Petsource by Scoular has tripled its capacity with the completion of a $75 million expansion. With this expansion, the company has provided an additional 70,000 square feet of freeze-dried pet food ingredient manufacturing space.
Petsource by Scoular, based in Nebraska, US, has completed a $75 million expansion that delivers extra capacity to help current customers grow, as well as space to accommodate new customers seeking production at the state-of-the-art facility.
The tripling of capacity also enables customers to more efficiently introduce new products to the market, with the expansion providing an additional 70,000 square feet of freeze-dried pet food ingredient manufacturing space. Freeze-dried products are among the fastest-growing pet food categories.
The expansion of Petsource’s Seward facility created 75 new jobs, with more hiring planned. Petsource now employees over 150 people, making it one of the top 10 largest employers in Seward County, a business hub in southeast Nebraska. Petsource is an indirect, wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Scoular.
According to the company, Petsource has been a leader in streamlining the manufacturing of freeze-dried pet food products. Petsource was among the first nationwide to bring the manufacturing steps together under one roof when it opened in 2020 – providing everything from recipe development to raw meat processing, freeze-drying, and packaging – creating an end-to-end solution for brand owners to help support their growth initiatives.
“We are excited we can deliver additional capacity for our customers, both current and future, and support their growth plans,” said Amy Patterson, President of Petsource. “Strong demand, growth in our customers’ businesses, and our desire to continue to provide them high quality, innovative solutions drove the project.”
New customers have been seeking both Petsource’s integrated production process, and its food safety and quality standards, another factor setting it above many competitors, the company states.
“Scoular thrives both on helping our valued customers grow and helping our communities prosper,” said Paul Maass, CEO of Scoular. “We are proud to continue to invest in the state we have called home for over 130 years.”
Scoular has partnered with pet food manufacturers for decades and explains that it will continue to invest to support the marketplace’s growth. The Petsource expansion is a critical component to larger strategic growth plans supporting the pet food industry, according to Scoular’s statement.
