Service Name | Pet snack OEM/ODM full-service customization |
Service recipients | Global pet brand owners, importers, chain stores, and e-commerce sellers |
Snack types that can be produced | • Freeze-dried series : Pure meat (chicken/duck/beef/fish/rabbit), offal (liver/heart), raw meat and bones, fruits and vegetables, seafood (shrimp/shellfish/whole fish) • Air-dried series : Meat strips/slices, meat rolls/sticks, dried seafood (dried fish/dried shrimp/dried shellfish), chewable products (beef tendon/beef ear) • Dry-dried series : Dried meat, shredded meat, fish chunks, fruit and vegetable crisps • Rehydrated products : Puffed granules, cream puffs , crispy fish pieces • Others : Functional chewable tablets, nutritional supplements (customizable) |
Customization options (optional) | • Customizable Raw Materials : Meat source (chicken, duck, beef, lamb, fish, rabbit, ostrich, etc.), cut (breast/leg/liver/heart), with or without skin/bone, pure meat or mixed offal/fruits and vegetables. • Customizable Form : Whole piece, granules, strips, flakes, shreds, rolls, sticks, cakes, powder (mixed with feed), special shapes (stars, bones, fish shapes, etc.). • Customizable Processing : Freeze-drying, low-temperature air-drying, hot air drying, vacuum sous-vide (requires additional equipment evaluation). • Enhanced Functions : Added probiotics, prebiotics, glucosamine, chondroitin, fish oil, cranberry , blueberry , green tea extract, turmeric, etc. • Customizable Packaging : Bag type (stand-up pouch, gusseted bag, four-side seal), material (aluminum foil/transparent/kraft paper/biodegradable), size (small sample pack to large economy pack), label design (multilingual, full-page). |
Existing mature formula library (ODM rapid branding) | • Freeze-dried chicken breast chunks/granules (suitable for cats and dogs) • Freeze-dried capelin (whole) • Freeze-dried salmon chunks • Air-dried duck strips (fat-free) • Air-dried beef slices • Air-dried chicken and sweet potato rolls (for dogs) • Dried chicken breast shreds • Dried cod chunks • Freeze-dried egg yolk granules (for coat health) (Customers can directly select products, change packaging, add logos, no R&D or sampling fees) |
Cooperation Model | OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) : Customers provide formulas or samples, and we reverse engineer and produce the product. ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) : We select products from an existing library of mature formulas and rebrand them . Joint R&D : Both parties jointly develop exclusive snack formulas and formats. |
Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) | • ODM (Mature Products): Freeze-dried products 300-500 kg; Air-dried/Oven-dried products 200-300 kg; Small-scale rehydrated products 100 kg • OEM (New Formula/Form): Freeze-dried products from 800 kg; Air-dried/Oven-dried products from 500 kg • Trial Order Support : As low as 100-200 kg ( limited to some common snacks, such as chicken breast strips, dried anchovies) |
Prototyping service | • Mature ODM products: Existing samples are provided free of charge (shipping costs to be paid by the buyer). • OEM customization: A sampling fee will be charged ( USD 200-500 for freeze-dried products ; USD 100-300 for air-dried/oven-dried products), which can be used to offset the bulk order deposit; sampling time is 7-10 days for freeze-dried products and 5-7 days for air-dried/oven-dried products. |
R&D support | • Recommend palatability, nutritional indicators, and form preferences based on the target market (US, EU, Japan, Southeast Asia). • Assist in incorporating functional ingredients (joint health, coat health, gut health) into snacks. • Provide ingredient replacement solutions (hypoallergenic, single-origin meat, organic, etc.). |
Quality control and testing | • Raw material receiving inspection (sensory, physicochemical, and microbiological) • Key process monitoring (temperature, water activity, time) • Batch-by-batch testing of finished products: crude protein, crude fat, moisture, Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus • Additional water activity testing for freeze-dried products ; additional histamine and heavy metal testing for seafood products • Third-party testing services available (SGS, Eurofins, etc.) |
Export compliance documents | COA (Certificate of Authorization), Health Certificate, Certificate of Origin, Veterinary Health Certificate, Microbiological Test Report, Heavy Metals/Histamine Report (Seafood), Irradiation Certificate (if required), and assistance with label verification in the destination country. |
Delivery cycle | After deposit confirmation: ODM (raw materials in stock) 10-15 days; ODM (materials required) 15-20 days; OEM customization 20-30 days. |
Port of departure | Qingdao Port (primary recommendation), Tianjin Port, Shanghai Port |
Certification | BRCGS, BSCI, ISO9001, FDA Registration |
Sample Policy | We offer free samples of our existing, mature products (customer pays international shipping). Custom sampling is charged according to the aforementioned standards. |
Additional Information (One-Stop Advantages) | • Truly comprehensive product range : We are not just a factory producing one type of snack. We have complete freeze-drying, air-drying, oven-drying, and rehydration processes, enabling brands to build a multi-SKU product matrix with unified procurement, quality control, and logistics. • Brand incubation friendly : We support low MOQ trial orders and provide comprehensive services from formula development to packaging design, especially suitable for startups or existing brands expanding their snack lines. • Extensive export experience : We are familiar with the raw material restrictions for pet snacks in various countries (such as restrictions on beef and lamb products in some countries), packaging labeling requirements, and testing standards, helping clients avoid pitfalls. • Flexible sampling policy : Customized sampling fees can be offset against bulk orders, reducing clients' initial trial-and-error costs. |