Dogs and cats can join the trend and eat local, too, thanks to Diamond Pet Foods, based out of Meta, south of Jefferson City. Diamond, a family-owned company, began as Meta Feed and Grain in 1970 and offered mostly livestock feed. As pet food sales increased each year, Diamond slowly evolved into a pet-food-only business by discontinuing its livestock sales in the early 1990s.
In addition to its home in Meta, Diamond produces pet food at plants in California and South Carolina, and its products can be found in all 50 states and in 55 countries.
At the Meta plant, more than 50 percent of ingredients used in the pet food comes from Missouri, and the plant can produce about 600 tons of pet food per day.
Diamond is also known in the pet food industry for its innovation and attention to pets’ health: It is the first pet food company to incorporate Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids in all of its canine products.
Pet owners can find Diamond Pet Foods in pet stores, feed and farm stores, and even in some Missouri grocery stores.
Visit www.diamondpet.com for more information.
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