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We’re as passionate about making food as we are about our pets. That’s why we prepare ACANA ourselves, in our own kitchen, where we oversee every detail of food preparation, from where our ingredients come from, to cooking, quality and food safety processes.
Located on 85 acres of farmland in Kentucky, our state-of-the art DogStar Kitchen is specifically designed to prepare our Biologically Appropriate dog and cat foods with the highest fresh meat inclusions possible.
Featuring 25,000 square feet of cooler space capable of holding over 600,000 lbs of ingredients, our kitchen is custom-built with fresh ingredient-processing technologies that are the first of their kind anywhere in the world.
With rigorous food safety and quality systems in place, our Kentucky DogStar Kitchen represents a rare commitment to the safety of dogs, cats, and the people who love them.
And to those who celebrate authenticity; our DogStar Kitchen prepares ACANA and ORIJEN exclusively — we do not make foods for anyone else!
WE WOULDN’T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. WE BELIEVE YOU WOULDN’T EITHER.
These days, some pet foods are owned by marketing companies that DON’T make their own foods and DON’T own a kitchen.
Instead, they outsource production to third-party factories who make many different foods for many different marketing companies.
That means they don’t source their own ingredients, don’t prepare their own foods, and instead focus on marketing and promotions.
We prepare our own foods in our own kitchen, with our own cooks and ingredients — and we don’t make foods for anyone else! When you choose ACANA, you can be sure your pet’s food has been made by us with the same authentic, quality ingredients, care, and attention as a home-cooked meal. We guarantee it!
If the package says “made for”, “produced for”, distributed by”, or “distributed under licence by”, it’s a marketing brand produced under contract as a private label. That means the company that owns the brand didn’t actually produce the food – it just markets it.
If the package says “made by” or “produced by”, you’ve found an authentic pet food. The company that owns the pet food brand is the same company that produced the food itself. We always suggest you contact a pet food representative to confirm where the food is made.
Champion is the developer and producer of ACANA foods. We own our own kitchens and make our own food, so you can have confidence knowing where your pet’s food comes from.
Adjacent to our NorthStar Kitchen in Alberta, Canada, our BAFRINO Research & Innovation Centre is a world-renowned food innovation hub focused on advancing our Biologically Appropriate mission.
Read more about the BAFRINO Research & Innovation Centre