Champion Petfoods

Pets Canada Toronto is one week away - come visit the Champion Petfoods team at Booth 675 to explore our exciting new ORIJEN and ACANA products! Don’t miss out—grab a coffee and take advantage of exclusive show deals. It’s almost showtime—see you there! 🐾☕

Announcing the launch of ACANA™ Lickables, ACANA™ Chunks in Broth, ORIJEN™ Chunks & Shreds, and ACANA™ Classics Pâté! Visit the Champion Petfoods #Superzoo Booth 3625 to learn about these exciting additions to our lineup.

It’s Show Time! The Champion Petfoods team is looking forward to seeing all of our terrific partners here at #Superzoo, Booth 3625. Chat with our incredible team, have a coffee on us or see the fresh ingredients that go into our amazing ORIJEN™ & ACANA™ pet foods. 🐕🐈

We are excited to share that our very own Darcia Kostiuk was featured in a new Associated Press article, sharing why dogs thrive on a meat-based diet, alongside mentions of ACANA and ORIJEN wet dog food as two of the best options you can find. Read more here to learn more about these options for your own dog! https://lnkd.in/eheDRf8H

In just two weeks, we'll be unveiling exciting new ORIJEN and ACANA products hitting retail shelves. Visit the Champion booth at SuperZoo for all the details!

At Champion Petfoods, we believe we have a responsibility to give back to our local community including supporting them during times of crisis. As first responders continue to fight wildfires in Jasper, Alberta and surrounding areas, Champion is supporting the people and pets affected. 1)     We’ve made a monetary donation to Canadian Red Cross wildfire relief efforts, which will go toward assisting those impacted with immediate and ongoing relief, including financial assistance, support to evacuees, and recovery efforts. 2)     We are collaborating with the Edmonton Humane Society (EHS), a longtime partner of ours, to help displaced dogs and cats by donating more than 95,000 meals to EHS facilities to assist people and pets who have been evacuated to Edmonton. Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by these devastating fires. We hope the fires subside quickly so the long road to recovery can soon begin.  

Today is the last day of our second on-site internships with Fumiko Imai, Sarah MacDonald Murray, Luciana Guimaraes Reis, Pauline Kosmal, and Kehan Zhang. The scientific insights shared by the students were enthusiastically received by our cross-functional teams at Champion, and students have participated in experiential learning, networking opportunities, and also explored STEM-related careers. We will continue to work closely with them at University of Guelph and Anna Kate Shoveller on their project to drive future innovation and impactful discoveries for the pet food industry. We thank Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Mitacs for supporting a very strong partnership with Dr. Anna Kate Shoveller at the University of Guelph and Champion Petfoods. A huge thank you to all our collaborators; your mentorship, training, and support is what makes this program so valuable, and we really appreciate your time and dedication.  

Week 2 of our on-site internships is fully underway, and the students have networked, collaborated, and explored all types of careers in pet food industry! Thanks to Arsh G. for leading the tours at state-of-the-art facility New NorthStar in Acheson, Alberta and Andrew Stovall for mentoring them on problem solving and a people-first leadership style. Doren Reddy supported our program by sharing her expertise on Quality Assurance and how she ensures top quality of our Biologically Appropriate™ products. Jeannette Davidge shared how she cultivates a culture of growth & learning, manages dynamic stakeholder relationships, and displays calm leadership to navigate challenges in the unpredictable world of supply chain. Dr. Maheswor Gautam kindly provided the Mitacs interns with mentorship and training in our in our state-of-the-art nutrition lab, learning how we ensure the nutritional quality of our ingredients and products. Big thanks to Nicole Briggs for providing valuable work-integrated learning for our students on how we craft new Biologically Appropriate™ kibble in our test facilities.

Week 1 with the University of Guelph interns has wrapped! The University of Guelph Mitacs interns had an action-packed week, learning lots with our team. One highlight of the week was hearing from company leaders. Champion Petfoods’ President Stacey Osborn spent time with the students, sharing insights and detailing her career journey so they could learn about leadership and strategy. The interns also spent time with our SVP Research, Innovation, & Product Development Jeff Johnston who shared more on the history of Champion Petfoods, talked about the creation of our world class brands ACANA™ and ORIJEN™, and mentored on how he leads with vision. Huge thank you to Stacey and Jeff for spending this time with our students and supporting their development as future leaders in the pet food industry!

Pictured here, we welcomed our University of Guelph Mitacs interns and Anna Kate Shoveller on-site for a research and innovation share-out this week. This Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance - Mitacs Accelerate grant encompasses a vast amount of cutting edge research that is going to drive and accelerate innovation for the pet food industry. The group met with our R&I teams, learning about formulations, innovation, and ingredients. Big thanks to Bonnie Gerow for training our interns about our products and sharing just how unique and special our Biologically Appropriate ™ diets are. They also spent time with Project Managers Amanda Wytinck, PMP and Jodie Worobec learning about product and project management and received tactical tools for managing their own projects. Chinedu Ogbonna spent time mentoring and teaching our talented group about Regulatory Affairs and sharing his career journey. Thanks to all our collaborators who are supporting this program!