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The Very Good Food Company
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2016
Descriptiontext

The Very Good Food Company operates the domain verygoodfood.com, which is the sole identifying signal available in the input data. The single source is a third-party editorial article on raw pet food in the UK, and the URL parameters indicate verygoodfood.com served as the original referrer linking into that guide. This referral linkage is the only behavioral evidence of the company's activity, and no company-controlled disclosures (about page, product catalog, pricing, financials, team, or press releases) are present in the aggregated input.

Inferring from the topical alignment between the domain and the linked content, the company appears to operate in the UK raw pet food category, where the article's coverage of complete and balanced recipes, FEDIAF nutritional guidelines, subscription delivery, cold-chain reliability, and recyclable packaging is consistent with the operational profile of a direct-to-consumer raw pet food brand. Such brands typically monetize through recurring subscription orders of frozen or chilled raw meals, with revenue tied to subscription retention, delivery density, and cold-chain unit economics rather than per-unit retail margins.

It must be stated explicitly that the input does not contain confirmed product details, pricing, subscription mechanics, headcount, ownership, regulatory posture, or any financial data for the company. The description above represents the maximum the evidence supports; any further specificity (specific product SKUs, price points, founder names, funding history) cannot be sourced from the provided material and is therefore not asserted.

Short descriptiontext

The Very Good Food Company operates verygoodfood.com, which appears to be associated with the UK raw pet food market based on referral linkage to a raw pet food guide covering subscription delivery, cold-chain reliability, and complete nutrition. Specific product, pricing, and operational details are not disclosed in the source material.

Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
51–100
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersVictoria, Canada
HQ citystring
Victoria
HQ countrystring
Canada
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
raw pet food, pet food delivery, pet food subscription, natural pet nutrition, cold chain pet food
Industry3 codes
1Frozen & Raw Pet Food (incl. freeze-dried)
CodeCRADAFADPrimaryYes
2Pet Supplies Inventory-led Online Retailers
CodeCRAFADAHPrimaryNo
3Fresh & Refrigerated Pet Food
CodeCRADAFACPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing311111
  • Animal Food Manufacturing3111
SIC code2 codes
  • Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products2013
  • Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products2090
Product category
Raw Pet Food
Social media profiles1 record
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Core offering1 text field

The Very Good Food Company, operating from the verygoodfood.com domain, presents itself as a provider of raw pet food products and delivery/subscription services in the UK market. The hosted content emphasizes complete and balanced raw recipes aligned with FEDIAF guidelines, cold-chain delivery, recyclable packaging, and customizable subscription options for dogs and cats. Specific branded product lines, formulations, or SKUs are not enumerated in the available source.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

The source content does not contain specific information about The Very Good Food Company's products or services. The scraped content is an article titled 'Raw Pet Food in the UK: A Practical Guide' published on .Shopping, which provides general information about raw pet food feeding practices, nutrition guidelines, and sourcing considerations in the UK market. No company-specific product portfolio, modules, or named offerings are described in the source data.

Recent move2 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight2 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Bella & Duke is a UK-based raw pet food brand selling frozen raw meals via a DTC subscription model — the closest direct competitor to The Very Good Food Company in geography, category, and go-to-market motion.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Natures Menu is a UK raw and natural pet food manufacturer with a wide range of frozen raw meals and treats sold through retail and online channels — directly comparable product portfolio and UK market focus.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Natural Instinct produces raw working-dog and pet food formulas in the UK, sold via DTC and specialist retailers — a direct competitor in the raw pet food category with overlapping customer base.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Wolf Tucker is a UK raw pet food producer focused on complete, balanced raw meals delivered direct to consumers — overlapping product type, delivery channel, and target customer.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Poppy's Picnic is a UK raw pet food company delivering raw meals on a subscription basis with an emphasis on traceability and British sourcing — directly comparable DTC raw offering.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Butternut Box is a UK DTC fresh-cooked dog food subscription brand — adjacent category (fresh rather than raw) but identical go-to-market motion and overlapping premium, transparency-oriented customer base.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Different Dog is a UK DTC fresh-cooked dog food subscription company offering portioned, customized meals — competes for the same premium, minimally-processed buyer and uses a similar subscription/delivery model.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Lily's Kitchen is a major UK natural and organic pet food brand spanning dry, wet, and treats — broader portfolio than a raw-only specialist, but competes for the same premium, natural-positioning customer.

