A look at new pet food and treat manufacturing plants completed in 2020 or scheduled for completion in the near future, and which pandemic-era features are to be included.

Ricardo Moreno has joined Freshpet in the newly created role of vice president of manufacturing.

The company’s Kitchens 2.0 came online in late October, just one facet of a slew of upcoming capacity expansions expected to drive the company forward.

Despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the fresh pet food company has delivered strong growth so far in 2020.

Freshpet is an industry leader in the fresh, minimally processed pet food and treat category, achieving more than 20% sales growth in eight out of nine consecutive quarters in 2018 and 2019.

The company will leverage its ONEsolution project management solution to build a human-grade fresh pet food plant in Ennis, Texas.

The company maintains full-year guidance despite an anticipated $4 million cost to address challenges presented by the pandemic.

The company is taking additional measures to ensure the health and safety of its employees and meet increased demand throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

The company presented its new five-year growth plan and shared its fourth quarter and full-year earnings from 2019.