Pet-food processor Carnivore Meat Co. is building a complex in Green Bay, Wis., that will eventually increase its current throughput capacity nearly sixfold.
Carnivore, which bills itself as “an ultra-premium branded freeze-dried and frozen raw pet food manufacturer,” broke ground Aug. 8 on what will be a 28-acre flagship campus. Scheduled to be completed by the end of next year, the complex will host its corporate headquarters, a manufacturing facility and an R&D center. Costs were not announced.
The manufacturing facility will house 36 custom-built freeze dryers and other high-speed automated equipment. Together with previously announced investments in Carnivore’s processing equipment, these will increase the company’s production capacity nearly six times over 2021 levels.
The office space will be designed to be both ecology-friendly and pet-friendly, with a dog run, dog wash and other pet amenities.
“Part of growing as a company includes creating an environment people want to work in. We have always had a pet-friendly culture and this new facility will enhance that offering, making work an accessible place not only for our team members but also their four-legged companions,” founder and CEO Lanny Viegut said in a statement.
Carnivore currently employees about 200 in four locations in the Green Bay area, with plans to hire 150 more over the next five years.