TypeRegional player
Description

Primal Pet Foods is a US-based raw pet food manufacturer offering frozen and freeze-dried raw formulas — comparable product category but primarily serves North American distribution.

TypeRegional player
Description

Stella & Chewy's is a US raw and freeze-dried pet food brand — highly comparable raw product offering but serving the North American market rather than the UK.

Market position
Strengths4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat2 records

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Type, Details

Key risks4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds1 record

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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

M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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

The Very Good Food Company

Raw Pet Foodverygoodfood.com

The Very Good Food Company operates verygoodfood.com, which appears to be associated with the UK raw pet food market based on referral linkage to a raw pet food guide covering subscription delivery, cold-chain reliability, and complete nutrition. Specific product, pricing, and operational details are not disclosed in the source material.

What The Very Good Food Company does

The Very Good Food Company operates the domain verygoodfood.com, which is the sole identifying signal available in the input data. The single source is a third-party editorial article on raw pet food in the UK, and the URL parameters indicate verygoodfood.com served as the original referrer linking into that guide. This referral linkage is the only behavioral evidence of the company's activity, and no company-controlled disclosures (about page, product catalog, pricing, financials, team, or press releases) are present in the aggregated input.

Inferring from the topical alignment between the domain and the linked content, the company appears to operate in the UK raw pet food category, where the article's coverage of complete and balanced recipes, FEDIAF nutritional guidelines, subscription delivery, cold-chain reliability, and recyclable packaging is consistent with the operational profile of a direct-to-consumer raw pet food brand. Such brands typically monetize through recurring subscription orders of frozen or chilled raw meals, with revenue tied to subscription retention, delivery density, and cold-chain unit economics rather than per-unit retail margins.

It must be stated explicitly that the input does not contain confirmed product details, pricing, subscription mechanics, headcount, ownership, regulatory posture, or any financial data for the company. The description above represents the maximum the evidence supports; any further specificity (specific product SKUs, price points, founder names, funding history) cannot be sourced from the provided material and is therefore not asserted.

The Very Good Food Company firmographics

Firmographics
Name
The Very Good Food Company
Website
https://verygoodfood.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2016
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
The Very Good Food Company operates verygoodfood.com, which appears to be associated with the UK raw pet food market based on referral linkage to a raw pet food guide covering subscription delivery, cold-chain reliability, and complete nutrition. Specific product, pricing, and operational details are not disclosed in the source material.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

The Very Good Food Company industry classification

Industry
Product category
Raw Pet Food
NAICS
Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing (311111), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)
SIC
Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)
akta.pro primary industry
Frozen & Raw Pet Food (incl. freeze-dried) (CRADAFAD)
akta.pro secondary industries
Pet Supplies Inventory-led Online Retailers (CRAFADAH), Fresh & Refrigerated Pet Food (CRADAFAC)

Keywords

  • Raw pet food
  • Pet food delivery
  • Pet food subscription
  • Natural pet nutrition
  • Cold chain pet food

Where The Very Good Food Company is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Victoria
HQ country
Canada
HQ region
North America

Markets served

The Very Good Food Company business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing

The Very Good Food Company product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The Very Good Food Company, operating from the verygoodfood.com domain, presents itself as a provider of raw pet food products and delivery/subscription services in the UK market. The hosted content emphasizes complete and balanced raw recipes aligned with FEDIAF guidelines, cold-chain delivery, recyclable packaging, and customizable subscription options for dogs and cats. Specific branded product lines, formulations, or SKUs are not enumerated in the available source.

