Our people. Our kitchen. Our food.

The food you choose for your dog or cat is one of the most important decisions you can make. we’re proud of our reputation, passionate about our foods, and dedicated to the highest standards of authenticity, nutritional integrity, and food safety.

That’s why we prepare ORIJEN in our own kitchen, where we handle every detail from food development to ingredient sourcing, ensuring our stringent food safety processes are upheld. Our kitchen meets the strictest standards in the world, including the Government of Canada and the European Union.

Our kitchen prepares ORIJEN and ACANA exclusively — we don’t make foods for other companies and we don’t allow our foods to be made by anyone else. We wouldn’t have it any other way and believe you wouldn’t either.

Award-winning kitchen

Award-winning kitchen

Award-winning kitchen

Situated in the heart of northern Alberta, Canada and driven by our mission to earn the trust of Pet Lovers everywhere, our award-winning NorthStar Kitchen meets the strictest European Union standards with ingredient suppliers approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Our foods only

Our foods only

Our foods only

We prepare ORIJEN and ACANA exclusively. That means we don’t make foods for other companies and we don’t allow our foods to be made by anyone else. We wouldn’t have it any other way and believe you wouldn’t either.

Steam-cooked in natural juices

Steam-cooked in natural juices

Steam-cooked in natural juices

To retain their natural goodness we steam-cook our fresh meat ingredients in their own natural juices. Most conventional pet foods utilize highly processed commodity ingredients that are low-cost, easily transported, and stored for months on end. Unlike steam-cooking fresh ingredients, dried and powdered ingredients require large amounts of water to be added before cooking.

Pet food maker or pet food marketer?

Pet food maker or pet food marketer?

Pet food maker or pet food marketer?

Many pet food brands are actually owned by marketing companies who outsource their food production to third-party factories. How can you tell the difference?

  • Pet Food Marketer: the package says “made for”, “produced for”, “distributed by”, “distributed under licence by”, or “private label”.
  • Pet Food Maker: the package says “made by” or “produced by”.

At Champion, we develop and make ORIJEN and ACANA foods in our own kitchens.

Biologically Appropriate Biologically Appropriate
Fresh Regional Ingredients Fresh Regional Ingredients
Never outsourced Never outsourced