GA Pet Food Partners has officially opened its state-of-the-art Ingredients Kitchen, which features storage for more than five million kilograms of ingredients.

The development will ensure that the ingredients that go into each pet food recipe are of the highest quality while allowing for full traceability.

The grand opening of the facility provided an opportunity for contractors, suppliers, and GA colleagues to connect in one place and congratulate each other on the hard work and dedication that had gone into building the world-leading premises.  

Alistair Bradley, the leader of the Chorley Borough Council, was also in attendance. He sdaid he was impressed by what GA had achieved as a business and its long-term plans for future investment and interaction with the local community. 

Visitors were given a chance to go on an in-depth tour by GA's dedicated experts, who provided key insights into why the facility is world-leading.

Roger Bracewell, chairman of GA Pet Food Partners, said: “I would like to thank everybody who attended the grand opening. It was remarkable to see everybody that was part of the designing, construction and commissioning of this process in one place. 

“In addition, it was also fantastic to see the attendance of local residents wanting to explore the Ingredients Kitchen and find out about our Mutual Journey to Net Zero proposal. 

“The Ingredients Kitchen was conceived in 2013 and allows us to separate our raw materials from our finished product. Secondly, by separating our raw materials from our extrusion and packing we could be more efficient. Finally, a huge factor is that we can track and trace all the ingredients that go into each bag.”