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RAWZ® Natural Pet Food Honored with Pet Independent Innovation Award

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Jessie Nixon
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Jessalyn.nixon@rawznaturalpetfood.com

 

RAWZ® Natural Pet Food Honored with Pet Independent Innovation Award
The RAWZ® Meal-Free Dehydrated Chicken, Turkey & Chicken Dry Dog Food Selected from over 2,000 Nominations

YORK, Maine (August 21, 2023) – RAWZ® Natural Pet Food, a family-owned pet food brand, was honored with a 2023 Pet Independent Innovation Award, which recognizes innovators and leaders of the pet industry. RAWZ® Meal-Free Dehydrated Chicken, Turkey & Chicken Dry Dog Food received the award for “Dog Food Grain Free Product of the Year.”

The 2023 Pet Independent Innovation Awards received more than 2,000 nominations from all over the world. Products were assessed on innovation, performance, ease of use, functionality, impact, value and more.

The winners were chosen by a panel of judges who focused their review on how a product, company or organization innovatively distinguishes itself.

“Much like humans, we believe pets are better off eating fresh, minimally processed foods. RAWZ® focuses on high quality, high meat recipes that are minimally processed to preserve nutritional content,” said Jim Scott, CEO of RAWZ®. “As a small company, we’re honored to have been recognized for our efforts with an Independent Innovation Award.”

RAWZ® Meal-Free Dehydrated Chicken, Turkey & Chicken Dry Dog Food uses dehydrated chicken as the concentrated protein source, and the first seven ingredients are meat and organ proteins. No rendered meats are used, giving the food healthy levels of highly digestible, quality protein. Each recipe is gently cooked in small batches and to a level to ensure food safety, nothing more, to keep the integrity of the ingredients. RAWZ® Meal- Free Dry Dog Food is made in the USA.

RAWZ® is committed to promoting the viability and success of independent retailers. RAWZ® dog and cat food is exclusive to authorized independent retailers- Find a retailer near you.

About RAWZ®

Feed good and feel good. RAWZ® donates 100% of our profits (after taxes and reserves) to three main causes: providing service dogs, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. We care about all pets and the meaningful impact they have on our lives. RAWZ® is a third-generation family business, headquartered in York, Maine. For more information, visit www.rawznaturalpetfood.com.

Picture of Jim Scott | Co-Founder

Jim Scott | Co-Founder

A third-generation RAWZ family member, Jim spreads the word of optimal pet nutrition through in-store product demos and regular articles for the RAWZ blog. After sustaining a traumatic brain injury in 2006, Jim began participating in the writing program at the Krempels Center in Portsmouth, NH. Writing was a way to process and heal from his injury — but Jim realized he could also use this skill to spread awareness of the RAWZ brand and mission. Jim covers a range of pet health issues for the company blog, as well as more personal stories that connect to the causes RAWZ supports. His favorite thing to write about? People’s strong bonds with their pets.

Outside of his RAWZ duties, Jim is an avid golfer, a traveling speaker for the Krempels Center and an injury prevention awareness advocate. In 2013 Jim published his memoir, “More Than a Speed Bump” documenting his personal experience with traumatic brain injury and his journey to recovery. He’s also a proud pet parent to his black lab Clooney, who he credits with keeping him active.