Food Innovation
Our BAFRI research & innovation centre
Our commitment to innovation has never been stronger.
Adjacent to our North Star Kitchen in Morinville, Alberta, Canada, our BAFRI Research and Innovation Centre is a world renowned food innovation hub focused upon advancing our Biologically Appropriate mission.
This $5.9 million investment solidifies our commitment to innovation, and advances our Biologically Appropriate and Fresh Regional Ingredients mandate in four core areas:
Aligned with our drive for continuous innovation, the BAFRI Centre provides a dedicated facility for the development and advancement of our award-winning Biologically Appropriate dog and cat foods.
The BAFRI Centre develops proprietary low temperature meat separation technologies which allow higher fresh meat inclusions in our foods, enhancing their feeding performance and bringing then ever closer to Mother Nature.
Equipped with state-of-the-art freeze dryers and hydrolyzing units, the BAFRI Centre develops all-natural flavours from the same fresh meats, liver and tripe that go into ACANA foods, making sure that dogs and cats enjoy their foods as much as we do.
Ensuring our foods meet the high expectations of pet lovers everywhere, the BAFRI Centre performs on-site validation of all quality, nutritional and technical parameters of our ingredients, processes and foods.
If it's not Ok for Our Dogs & Cats, then it's Not Ok for Other Dogs & Cats.
Our position on animal testing is simple – we conduct only those tests in which we would allow our own companion dogs and cats to participate. If it’s not ok for our dogs and cats, then it is not ok for any other cats and dogs. We perform palatability (taste), urine pH, digestibility (the latter through stool analysis only) and AAFCO feeding trials.