Steve’s Real Food

Founded by Steve Brown, Utah-based Steve’s Real Food has been offering dog food since 1998. The brand is now woman-run with Nicole Lindsey, who acquired the company from investors in 2014, paving the way for its transformation into one of the nation’s few privately-owned and women-led companies in the pet industry. 

With Lindsey at the helm, Steve’s Real Food is raising the bar in the fresh pet food segment. The brand sources its ingredients exclusively from human-quality, USDA-inspected farms that prioritize the humane treatment of animals. The company’s facility undergoes FDA inspections to uphold the highest cleanliness and safety standards. It also utilizes cold pressure processing to eliminate pathogens such as salmonella while retaining nutrients naturally. 

Steve’s Real Food prioritizes the planet at every turn. Its ingredients are sourced from local farms practicing regenerative agriculture and ethical animal treatment, and the company’s packaging is fully recyclable and produced in a solar-powered facility, while its manufacturing plant runs on hydroelectric power. With raw pet food that requires less energy to produce, Steve’s Real Food is reducing its environmental impact at every step.