C and D Foods

What C and D Foods does

C and D Foods is a privately held, for-profit pet food manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Mullingar, Ireland. Founded in 1969, the company has operated in the pet food production sector for more than five decades and currently employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people, placing it among the larger dedicated pet food manufacturing employers in Ireland.

The company's core activity is the manufacturing and supply of pet food products. No detailed product portfolio, formulation approach, or underlying processing technology was retrievable from the public sources aggregated here — the company's primary website (cdfoods.com) returned only a verification/loading page at the time of data collection, blocking deeper disclosure on SKUs, packaging formats, retail vs. private-label mix, or manufacturing footprint. There is no public information on certifications, regulatory filings, awards, patents, or active partnerships in the input set.

On the business model, no direct revenue, pricing, or GTM data is disclosed. The May 2024 funding round of approximately $5.39M led by Enterprise Ireland (the Irish state enterprise-development agency) is the only material recent commercial signal, suggesting the firm is investing in growth or capacity initiatives. Ownership is private with no parent company disclosed. Management team composition, customer roster, geographic markets served, and revenue mechanics remain unverifiable from the available inputs, which materially limits the precision of any forward-looking analytical inference.

Name

C and D Foods

Website

https://cdfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

C and D Foods is a privately held pet food manufacturer and supplier founded in 1969, headquartered in Mullingar, Ireland, employing between 1,001 and 5,000 people to produce and supply pet food products to the industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pet Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing (311111), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom & Private-Label Pet Food Manufacturing (AFADAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dry Pet Food (Kibble) (AFADAFAA), Wet/Canned & Pouch Food (Dog & Cat) (CRADAFAB), Dry Kibble (Dog & Cat) (CRADAFAA)

Keywords

• Pet food manufacturing
• Pet nutrition products
• Private label pet food
• Animal feed supply
• Pet food contract manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mullingar

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

C and D Foods manufactures and supplies pet food products as its core business. Operating from Mullingar, Ireland, since 1969, the company serves the pet food market at scale with a workforce of 1,001–5,000 employees, supplying products through B2B channels to downstream brand owners and retailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pet food products

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• CJ Foods: Korea-headquartered global pet food manufacturer with significant US private-label operations. A direct co-man/private-label peer competing for the same retailer-owned brand contracts.
• Tuffy's Pet Foods: US-based contract and private-label pet food manufacturer producing dry kibble for retailer-owned brands. Direct comparable to C and D Foods as a co-man/private-label dry pet food producer serving grocery and mass-channel customers.
• Simmons Pet Food: Privately held contract manufacturer of dry and wet pet food serving private-label and co-man customers across North America. Closely matches C and D Foods' custom/private-label manufacturing model and customer type.
• Sunshine Mills: Large US private-label and contract pet food manufacturer producing dry foods and treats under retailer and distributor brands. Directly comparable in business model and product mix to C and D Foods.
• Midwestern Pet Foods: US family-owned pet food manufacturer producing both branded (VICTOR, Earthborn Holistic) and private-label products. Directly comparable to C and D Foods in dual branded/co-man operating model.
• Alphia: US contract manufacturer of pet food and treats (formerly Ainsworth Pet Nutrition), serving private-label and co-man customers. A direct co-man peer comparable in scale and contract-manufacturing focus to C and D Foods.

Broad incumbents

• Mars Petcare: Global pet food incumbent owning brands like Royal Canin, Pedigree, and Whiskas. While primarily branded, Mars also operates significant contract manufacturing capacity, making it a relevant incumbent comparable to C and D Foods at the broader category level.
• Nestlé Purina PetCare: World's largest pet food company operating branded portfolios (Purina ONE, Pro Plan, Friskies) plus significant in-house manufacturing. Sets the benchmark for scale, R&D, and retailer relationships that C and D Foods competes against for shelf space.
• Hill's Pet Nutrition: Colgate-Palmolive-owned pet food manufacturer focused on science and life-stage diets. Comparable to C and D Foods in the life-stage and specialty formulation segment where the company could compete for private-label production.
• Spectrum Brands (Pet Care): Diversified consumer products company with a pet care portfolio including Tetra, FURminator, and private-label capacity. Relevant as a broad incumbent with overlapping private-label pet food exposure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cd-foods

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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