Morris: Refrigerated pet food did not exist in US in 2006
Scott Morris · Freshpet: Scott Morris · Oct 9, 2023 · at 17:27
Scott Morris, co-founder of Freshpet, discusses the lack of fresh refrigerated pet food options in the United States when conceiving the company in 2006.
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“No, it didn't exist at all in the U.S. There was some raw food in the U.S., like what was originally done in Australia but it was frozen”
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