Freshpet
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Type | Public |
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Nasdaq: FRPT Russell 2000 Component | |
Industry | Pet food |
Founded | 2006 |
Headquarters | Secaucus, New Jersey 07096-2157, United States |
Products | Refrigerated pet food |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 463 |
Website | freshpet |
Freshpet is an American pet food company. Its cat food and dog food products are marketed as fresh, and need to be kept refrigerated at the point of sale.[2] Brands include Freshpet Select, Dog Joy, Vital, Nature's Fresh and Dognation.[citation needed] It is listed on the Nasdaq exchange with the ticker symbol FRPT.[3]
History[]
Freshpet was founded in Secaucus, New Jersey in 2006 by Scott Morris, Cathal Walsh and John Phelps, former pet food executives.[4][5] It opened a factory in Quakertown, Pennsylvania in 2006;[6][7] and another in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2013.[2] In February 2020 the company was offered a grant of $2.1 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund to build a plant in Ennis, Texas.[8]
References[]
- ^ https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/FRPT/freshpet/revenue
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Freshpet Dog Food Promotes Products Sources in the U.S." The New York Times. 13 June 2013.
- ^ "Freshpet on NASDAQ". NASDAQ.
- ^ Collings, Richard (16 September 2014). "Freshpet Files for IPO as Spending on Natural Food for Pets Rises". The Street. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Harris, Jon (25 June 2019). "Freshpet breaks ground on $100 million Lehigh Valley expansion that could add 200 jobs". The Morning Call. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Staff (15 August 2018). "Freshpet Expanding In Pennsylvania, Creating 100 Jobs". Business Facilities. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Morley, Hugh (12 June 2007). "Barking up the right tree; Freshpet sales soar after tainted-food scandal". The Record.
- ^ "Freshpet to create 427 jobs in Ennis with new pet food manufacturing plant". Dallas News. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
Further reading[]
- NJ.com - Paw Print: Pet food company steps up to the plate
- South Charlotte Weekly – Culinary Corner: Canine Cuisine
External links[]
- Official website
- Business data for Freshpet, Inc.:
Categories:
- Companies based in Hudson County, New Jersey
- Cat food brands
- Dog food brands
- Companies listed on the Nasdaq
- 2014 initial public offerings
- American companies established in 2006