Canadian pet food producer Champion Petfoods recently opened its new 371,100-sq.-ft. DogStar Kitchens located on 85 acres of land outside of Bowling Green, KY.
Canadian pet food producer Champion Petfoods recently opened its new 371,100-sq.-ft. DogStar Kitchens located on 85 acres of land outside of Bowling Green, KY. Once full steam, Champion will produce 220 million pounds annually of freeze-dried and kibble pet food under the name of its Acana and Orijen brands.
“The US is our fastest growing market,” says Frank Burdzy, president and CEO of Champion Petfoods, which prompted the company’s first pet food operation to be located in this country. Two years ago, when the site selection process began, the location was narrowed down to eight states. “Kentucky stood out because early in the process the governor himself reached out to us.”