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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.

At Stella & Chewy’s, we put pets first; behind everything we do is our mission to help dogs and cats thrive. Founded in 2003 by Marie Moody to help her own rescue dogs, we are the innovators of raw frozen and freeze dried raw pet food. Today, we are a full line manufacturer of premium pet food, focused on best-in-class nutrition with high-quality ingredients, offering a range of products including frozen raw, freeze dried raw, kibble, wet food, and treats. We are the fastest growing pet food brand in neighborhood pet and offer a flexible and dog-friendly office culture. As pet parents ourselves, we’re committed to bringing both pets and pet parents everywhere Only the Good Stuff! Our products are available for purchase in the United States, Canada, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and South Korea. We proudly manufacture our food in our headquarters facility in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and use ONLY the best and safest ingredients.

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