BrightPet Nutrition Group brings together four contract-manufacturing operations to produce premium and super-premium pet foods for U.S. and international markets. The family’s commitment to quality spans three generations, with custom formulation and private-label production dating to 1978. Based in American facilities across Ohio, New York and Wisconsin, BrightPet also makes its own Blackwood, Adirondack and By Nature pet food brands.
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BrightPet Nutrition GroupBrightPet Nutrition Group brings three generations of family pet-food expertise to premium and super-premium foods made in American facilities for U.S. and international markets. Based in Lisbon, Ohio, the company combines contract manufacturing and private-label development with its own Blackwood, Adirondack and By Nature brands, using slow-cooked recipes and custom formulation to serve both smaller brands and larger production programs. Its manufacturing partnership spans facilities in Ohio, New York and Wisconsin, with products exported to more than 25 countries.SHERBURNE, NY
Ainsworth Pet NutritionAinsworth Pet Nutrition is a fifth generation, primarily family-owned and operated company focused entirely on pets. The company makes multiple brands and types of dog and cat food, including the Rachael Ray Nutrish line, and manufactures all of its dry pet food in the United States using high quality, traceable ingredients.MEADVILLE, PA
Health ExtensionSince 1963, three generations of the Gruber family have built Health Extension around making pet food for dogs and cats, including small-batch, US-made recipes. Based in Hauppauge, New York, the company is especially distinctive for its gently cooked dog food, prepared in bone broth and sold in shelf-stable, ready-to-serve pouches rather than requiring freezing or thawing. Its recipes use more than 30 superfoods and undergo over 140 quality checkpoints, with veterinarian-formulated options designed to provide complete and balanced nutrition.HAUPPAUGE, NY
Fubei (Shanghai) Co., LtdFounded in 2005, Fubei (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. develops and manufactures pet food for global brands through OEM and ODM partnerships. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company operates more than 10 subsidiaries, six FEDIAF-standard production bases and a 60-acre-plus pet science research center, with annual capacity exceeding 300,000 tonnes. Its Industry 4.0 manufacturing systems, in-house research and traceability-focused quality controls support more than 1,000 brand partners and over 10,000 launched SKUs.