Alphia

Name

Alphia

Legal name

Alphia

Website

https://cjfoodsinc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pet Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing (311111), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Animal Food Manufacturing (31111)

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), Dry Kibble (Dog & Cat) (CRADAFAA), Life-Stage & Breed/Size-Specific Formulas (CRADAFAG), Natural/Organic & Limited-Ingredient Diets (CRADAFAH), Manufacturing, Private Label & Co-Manufacturing for Animal Diets (HLAMAHAO)

Keywords

• Pet food manufacturing
• Contract pet food production
• Private label pet food
• Pet treat manufacturing
• Custom pet food

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Pet Food Manufacturing: Alphia generates revenue by providing custom manufacturing services for pet food brands. They offer turnkey production and supply chain capabilities, serving as a trusted manufacturing partner for market-leading brands. Revenue is generated through production contracts based on volume requirements and product specifications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Alphia provides custom B2B manufacturing of pet food and treats for market-leading pet food brands. Production offerings include baked treats, dry kibble, whole-muscle jerky, grain-free formulations, breed-specific recipes, and kibble with inclusions. The company operates as a turnkey contract manufacturer, delivering R&D expertise, marketplace intelligence, and supply chain capabilities so brand partners can bring products to market without owning production facilities.

Product overview

Alphia is a B2B custom pet food and treats manufacturer serving market-leading brands. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing platform offering turnkey production capabilities for pet food products. The core product is custom manufacturing services that encompass multiple product types including baked treats, dry kibble, and whole-muscle jerky. The company also provides R&D expertise, marketplace intelligence, and supply chain capabilities as part of its full-service manufacturing partnership model. Alphia positions itself as a strategic manufacturing partner rather than a consumer product company, producing products for brands rather than selling directly to pet owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Pet Food Manufacturing Services B2B custom manufacturing services for pet food brands, offering tailored production of grain-free, breed-specific, kibble with inclusions, and specialty formulations to meet brand-specific requirements. Also includes R&D, marketplace intelligence, and turnkey supply chain management.
• Baked Treats Baked pet treat products manufactured on a contract basis for pet food brand partners, available as a product type within Alphia's custom manufacturing portfolio.
• Dry Kibble Dry kibble pet food products manufactured on a contract basis for pet food brand partners, offered as a product type within Alphia's custom manufacturing portfolio.
• Whole-muscle Jerky Whole-muscle jerky pet treats manufactured on a contract basis for pet food brand partners, offered as a product type within Alphia's custom manufacturing portfolio.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sunshine Mills: Large U.S. family-owned pet food and treat manufacturer producing private-label and co-manufactured products across dry food, treats, and biscuits. Directly comparable on format breadth and co-manufacturing model.
• Simmons Pet Food: Privately held U.S. contract manufacturer of dry extruded pet food and treats, serving branded and private-label customers. Closely comparable to Alphia in business model and customer base.
• Diamond Pet Foods: One of the largest U.S. private-label and contract pet food manufacturers (produces Kirkland, Taste of the Wild, Diamond, and many retailer brands). Directly comparable to Alphia as a scaled B2B dry kibble and treat co-manufacturer.
• CJ Foods: CJ Foods is the U.S. pet food manufacturing arm of CJ CheilJedang; Alphia's own website is cjfoodsinc.com, indicating CJ Foods is either the parent, sister entity, or predecessor brand. It is the most direct structural peer for Alphia's co-manufacturing business.
• Mid-America Pet Food: U.S. contract manufacturer of premium and super-premium dry pet food and treats, with multiple plants and a focus on branded and private-label partnerships. Closely comparable in product mix and customer type.
• American Pet Nutrition: U.S. contract and private-label pet food/treat manufacturer with capabilities across dry food and treats. Comparable as a mid-sized B2B co-manufacturer competing for the same brand customers.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Buffalo (General Mills): Major premium pet food brand now part of General Mills. Comparable as a brand customer or vertical-integration reference point for Alphia's outsourcing thesis.
• Mars Petcare: Global pet food leader (Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas). Comparable as a scaled incumbent that both outsources some co-manufacturing and competes with contract manufacturers via owned plants.
• Nestlé Purina PetCare: Largest U.S. branded pet food company. Overlaps with Alphia where Purina outsources production, but Purina primarily competes as a brand owner and operates its own plants — a broad incumbent reference point for scale and vertical integration risk.

Emerging players

• TBDBS (Tender & True): Pet treat and food brand with co-manufacturing relationships in the U.S.; while brand-side, its private-label and contract supply relationships overlap with the buyer set Alphia targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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