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BFF Best Feline Friend vs Open Farm

BFF Best Feline Friend is branded by Weruva International, Inc. and made by third-party contract manufacturers, and Open Farm is branded by Open Farm Inc. (owned by Independent (minority investors: General Atlantic, Encore Consumer Capital)) and made by third-party co-packers. On KibbleLab, Open Farm averages 8.6 out of 10 across its scored foods, compared with 8.4 for BFF Best Feline Friend. Open Farm is accredited by the Pet Sustainability Coalition; BFF Best Feline Friend is not.

BFF Best Feline Friend and Open Farm compared

BFF Best Feline Friend Open Farm
Manufacturer Weruva International, Inc. Open Farm Inc.
Parent company Independent Independent (minority investors: General Atlantic, Encore Consumer Capital)
Founded 2006 2014
Headquarters Natick, Massachusetts, USA Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Manufacturing Whether a brand makes its own food in-house or has it produced by an outside contract manufacturer or co-packer.
Contract manufacturer Co-packer
Made in Thailand United States
Manufacturing region Chonburi Province Minnesota
Products listed 71 125
Serves Cats Cats & dogs
Price tier A relative price guide, from $ (most affordable) to $$$$$ (most premium), based on the brand's typical retail cost.
$$$ $$$$
WSAVA guidelines The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) publishes criteria for evaluating a manufacturer: qualified nutritionists on staff, feeding trials, and published research. It does not certify or endorse brands.
No No
PSC accredited The Pet Sustainability Coalition is a nonprofit that accredits pet companies on their environmental and social impact, through third-party verification. It reflects sustainability practices, not food quality.
No Yes
Score The average KibbleLab score across this brand's scored foods, on a 0 to 10 scale. Foods are scored on published veterinary science. How scoring works .
8.4 (avg of 71) 8.6 (avg of 125)
Recalls on record We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.
None None
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BFF Best Feline Friend vs Open Farm: how they compare

Scores

Open Farm scores higher on KibbleLab, averaging 8.6 out of 10 across 125 scored foods, compared with 8.4 across 71 for BFF Best Feline Friend. Scores apply the same criteria-based rubric to every food, drawn from published veterinary science.

Who makes them

BFF Best Feline Friend is a brand of Weruva International, Inc., based in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 2006. Its food is made by third-party contract manufacturers in Thailand. Open Farm is a brand of Open Farm Inc., owned by Independent (minority investors: General Atlantic, Encore Consumer Capital), based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2014. Its food is made by third-party co-packers in United States.

Standards and range

Neither meets WSAVA's published manufacturer criteria. Open Farm is accredited by the Pet Sustainability Coalition; BFF Best Feline Friend is not. KibbleLab lists 71 BFF Best Feline Friend foods and 125 Open Farm foods.

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Common Questions

Which scores higher on KibbleLab, BFF Best Feline Friend or Open Farm?

Open Farm scores higher: it averages 8.6 out of 10 across 125 scored foods, compared with 8.4 for BFF Best Feline Friend. Scores reflect published veterinary science.

Who makes BFF Best Feline Friend and Open Farm?

BFF Best Feline Friend is a brand of Weruva International, Inc.. Its food is made by third-party contract manufacturers in Thailand. Open Farm is a brand of Open Farm Inc., which is owned by Independent (minority investors: General Atlantic, Encore Consumer Capital). Its food is made by third-party co-packers in United States.

Which brand has more products on KibbleLab?

Open Farm has 125 products in the KibbleLab database, compared with 71 for BFF Best Feline Friend.

Where is each brand based?

BFF Best Feline Friend is based in Natick, Massachusetts, USA. Open Farm is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Are BFF Best Feline Friend or Open Farm PSC Accredited?

Open Farm is a PSC Accredited business. The Pet Sustainability Coalition is a nonprofit that Accredits pet companies on their environmental and social impact, through third-party verification.

Have BFF Best Feline Friend or Open Farm been recalled?

Neither BFF Best Feline Friend nor Open Farm has a recall on record in the KibbleLab database. We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.

See the full profiles: BFF Best Feline Friend and Open Farm .

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Brand and manufacturer details are compiled from public sources and not independently verified; they may not reflect contract manufacturing or co-packing. Recall data is compiled from public FDA filings, and a filing may name the parent company rather than the brand. We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.

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