Who owns Dog Joy?
Dog Joy is owned by Freshpet (the United States, NASDAQ: FRPT).[1]
Evidence: Freshpet, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23, SEC EDGAR, 23 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Freshpet, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Bedminster, New Jersey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2011
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet food › Pet treats & supplements
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: FRPT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dog Joy
Dog Joy is Freshpet's refrigerated treat line, sold from the same fridges as its meals and made from single-ingredient dried meats and rolls. It extends the company's distribution advantage into a higher-margin category. Because Freshpet installs and owns the fridges, a new line placed in them reaches national distribution without needing fresh shelf negotiations.
What Freshpet's annual report says about Dog Joy
Sentences about Dog Joy from Freshpet's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We also offer fresh treats across all classes of retail under the Dognation and Dog Joy labels. 7 Table of Contents Our Product Innovation As the first manufacturer of fresh, refrigerated pet food distributed across North America, product innovation is core to our strategy.
How often Freshpet names Dog Joy in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Dog Joy
Where Dog Joy sits in Freshpet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Freshpet
Freshpet controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in pet & animal care.
Also in pet & animal care
- Freshpet (2006)
Other brands in pet treats & supplements, and who owns them
The 10 brands in pet treats & supplements on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is CP Foods, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Jerhigh | CP Foods | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| BARK | BARK | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kaytee | Central Garden & Pet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Zesty Paws | H&H Group | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Milk-Bone | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Delickcious | Kormotech | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Greenies | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Old Mother Hubbard | WellPet | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Freshpet
Freshpet is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey, United States, founded in 2006. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: FRPT.
Freshpet was founded in 2006 to sell refrigerated pet food, a category that did not exist in retail because it required the company to place and maintain branded fridges in supermarkets at its own expense. That distribution model is the whole business and the main barrier to competitors.
🇺🇸 Dog Joy and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dog Joy is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dog Joy?
The parent company of Dog Joy is Freshpet, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Dog Joy American?
Yes. Dog Joy originated in the United States in 2011 and its owner, Freshpet, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Dog Joy still owned by Freshpet?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Dog Joy is still owned by Freshpet. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Freshpet, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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