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Forthglade
Foods approach to creating recipes that dogs love and owners can trust,” David states.“ As we continue to grow, we’ re investing in building an incredible, experienced team to drive the brand forward. We’ re lucky to have an excellent team of dog-loving food manufacturing specialists, many of whom have a background in the production and distribution of human foods.”
Mike agrees:“ Having the whole team under one roof, including the factory, is unusual, and it enables us to take an end-toend view over the needs of our customers, development of products, and the quality and consistency of what we do. Although we’ re still one of the largest employers in the area, we’ ve driven significant efficiency through robotics and manufacturing automation. We’ re proud to manufacture all our wet food in Devon from our purpose-built factory and take full control of our supply chain, from the procurement of ingredients to manufacturing and distribution.”
Purposeful partnerships
Aside from its tasty dog food offering, Forthglade is also committed to being a sustainable force in the pet food industry, having proudly received B Corp certification in 2025.“ We achieved B Corp certification with an overall score of 96.0, and since then, we’ ve focused on turning areas for improvement into practical, on-theground initiatives across our operations,” Mike states.“ Some recent investments, for example, include 2000 solar panels at our site, which are projected to produce around 25 percent of our yearly electricity usage. We’ re launching a water remediation project designed to cut our water usage by 28 percent, and we’ ve set an ambitious target to reduce overall waste by 30 percent. foodchainmagazine. com 63