FirstMate Pet Foods

Nasta Pet food's own corporate site lists FirstMate among its four brands and states the group was 'later expanded with the addition of Forza10 in 2021, Natural Code in 2023 and FirstMate in 2026'; its contacts page names the legal entity behind FirstMate as Taplow Ventures Ltd. of North Vancouver, BC, reached at a firstmate.com address, and FirstMate's own contact page now routes customer support through a nasta.com email domain. Corporations Canada's federal search returned zero results for Taplow Ventures, which points to a BC provincial registration rather than a federal one; BC Registry Services' business search only renders through JavaScript and could not be queried directly to confirm directors or filing status.

• Our Group | Nasta Petfood · the vendor's own site “Created in 2016 with the acquisition of Bab'in in France, later expanded with the addition of Forza10 in 2021, Natural Code in 2023 and FirstMate in 2026”
• Our Brands | Nasta Petfood · the vendor's own site “Taplow Ventures Ltd. P.O. Box 86656 North Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7L 4L2”
• Contact - FirstMate Pet Foods · the vendor's own site “customer.support.firstmate@nasta.com”
• The CANADA List · directory “Family-owned until 2026 - but recently sold to Nasta Pet Food (France).”

FirstMate's own pages describe two Canadian-owned facilities: a dry kibble plant in Chilliwack, BC and a cannery in Port Kells, BC, bought from a human-grade canned salmon producer. The CANADA List directory corroborates that both plants stayed in BC through the 2026 ownership change.

• Our Quality - FirstMate Pet Foods · the vendor's own site “FirstMate operates a dry kibble facility in Chilliwack, BC, Canada.”
• Things You Didn't Know About Our Cannery - FirstMate Pet Foods · the vendor's own site “FirstMate's cannery is located in Port Kells, British Columbia, Canada.”
• The CANADA List · directory “Both kibble and canned food remain manufactured in BC (kibble in Chilliwack, cannery in Port Kells).”

The vendor's mailing address and both disclosed production facilities are all in BC's Lower Mainland: North Vancouver, Chilliwack, and Port Kells. No office, facility, or staff location outside BC is mentioned anywhere on the site.

• Contact - FirstMate Pet Foods · the vendor's own site “P.O. Box 86656, North Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7L 4L2”
• Our Quality - FirstMate Pet Foods · the vendor's own site “FirstMate operates a dry kibble facility in Chilliwack, BC, Canada.”

FirstMate says its dry fish formulas use wild-caught herring, anchovy, and sardine from waters off British Columbia and Alaska, describing BC as the primary source; no percentage split is published and no other major ingredient's origin is disclosed. The mix estimates a majority BC share against the Alaska (US) portion; this is a judgment call, not a sourced figure.

• Our Fish: Where & How We Source It - FirstMate Pet Foods · the vendor's own site “a combination of wild-caught herring, anchovy, and sardine”