Alliance Freeze Dry Group hosts groundbreaking ceremony for the world-class freeze-dried pet food facilities in Lynden, Washington State, USA

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2022 /CNW/ – On October 21st, 2022, Alliance Freeze Dry Team (AFD Team) obtained a new milestone by hosting the groundbreaking ceremony of AFD Group’s third freeze-dried pet meals factory in the City of Lynden, Washington Condition, United states. Participating in the ceremony were officials from the Metropolis of Lynden and the port of Bellingham, as nicely as Washington Point out, AFD Group’s main client associates, community small business leaders, engineering professionals, and the standard contractor. This new plant is not only the AFD Group’s most significant facility expansion to-day, but also one particular of the premier freeze-dried pet food items factories in North The united states. The 200,000-sq.-foot setting up attributes a freezer, a pre-processing location, a freeze-drying portion, a packaging area, and an automatic storage and retrieval technique warehouse. The new plant will adopt superior processing technologies and entirely automated generation lines, which will make it a very successful and versatile digital plant, completely ready for foreseeable future smart manufacturing. The new manufacturing unit is prepared to be operational in 2024 and will offer 4,000 metric tons of yearly generation potential. The new manufacturing facility is named “Canature Kitchen area Lynden” and will develop 74 new job opportunities.

Canature Kitchen (Lynden), one of North America's largest freeze dry pet food factories, will reside in the City of Lynden, WA, USA (CNW Group/Alliance Freeze Dry Group) — Canature Kitchen (Lynden), a single of North America’s major freeze dry pet foods factories, will reside in the Town of Lynden, WA, United states of america (CNW Team/Alliance Freeze Dry Team)

Founded in Langley in British Columbia, Canada, in 2010, AFD Team, together with its subsidiary Canature Processing Ltd, upholds the mission of “Much healthier Animals and Happier Life” through making pure, new, wholesome, and hassle-free freeze-dried pet foods and treats. AFD Team and Canature not only manufacture below main non-public-label manufacturers, but also underneath self-owned manufacturers. AFD Group and Canature’s products have been offered globally and are well-liked between pet homeowners and their pets.

Canature Kitchen ( Lynden ) Groundbreaking Ceremony (CNW Group/Alliance Freeze Dry Group) — Canature Kitchen ( Lynden ) Groundbreaking Ceremony (CNW Group/Alliance Freeze Dry Team)

According to Mr. Gary Xu, the founder and president of Alliance Freeze Dry Team, “Freeze-dried meals and treats protect the pure taste and form, as nicely as the nutrition, of the raw meals, and are very easily rehydrated and absorbed. Hence, freeze-dried products have develop into a lot more and more preferred and are more and more acclaimed as superstars in the purely natural and healthy pet food sector. With our powerful technological edge, AFD Team will constantly innovate its merchandise, processes and gear to satisfy shifting market calls for. At the similar time, whilst we are escalating promptly, we emphasize environmental defense and sustainability, for we only have a single shared Earth.”

“The City of Lynden is happy to welcome an additional condition-of-the-artwork industrial facility,” said the Mayor of City of Lynden, Scott Korthuis, “we value the investment that the Alliance Freeze Dry Team is earning in our city, figuring out that it signifies both equally occupation alternatives and regional economic benefit. Lynden has discovered a supportive spouse in the Alliance Team. They have contributed to public infrastructure advancements and intended a hanging Canature Kitchen area facility that we can all be proud of. It’s obvious that Alliance isn’t going to just want to perform enterprise in the city, but that they are a stakeholder, eager to turn into an integral component of the Lynden organization group.”

Food items Facility Engineering (FFE) is the architectural and engineering agency who is primary the layout of this facility. Dave Franklin, the principal of FFE, states that “we are pretty pleased to perform with AFD Group’s seasoned factory authorities who have demonstrated a sound knowing of freeze-drying systems. Put together with our more than 70 decades of know-how specializing in food items facility building style, we will bring to existence a substantial-scale, highly successful, adaptable and environmentally helpful freeze-dried pet food items facility which is GMP compliant.”

The new Canature Kitchen area facility will be created by the Fisher Building Team. “Fisher is very pleased to be Alliance’s building lover in bringing their eyesight to everyday living,” claimed Chris Lang, Vice President of Fisher Construction Group, “We will aim on excellent, protection, punctuality and environmental security in completing this legendary manufacturing facility.”

Mr. Ocean Tang, Sr. Vice President of ADW Acosta North The us, expressed: “AFD Team/Canature’s merchandise are nicely perceived by the buyers in North The us, and they would be thrilled about AFD Group’s new expansion. Nowadays, the demand for freeze-dried pet food stuff is sturdy, and ADW Acosta and AFD Team share the same obligation of fulfilling our clients’ wants.”

After the new plant starts off procedure, AFD Group/Canature will proceed to deliver a huge assortment of pet foods and pet treats, packed with the greatest nourishment for a good value.

About Alliance Freeze Dry Group and its Subsidiary Canature

Alliance Freeze Dry Team (AFD Group) was established in the town of Langley, British Columbia, Canada, in 2010. About the previous 10 years, AFD Team has grow to be a person of the biggest freeze-dried pet foodstuff and pet handle makers in North America. Now, they have 3,000 metric tons of freeze-dried output potential and are creating two new factories for an additional 6,000 metric tons of manufacturing potential in the US.

Canature, AFD Group’s working subsidiary, is manufacturing and marketing both a property-brand name and non-public-label freeze-dried pet food stuff and treats. With a powerful research and advancement group, coupled with an ground breaking engineering staff, AFD Group and Canature are capable to produce and manufacture whole meals, treats, and toppers in a variety of varieties of formats (diced, extruded, shaped, powdered, etcetera.) and in a large array of deals below Canature’s individual manufacturers, or beneath a client’s private labels.

AFD Group and Canature’s have NutriBites brand freeze-dried pet products have been bought throughout the US and Canada as a result of major channels this sort of as Costco.

High-quality is the essential. AFD Group and Canature implement a thorough top quality management process and stick to GMP- and HACCP-based mostly foodstuff protection plans. AFD Group’s factories are SQF Degree 3 qualified.