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PLANT PROFILE
"The fresh-ingredient
and dry-ingredient
areas work to keep up
all day and stay ahead
of the extruder."
Keith Arnold, Champion Petfoods
As for the processing equipment, it didn't matter if
Champion's Canadian facility used a particular equipment vendor or not. "The approach we took was:
Extrusion, who is the best? Drying, who is the best?
Coating, who is the best? Fresh mixing, who is the
best? Freeze drying, who is the best? No matter where
they were in the world, we wanted to know who the
very best was at what they do."
New people working with new equipment and new
formulas made it all the more impressive that the
DogStar kitchen became SQF certified in its first year
of operation. This required an intensive training program and a lot of trust that each department had the
knowledge they needed, even if they didn't have the
typical length of experience at that particular task.
"SQF certification is very difficult to get," Arnold says.
"In the food industry, it usually takes a couple years to
accomplish. We did it here in year one." Arnold explains that SQF is three audits in one. The first audit
looks at the facility. Is it secure? Do all the doors seal?
Is there a pest control system in place? Are there good
manufacturing practices in place? SQF looks at all the
things required to make food safely. The second audit
focuses on process paperwork and if what is happening in the kitchen is being properly documented.
The final part of an SQF audit focuses on knowledge. "The third part for us was the most challenging," Arnold says. "The facility was brand new, all
the people were brand new, the process was brand
new and the majority of the people were from some
kind of processing but not necessarily food. We had
to have an exceptional training program to get them
ready. We scored in the high 90's out of 100. We didn't
just get a base hit - we hit it out of the park, which we
were very pleased with."
SQF certification is a food safety standard Champion set as a goal early and achieved it. The facility has
successfully recertified every year since. As part of the
third year of certification and beyond, SQF auditors
Top: Large mixers blend the fresh ingredients for each batch.
Bottom: In a cold, temperature-controlled room, rows of totes
with fresh protein ingredients are ready for batching.
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Contents
OFF THE LEASH - Dearth of data
TRENDS - Pets vs. planet
PLANT PROFILE - Recognized as Champions
FOOD SAFETY - Plan, test, improve, repeat
REGULATORY - Building on success
INGREDIENTS - Balanced benefits
FORMULATION - Understanding palatability
EQUIPMENT - Eye on dry
EQUIPMENT - Key to kibble control
OPERATIONS - 21st century pest control
PACKAGING - The singles scene
BEST IN SHOW
PATENTS TO PONDER
EVENTS
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
AD INDEX
SIT, STAY, READ
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - Contents
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - OFF THE LEASH - Dearth of data
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - 7
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - 8
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - TRENDS - Pets vs. planet
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - PLANT PROFILE - Recognized as Champions
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - FOOD SAFETY - Plan, test, improve, repeat
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - REGULATORY - Building on success
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - INGREDIENTS - Balanced benefits
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - FORMULATION - Understanding palatability
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - EQUIPMENT - Eye on dry
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - 56
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - EQUIPMENT - Key to kibble control
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - 59
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - 60
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - OPERATIONS - 21st century pest control
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - 65
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - 66
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - PACKAGING - The singles scene
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - BEST IN SHOW
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - PATENTS TO PONDER
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PET Food Processing - March 2020 - EVENTS
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - AD INDEX
PET Food Processing - March 2020 - SIT, STAY, READ
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