Just Food For Dogs

Just Food For dogs LLC is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand of home-cooked pet food based in Irvine, California.[1]

Just Food for dogs
TypeLLC
IndustryPet food
Founded2010
FounderShawn Buckley
HeadquartersIrvine, California
United States
Area served
United States
ProductsDog food
Websitejustfoodfordogs.com

History

Founded in 2010 by Shawn Buckley, JustFoodForDogs created the fresh whole-food category for pets, cooking scientifically researched, veterinarian-developed recipes cooking in the industry’s first open -to-the public kitchens. The company now operates 9 such Kitchens - 5 in Southern California, one in Northern California, one in Seattle, one in Chicago, IL and one in Manhattan, NYC - each produce a few thousand pounds of pet food per day per kitchen.[2] The company also has two master kitchens that each cook 35,000 pounds of fresh food daily, one at the company’s headquarters in Irvine, CA and another in New Castle Delaware.[3]


The company has a line of veterinary support recipes for dogs with specific illnesses. Nutrients and food are custom formulated into very specific diets for dogs and cats. Recipes are developed by its own team, which includes a team of more than 10 veterinarians led by Dr. Oscar Chavez BVetMed MRCVS MBA, Chief Medical Officer. Some of these veterinarians carry rare, specialized board certifications such as veterinary Nutrition, Dermatology and Toxicology.


JustFoodForDogs was named the #1 vet recommended fresh pet food in the US, according to a survey of nearly 16,000 veterinarians.[4] The company conducts extensive research into pet nutrition, including feeding trials.[5]  Additional independent, peer-reviewed and published university studies researched mycotoxins[6] and two digestibility[7] studies.[8]


In 2017, the company received a growth investment from the private equity firm L Catterton.[9]


Shawn Buckley and Dr. Oscar Chavez authored Big Kibble: The Hidden Dangers of the Pet Food Industry and How To Do Better By Our Dogs, which was published by St. Martin’s Press in December, 2020.[10]

References
  1. What is your dog eating? Petco will show you with in-store kitchens
  2. Petco Partners With JustFoodForDogs
  3. "JustFoodForDogs Opens New Kitchen in Delaware".
  4. "JustFoodForDogs Named #1 Recommended Fresh Pet Food by Vets".
  5. "CalPoly Pomona Conducts Feeding Trials".
  6. "Toxicology Communications: Comparison of mycotoxin concentrations in grain versus grain-free dry and wet commercial dog foods".
  7. "Translational Animal Science:True nutrient and amino acid digestibility of dog foods made with human-grade ingredient.s".
  8. "Journal of Animal Science: Nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics, microbiota, and metabolites in dogs fed human-grade foods".
  9. JustFoodForDogs Receives Significant Investment from L Catterton's Growth Fund
  10. "Pet Product News".
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