet nutrition. The company has experienced double and triple-digit annual growth over the past several years behind strong advertising and marketing programs, and a continuous stream of new products. Blue Buffalo is the only brand of pet food that both advertises on television and also maintains a 1,500+ person staff of in-store product specialists that educate pet parents on the features and benefits of their products. The company sells its products through the leading national pet specialty chains, PetSmart, Petco, Pet Supplies Plus and over 10,000 neighborhood stores nationwide.

Evanger's is the ONLY privately held canned pet food manufacturer remaining in the United States. We take a tremendous amount of joy and pride in manufacturing what we truly believe is the best pet food in the world. We are a family owned and operated company, and we love that what we do every day makes such a large and positive impact on the health and quality of life for your pets. In 1935, Fred Evanger was making pure meat canned foods at his kennels because he felt that his champion Great Danes required superior nutrition in order to to prevent any dietary deficiencies. Today, we continue to innovate with the same enthusiasm as our founder. Our mission is to increase the quality and enjoyment of life of our companion pets through nutrition. To this day, Evanger’s remains just as committed to quality and innovation as ever, and continues to develop new products that will fit within its philosophy. We have developed many pet food concepts that have revolutionized the pet food industry and consumer perception of pet food. For example, in 2002 Evanger's launched a new method of canning, called the Hand Packed process in which whole, wholesome pieces of meat are placed by hand into the can. We have proudly been independently owned for over 75 years, and because of this, continue to sell our products exclusively through independent neighborhood pet shops where quality and customer service are of the utmost importance.

At Canidae we believe that what’s best for our pets is best for us all. That’s why for the last 25 years we’ve been committed to providing high quality pet food for pets and their people. Our products are packed full of goodness to bring out the best in pets, with recipes made from wholesome ingredients and formulated for whole body health. Goodness comes through not just in the quality of our ingredients and formulas, but also through the dedicated employees we hire. The talented teams at our plant in Brownwood, Texas, our headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, and our national sales force across the country work together every day to bring happiness and health to pets, because we believe that happy pets make happy humans. Joining Canidae means joining a company committed to nurturing the health of pets and their people but also the health of our planet at large, through our investment in regenerative agriculture and sustainable business practices. Canidae not only brings goodness to pets, people and the planet; we carry that ethos internally to our Canidae employees. See how Canidae employees are Hungry for Goodness and bring our culture of goodness of life every day. We are proud recipients of award winning programs across all of our functions and programs including: American Packaging Design Award for Best In House Design Ragan Communications HR Platinum Award Finalists for Recruitment and Employer Branding Ragan Communications Visual, Virtual and Video Honorable Mention for best virtual onboarding practices and culture videos showcasing our greatest asset - our people San Antonio Food Bank Hunger Fighter of the Year Award - Pet Food Category Pet Sustainable Coalition Earth Day Activator - Top 4 Team