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Evolve vs The Honest Kitchen

Evolve is made by Sunshine Mills, Inc., and The Honest Kitchen is branded by The Honest Kitchen, Inc. and made by third-party contract manufacturers, and both make food for cats and dogs. On KibbleLab, Evolve and The Honest Kitchen both average 8.6 out of 10. Evolve's maker dates to 1947, while The Honest Kitchen's launched in 2002.

Evolve and The Honest Kitchen compared

Evolve The Honest Kitchen
Manufacturer Sunshine Mills, Inc. The Honest Kitchen, Inc.
Parent company Independent Independent
Founded 1947 2002
Headquarters Red Bay, Alabama, USA San Diego, California, USA
Manufacturing Whether a brand makes its own food in-house or has it produced by an outside contract manufacturer or co-packer.
In-house Contract manufacturer
Made in United States United States
Manufacturing region Alabama California; Kansas
Products listed 46 86
Serves Cats & dogs 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 No
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 .
8.6 (avg of 46) 8.6 (avg of 86)
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
Where to buy
Amazon
Amazon

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Evolve vs The Honest Kitchen: how they compare

Scores

Evolve and The Honest Kitchen average the same KibbleLab score, 8.6 out of 10, across 46 and 86 scored foods. Scores apply the same criteria-based rubric to every food, drawn from published veterinary science.

Who makes them

Evolve is made by Sunshine Mills, Inc., an independent maker, based in Red Bay, Alabama, USA, founded in 1947. The Honest Kitchen is a brand of The Honest Kitchen, Inc., based in San Diego, California, USA, founded in 2002. Its food is made by third-party contract manufacturers in United States.

Standards and range

Neither meets WSAVA's published manufacturer criteria. KibbleLab lists 46 Evolve foods and 86 The Honest Kitchen foods.

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Common Questions

Which scores higher on KibbleLab, Evolve or The Honest Kitchen?

Evolve and The Honest Kitchen average the same KibbleLab score, 8.6 out of 10.

Who makes Evolve and The Honest Kitchen?

Evolve is made by Sunshine Mills, Inc. The Honest Kitchen is a brand of The Honest Kitchen, Inc.. Its food is made by third-party contract manufacturers in United States.

Which brand has more products on KibbleLab?

The Honest Kitchen has 86 products in the KibbleLab database, compared with 46 for Evolve.

Where is each brand based?

Evolve is based in Red Bay, Alabama, USA. The Honest Kitchen is based in San Diego, California, USA.

Have Evolve or The Honest Kitchen been recalled?

Neither Evolve nor The Honest Kitchen 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: Evolve and The Honest Kitchen .

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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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