The Technology

What is a retort Pouch?

A retort pouch is a flexible, multi-layer bag that's filled, sealed, then cooked under heat and pressure — the same principle as canning, in a pouch instead of a can. The seal keeps everything sterile and shelf-stable without a single preservative.

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Fresh cooked, filled, and sealed
The meal is gently kettle cooked and goes straight into the pouch. It's sealed airtight before a second gentle cooking process.
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Cooked under heat and pressure
The sealed pouch is gently cooked, sterilizing the meal inside without added chemicals.
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Shelf-stable, ready when you are
No fridge or freezer is needed until it's opened. It ships safely and sits in your pantry like any shelf-stable food.
It Retains more nutrition than a can
Why it matters

It Retains more nutrition than a can

Canning uses high heat for a long time to reach the center of a rigid metal can, which can break down nutrients along the way. A retort pouch is thin and flat, so it cooks through faster and at a gentler heat — meaning the meal spends less time under stress and keeps more of its natural nutrition intact. Frozen meals avoid that heat, but they require a freezer from our kitchen to yours — and something can always go wrong along the way. A retort pouch gets the shelf-stability of canning with a gentler cook, and none of the cold-chain risk of frozen.

For You

Easier to live with, too

  • Ships and stores at room temperature

  • No thawing, no rehydrating

  • Ready straight from the pouch

  • Lightweight, great for on the go

Since Day one

We were the first to make a pet meal in a pouch with 100% usa sourced Ingredients

Before it was common, we bet on retort packaging because it was the right way to protect a fresh, gently cooked meal — not because it was easy. Every ingredient is sourced in the USA, and every pouch is cooked here too. We've been refining the process since we started, so you're getting years of practice in every meal.

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Not all retort is alike

Other breands have caught on. here's what sets ours apart

Pouches are showing up on more shelves. More of that growth is happening around meals that are being made with the same lower quality ingredients you find in most pet food and using additives with overseas sourcing.

First to do it

First to do it

Other retort pouch dog meals on the market are often sourced or made overseas. We were the first to put a 100% USA sourced and made dog meal in one.

Years of practice, not a new trend

Years of practice, not a new trend

We've been refining our retort process since before it was common in dog food. Newer entrants are still working out the kinks we solved years ago.

Human-grade, start to finish

Human-grade, start to finish

A retort pouch is only as good as what goes into it. Not every retort meal on the shelf is held to a human-grade standard. Ours is, every batch.