The UK Dog Food Directory
Forty UK dog food brands scored on ingredient quality, nutritional balance, transparency, value, and ethics. Filter by your dog's needs. Editorial scoring, no commercial ties to any brand listed.
40 brands · Updated quarterly · No paid placements · Right of reply
View Our RatingsWhat We Score On
Every brand is scored on the same five axes, weighted to reflect what matters most for canine health and owner trust. The overall score is a weighted average.
Ingredient Quality
Named species protein, whole-food carbs, freedom from artificial preservatives.
Nutritional Balance
FEDIAF / AAFCO compliance, life-stage-appropriate macros, omega-3:6 ratio.
Transparency
Public ingredient list, named percentages, manufacturing location, sourcing detail.
Value
Cost-per-day for an average 20kg dog, weighed against quality tier.
Sustainability & Ethics
B Corp or equivalent, UK manufacturing, recyclable packaging, published commitments.
- AATU Inspired Pet Nutrition Ltd 8.0/10
- Acana Champion Petfoods (acquired by Mars, Incorporated 2023) 7.0/10
- Akela Akela Pet Foods Ltd (independent; HQ Isle of Man) 8.5/10
- Aktivait VetPlus Ltd 6.7/10
- Bakers Complete Nestlé Purina PetCare 3.4/10
- Beaphar Top 10 Multi-Vitamin Tablets Beaphar B.V. 4.8/10
- Bella & Duke Bella & Duke Limited 7.8/10
- Burns Assisi Pet Care 6.7/10
- Burns Mini Bites with Probiotic Assisi Pet Care Ltd (Burns Pet Nutrition)
- Butternut Box Butternut Box Ltd (independent; venture-backed) 8.0/10
- Canagan Symply Pet Foods Ltd (independent UK) 8.0/10
- Carnilove VAFO Group / VAFO Praha s.r.o. (Czech Republic)
- Cesar Mars, Incorporated (Mars Petcare) 3.7/10
- Different Dog Different Dog Ltd
- Dorwest Garlic & Fenugreek Tablets Dorwest Herbs Limited 7.2/10
- Eden Eden Holistic Pet Foods Ltd (independent UK) 8.2/10
- Eukanuba Mars Petcare 6.0/10
- Forthglade IK Partners (private equity, acquired August 2020) 8.7/10
- Forthglade Multi-Functional Soft Bites Digestive Health Forthglade Foods Ltd 6.4/10
- Forthglade Wet Forthglade Foods Limited 7.3/10
- Glandex Vetnique Labs 5.6/10
- Harringtons Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN); IPN was acquired by CapVest in December 2020 7.5/10
- Hill's Science Plan Colgate-Palmolive 5.0/10
- Hyaloral Pharmadiet Veterinaria (an OPKO Health Inc company); hyaluronic acid ingredient supplied by Bioiberica
- Iams Mars Petcare (Europe) 5.5/10
- James Wellbeloved Mars Petcare 8.2/10
- Lily's Kitchen Nestlé Purina PetCare (acquired April 2020) 8.4/10
- Lily's Kitchen Wet Lily's Kitchen Limited (acquired by Nestlé Purina PetCare 2020) 7.5/10
- Lintbells YuDIGEST Lintbells Limited 6.6/10
- Millies Wolfheart Millies Wolfheart Ltd (independent UK company)
- Naturediet Naturediet Pet Foods Limited (independent UK company)
- Natures Menu Natures Menu Ltd 7.5/10
- Nutravet Nutraquin Nutravet (UK) Ltd 6.7/10
- Nutriment Nutriment Ltd 7.6/10
- Orijen Champion Petfoods (acquired by Mars, Incorporated 2023)
- Paleo Ridge Paleo Ridge Ltd 7.6/10
- Pawsome Pets
- Pedigree Mars Petcare 3.5/10
- Pernaease Plus Mavlab (Australia). Distributed in the UK via Vet Meds for Pets and other importers
- Pet Remedy Pet Remedy Ltd 5.8/10
- Pooch & Mutt Independent (founder-led, Guy Blaskey) 8.7/10
- Pooch & Mutt Bionic Biotic Pooch & Mutt Ltd (Vafo Group) 6.5/10
- Pooch & Mutt Health & Digestion Bone Broth Pooch & Mutt Ltd (Vafo Group) 5.5/10
- Pooch & Mutt Wet VAFO Group (Czech Republic). Acquired Pooch & Mutt 2023 7.1/10
- ProDen PlaqueOff Powder Swedencare AB 6.1/10
- ProDog Raw ProDog Raw Limited 7.3/10
- Pure Pet Food Pure Pet Food Ltd
- Purina Pro Plan Nestlé Purina PetCare 5.6/10
- Riaflex Joint Plus Riaflex Ltd 7.0/10
- Royal Canin Mars Petcare 5.0/10
- Skinner's Roger Skinner Ltd (independent, family-owned, seven generations) 6.6/10
- Superwild 8.6/10
- Symply Symply Pet Foods Limited (Symply Group) 7.1/10
- Synoquin EFA VetPlus Ltd 7.4/10
- Tails.com Nestlé Purina PetCare (majority stake since 2018)
- Verm-X Verm-X Ltd 6.8/10
- VetIQ Multi-Vit Tablets Mark & Chappell / PetIQ (VetIQ Healthy+) 4.0/10
- Wagg Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) 4.5/10
- Wainwright's Pets at Home Group plc (own brand; manufactured by Cranswick at Lodge Farm, Lincolnshire)
- YuMOVE Lintbells Limited 7.7/10
- YuMOVE Plus Lintbells Limited 7.8/10
Concern Flags Explained
Independent of the score, brands flagged for any of the following display a warning chip on their page. These are facts, not opinions: each chip is triggered by what's named on the brand's own ingredient list or guaranteed analysis.
Artificial colours
Recipes containing E-numbered or named artificial colourants.
BHA / BHT
Synthetic preservatives sometimes used for fat oxidation. Restricted at higher levels in human food.
Ethoxyquin
A synthetic preservative used historically in some fishmeal-based recipes; banned in EU human food.
Added sugar
Sucrose, caramel, or similar added for palatability or colour.
Meat derivatives
EU labelling category permitting unspecified species in the recipe.
Unspecified EU additives
"EC permitted additives" or similar wording without naming the additive.
High grain filler
Wheat, maize, rice, or soya combined exceed 50% of the recipe by mass.
High salt
Salt content above 1% in the guaranteed analysis.
What This Directory Isn't
This directory is an editorial review of publicly available product information from each brand's UK website. It is not veterinary nutritional advice, a diagnostic tool, or a laboratory analysis.
We do not laboratory-test foods, we do not have access to manufacturing facilities, and we do not receive private formulation details. Where information isn't disclosed by a brand, we mark it accordingly. Brands may reformulate at any time; we refresh data quarterly. If you're a brand representative and our information is outdated, please use the right-of-reply form.
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