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Open Farm

Canadian-owned · made in the US · based in Ontario

Toronto-founded premium dog and cat food brand (kibble, wet food, freeze-dried raw, treats and bone broth), still led by its co-founder after 2021 minority growth investments from General Atlantic and Encore Consumer Capital.

Toronto, ON CA · openfarmpet.ca

Open Farm is a Toronto pet food brand founded in 2014 by Isaac Langleben, who remains Co-Founder and CEO. US growth-equity firm General Atlantic led a minority investment in the company in 2021, alongside existing minority investor Encore Consumer Capital (also US), so no single US owner controls it. Its "Made In The USA" kibble is produced at a US contract facility while other lines are made across the US, Canada and Iceland.

Factors

Ownership

48.0 reported

CA 60% · US 40%

General Atlantic's own 2021 press release (archived; the live page no longer lists Open Farm) describes its $65M+ investment as a 'minority growth investment' that joined 'existing minority partner' Encore Consumer Capital, and quotes Isaac Langleben as Open Farm's Co-Founder and CEO, implying the Canadian founders retain control. Exact equity percentages are not published. A federal Corporations Canada search for "Open Farm" returns zero results, consistent with a provincial (likely Ontario) incorporation that could not be checked directly; Open Farm Inc.'s registered address (Toronto) comes from its own privacy policy. This card estimates a CA-majority split given the minority framing of both US investors, rather than the majority-US-control some directories imply.

Manufacturing

23.5 reported

CA 35% · EU 10% · US 55%

Open Farm's FAQ states the company is headquartered and formulates its recipes in Canada, but its 'Made In The USA' kibble comes from a US manufacturing facility, while other recipes are made across partner facilities in 'the United States, Canada, and Iceland.' The CANADA List names the US kibble partner as Barrett Petfood Innovations in Brainerd, Minnesota. No production-volume split by country is published, so the mix is an estimate weighted toward the US given kibble's prominence in the catalog; Iceland is counted in the EU bucket per this app's country groupings.

  • FAQ - Company, Ingredients, Shipping, & More – Open Farm - Canada · the vendor's own site “We are a Canadian company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario... Our manufacturing facility, located in the United States, to facilitate our local vegetable program... Open Farm partners with specialized manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Iceland”
  • The CANADA List · directory “has partnered with Barrett Petfood Innovations in Brainerd, Minnesota for manufacturing”

People

61.0 reported

CA 70% · US 30%

Product development, formulation and distribution work is based in Toronto per Open Farm's own FAQ, and its registered office is in Toronto. Its careers page lists both an RRSP and a 401(k) among benefits and offers 'hybrid & remote work,' indicating staff in both Canada and the US, but no headcount by country is published, so the split is an estimate weighted toward the Canadian HQ.

Inputs

15.8 reported

CA 23% · EU 3% · other 27% · US 47%

Open Farm's own ingredient-origin tracker for one of its recipes lists 15 sourced ingredients: US states (Alaska, Washington, Nebraska, Missouri, Michigan, Kansas) supply roughly half by ingredient count, Canadian provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Quebec) about a quarter, Norway (EU bucket) a small share via salmon oil, and the rest comes from Peru, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Honduras, Chile and Paraguay. This reflects one published recipe's ingredient list rather than a company-wide sourcing average across all products.

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