This Monroe, Wash. By , the business moved into a 15,square-foot facility and purchased its first tunnel oven, which came from an old pita chip company. Today, Wet Noses manufactures product in an 87,square-foot facility, where 70 employees produce nearly 10 different formats of pet food and treats. Some of those new products included: Wag Soup, a gently cooked shelf-stable stew sold in glass jars as a topper for traditional kibble; dehydrated dog food patties that rehydrate almost immediately; and jerky-style treats.
The formats include baked treats, enrobed treats, dehydrated treats, dehydrated dog food, baked dog food, jarred wet pet food and toppers, and frozen pet food and toppers. The production is split between non-branded and co-manufactured products.
Led by Chief Executive Officer Johnni Rodgers pictured above wearing the white t-shirt , the wet noses management team plans to continue developing innovative new product formats. Rodgers was appointed in October to lead the company through its next phase of growth. Pictured from left: Andrew Choisser, maintenance manager; Don Worthen, shipping and receiving manager; Kim Murrell, frozen manager; Johnni Rodgers; Tim Stanton, director regulatory affairs; Robert Prystash, vice president operations; Michael-Paul Cummings, baking manager; Misty Barnett, director of operations; Karianne Ryder, research and development manager.
One unique Wet Noses product is its dehydrated dog food formulas. The company cooks the protein for these formulas, then blends the shredded protein with fruits, vegetables and other healthy ingredients before shaping the products with an automated patty former.
After the patties are formed, they are dehydrated. This unique product offering rehydrates in two minutes, and grew out of the need for Galligan to feed her dogs as she traveled promoting Wet Noses.
Choosing to maintain a human-grade facility to produce pet food means meeting human food processing standards as well as animal food processing standards. Maintaining a wide breadth of processing capabilities within one 87,square-foot facility does create some complexities in terms of ingredients, storage and scheduling, but Prystash said the company has a great team of hardworking employees that manage the complexities flawlessly day in and day out.
Consumers who have dogs that have consumed any of the products listed below and are exhibiting these symptoms, should contact their veterinarian. Affected Simply Nourish frozen food products were distributed at select PetSmart stores nationwide. Products are packaged in 2lb and 4. A full list of affected products is below:. The recall was initiated after a routine nutrition test confirmed elevated Vitamin D levels on certain Simply Nourish frozen food products.
Subsequent investigation indicates the problem arose as a result of the vitamin mix dosage being significantly reduced by the vitamin mix manufacturer, and this change was not detected or properly communicated. As a result, the dosage was not reduced. We care deeply about our customers and their pets, and have put corrective actions into place to ensure this issue does not reoccur.
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