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to manufacture a dog food that as a binder. Long and risky trans- cold-pressed dog food is steadily
would stand out significantly from portation of ingredients from re- growing in many advanced pet
most other products available on mote countries is avoided. The food markets. The number of sup-
the market in terms of quality and ingredients used in Kudo come pliers with the technical facilities
the freshness of the ingredients. from the surrounding region and and experience to produce a good
To do this, the company invested are thus always fresh and replete food is still small, however. The
in a modern plant, which was with nutrients. CEO of Danube Petfoods thus
built outside Belgrade in 2017 in perceives a good opportunity to
combination with the head office, Plenty of export potential establish his company as a re-
which houses the now 50-strong Around 1 000 t of food per month liable and flexible supplier even
workforce of the company. is currently being produced in the of high-grade private label prod-
Danube Petfoods produces company’s plant. As well as sup- ucts. “To maintain work within a
dry cold-pressed dog food un- plying its home market and neigh- family means to apply standards
der the Kudo brand. The low- bouring Croatia, Danube Petfoods even higher than those obtained
temperature production process aims to become more active as in more formally regulated man-
ensures that valuable essential an exporter in the future. It already agement teams of a corporation.
elements are retained intact has a large number of customers This is because honesty is never
and can be optimally utilised in Turkey, Spain, Italy and Latvia, to be corrupted among those who
by the dog’s organs. Veterinar- among other countries. Dalibor have dedicated lives and passion
ians worldwide agree that cold- Zloh knows that the demand for to each other, and to the work.
pressed dog food has a positive
influence on the canine gastroin-
testinal tract, guaranteeing bet-
ter nourishment, digestion and
absorption of the nutrients.
The company sets the bar
high in its selection of ingre-
dients, too. Kudo dog food is
made only of meat, vegetables
and herbs, but without grain or
the tapioca or potato often used

Danube Petfoods manufactures dry cold-pressed dog food
under the Kudo brand. The low-temperature production
process ensures that valuable essential elements are retained
intact and can be optimally utilised by the dog’s organs.

Key quality inspectors in Kudo
are, therefore, responsibility and
trust, while we firmly believe that
without those, no genuine quality
can ever be reached,” states Dal-
ibor Zloh. n

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