PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Procurement
Our team focuses on top-quality ingredients, supplied by recognized manufacturers and distributors, at competitive pricing.
We believe that the strongest partnerships are dependent on common goals, a shared passion of customer satisfaction, and top quality Pet Food.
TOP QUALITY INGREDIENTS
Our team focuses on top-quality ingredients, supplied by recognized manufacturers and distributors, at competitive pricing.
Our highly-skilled and experienced Procurement team is critical to our value chain. Relationships and strategic partnerships with our suppliers strengthens our supply chain and allows us to negotiate competitive contracts on behalf of our customers.
Customer forecasts are paramount to our supply chain coverage. We stock and manage over 250 ingredients, with lead times ranging from days to months. Our Procurement group works alongside the scheduling and operations teams to ensure the coverage of short- and long-range demand visibility. We are proud of this successful, cross-functional teamwork.
These sourcing experts work in tandem with our Nutrition and Product Development team to deliver on innovation.
We focus on local ingredients as much as possible, and then travel worldwide to source. Over the years, we have developed valuable supply partnerships with vendors around the globe. These relationships allow us direct intel on markets and market situations, large-volume purchases direct from plants, competitive pricing, and the ability to work with our suppliers to create ingredients that suit specific customer needs.
We applaud top-tier, long-term partners and continuously support new suppliers as they integrate into our systems. We believe that the strongest partnerships are dependent on common goals, a shared passion of customer satisfaction, and top quality Pet Food.
We truly appreciate our supply partners and look forward to continuing on the journey of success.
WHY IS ELMIRA PET PRODUCTS SUCH A SUCCESS STORY?
We truly listen to our customers and focus on manufacturing nutritionally sound diets, with excellent palatability.
We believe in partnerships. We support our customers and they support us. At Elmira Pet Products relationships are key.
Our skilled staff are truly the backbone of our success. Working in a non-unionized environment, our teams combine their expertise and commitment to high quality standards to produce premier pet food products.