Product overview

The source content does not contain specific information about The Very Good Food Company's products or services. The scraped content is an article titled 'Raw Pet Food in the UK: A Practical Guide' published on .Shopping, which provides general information about raw pet food feeding practices, nutrition guidelines, and sourcing considerations in the UK market. No company-specific product portfolio, modules, or named offerings are described in the source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Companies that use The Very Good Food Company

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

The Very Good Food Company technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

The Very Good Food Company partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

The Very Good Food Company competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Bella & Duke: Bella & Duke is a UK-based raw pet food brand selling frozen raw meals via a DTC subscription model — the closest direct competitor to The Very Good Food Company in geography, category, and go-to-market motion.
  • Natures Menu: Natures Menu is a UK raw and natural pet food manufacturer with a wide range of frozen raw meals and treats sold through retail and online channels — directly comparable product portfolio and UK market focus.
  • Natural Instinct: Natural Instinct produces raw working-dog and pet food formulas in the UK, sold via DTC and specialist retailers — a direct competitor in the raw pet food category with overlapping customer base.
  • Wolf Tucker: Wolf Tucker is a UK raw pet food producer focused on complete, balanced raw meals delivered direct to consumers — overlapping product type, delivery channel, and target customer.
  • Poppy's Picnic: Poppy's Picnic is a UK raw pet food company delivering raw meals on a subscription basis with an emphasis on traceability and British sourcing — directly comparable DTC raw offering.

Emerging players

  • Butternut Box: Butternut Box is a UK DTC fresh-cooked dog food subscription brand — adjacent category (fresh rather than raw) but identical go-to-market motion and overlapping premium, transparency-oriented customer base.
  • Different Dog: Different Dog is a UK DTC fresh-cooked dog food subscription company offering portioned, customized meals — competes for the same premium, minimally-processed buyer and uses a similar subscription/delivery model.

Broad incumbents

  • Lily's Kitchen: Lily's Kitchen is a major UK natural and organic pet food brand spanning dry, wet, and treats — broader portfolio than a raw-only specialist, but competes for the same premium, natural-positioning customer.

Regional players

  • Primal Pet Foods: Primal Pet Foods is a US-based raw pet food manufacturer offering frozen and freeze-dried raw formulas — comparable product category but primarily serves North American distribution.
  • Stella & Chewy's: Stella & Chewy's is a US raw and freeze-dried pet food brand — highly comparable raw product offering but serving the North American market rather than the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

The Very Good Food Company social profiles

Digital presence

The Very Good Food Company financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

The Very Good Food Company leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

The Very Good Food Company funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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

The Very Good Food Company M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about The Very Good Food Company

What does The Very Good Food Company do?

The Very Good Food Company, operating from the verygoodfood.com domain, presents itself as a provider of raw pet food products and delivery/subscription services in the UK market. The hosted content emphasizes complete and balanced raw recipes aligned with FEDIAF guidelines, cold-chain delivery, recyclable packaging, and customizable subscription options for dogs and cats. Specific branded product lines, formulations, or SKUs are not enumerated in the available source.

When was The Very Good Food Company founded?

The Very Good Food Company was founded in 2016. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is The Very Good Food Company based?

The Very Good Food Company is headquartered in Victoria, Canada, in the North America region.

Who are The Very Good Food Company's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Bella & Duke, Natures Menu, Natural Instinct, Wolf Tucker and Poppy's Picnic. Emerging players are Butternut Box and Different Dog. Lily's Kitchen is listed as a broad incumbent. Regional players are Primal Pet Foods and Stella & Chewy's.

Does The Very Good Food Company have an API?

No public API is recorded for The Very Good Food Company.

What industry is The Very Good Food Company in?

The Very Good Food Company's product category is Raw Pet Food. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRADAFAD, Frozen & Raw Pet Food (incl. freeze-dried), with a secondary code of CRAFADAH, Pet Supplies Inventory-led Online Retailers. Its NAICS code is 311111 and its SIC code is 2013.

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