Frontier Pets ↔ Orijen

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Frontier Pets

Frontier Pets

Independent · 3 listed

Mars Petcare

Orijen

Multinational · 16 listed

Formats represented

Frontier
freeze-dried
Orijen
cannedkibble

Moisture · as fed

Frontier Pets

freeze-dried
2

Orijen

canned
80–85
kibble
10
0%20%40%60%80%

Shown as fed: the water actually in the food. The dry-matter rows below strip it out so protein and fat can be compared across formats.

Protein · dry matter

Frontier Pets

freeze-dried
50–52

Orijen

canned
5580
kibble
44–47
40%50%60%70%80%90%

Fat · dry matter

Frontier Pets

freeze-dried
2142

Orijen

canned
1743
kibble
1622
10%20%30%40%50%

Formats and figures reflect the products listed on KibbleGuide, not necessarily each brand’s full range.

Background: ownership, sourcing and positioning

Frontier Pets and Orijen sit at opposite ends of the ownership spectrum in the Australian cat food market. Frontier Pets uses ingredients that are 100 percent Australian, human-grade, whole-of-life free-range, including free-range eggs and certified organic produce. Orijen is built around 'WholePrey' ratios with 85 to 90 percent animal inclusions including fresh and raw meat, organs and bone. The two brands differ in several ways beyond the one point highlighted here.

Frontier Pets is built around an explicit anti-factory-farming mission, channelling more than AUD$7 million into Australian regenerative-farming suppliers by 2024.

Orijen runs production exclusively at two company-owned kitchens in Alberta and Kentucky with no private-label work.

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Frontier Pets

Frontier Pets

Australia · 3 products

FREEZE-DRIED·3

Mars Petcare

Orijen

USA · 14 products

CANNED·9
KIBBLE·5

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