Bretherton, United Kingdom

GA Pet Food Partners

Major Bretherton Lancashire 1996 private-label pet food contract manufacturer with Freshtrusion extrusion (£34m+ plant expansion); one of the largest pet food factories in the world.

GA Pet Food is a family-owned manufacturer based in Bretherton, Lancashire, operating since 1992 from Plocks Farm. The business works on a partnership model with independent pet retailers, providing customised pet food recipes, packaging and private-label branding. The company's core production method is Freshtrusion®, described as a gentle cooking process that works from carefully selected fresh ingredients through to baked kibble. The company also offers Freshtrusion® HDP, a High Digestibility Protein process featuring a proprietary formulation called Peptide+. Production includes dry extruded and baked kibble formats. The company serves a network of Partners across the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands and Czech Republic, offering flexible ordering through a Partner Portal and MyBox Delivery service for single-bag shipments. GA Pet Food is part of the wider GA Pet Food Partners group and operates with family-rooted farming heritage, emphasising ingredient sourcing from trusted farms and fisheries.

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Extrusion
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