ZIWI

ZIWI
Company typeSubsidiary
Founder2002
HeadquartersAwatoto, New Zealand
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsPremium pet food
OwnerFountainVest Partners
Websiteziwipets.com

ZIWI Limited, marketed as ZIWI Pets, is a ultra-premium pet food brand from New Zealand.

Owned by FountainVest Partners, ZIWI is New Zealand’s largest pet food exporter, representing over 50 percent of all pet food exports across 35 markets including the USA, China, Korea, Japan, Australia and Europe.[1][2][3]

The "alternative to raw" pet food is made with ethically sourced New Zealand ingredients, guided by New Zealand’s Freedom Principles, that include grass-fed beef, lamb and venison, free-range chicken and sustainably sourced seafood.[4] To preserve raw nutrition within its range of dry products, ZIWI pioneered Z-TWINTECH, the world’s first gentle air-drying technology.[5] Z-MicroSteam is its latest innovation, producing a lighter texture, while freeze-dried processes are also used.[6]

ZIWI manufactures in Awatoto, Hawke's Bay, a region famous for export quality agriculture and produce.[7][8] The brand new, USD 52 million (NZD 85 million) 30,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility is home to the ZIWI’s Super Kitchen, cannery and trademarked technology.[9][10] ZIWI has support operations and offices across New Zealand in Christchurch, Tauranga and Auckland, with global offices in Overland Park, Kansas and Shanghai.[11]

  1. ^ "ZIWI remains top manufacturer/exporter with new facilities and innovations". Waterford Press. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  2. ^ Team, Exporter Today Editorial (2024-08-01). "ZIWI crowned Hawke's Bay ASB Exporter of the Year 2024". Exporter Today. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  3. ^ "'Global success story': Pet food giant Ziwi crowned Hawke's Bay Exporter of The Year". NZ Herald. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  4. ^ "Farms, Farmers, And Fisheries | ZIWI®". ZIWI® Global. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  5. ^ "Discover Z-TWINTECH Air-Dried Technology: Ziwi's Innovative & Nutritious Pet Food Solution". PeekAPaw Pet Supplies. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  6. ^ "The cutting-edge process behind ZIWI's new Steam & Dried pet food | Pet Food Processing". www.petfoodprocessing.net. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  7. ^ "New $70m pet food factory coming to Napier, 125 new jobs once complete". NZ Herald. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  8. ^ "Hawke's Bay / Te Matau-a-Māui". Grow Regions. 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  9. ^ "'Extensive rebuild' begins at $85m super-kitchen in Awatoto, months after opening". NZ Herald. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  10. ^ "'Largest in New Zealand': $85m pet food super kitchen nearly complete in Awatoto". NZ Herald. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  11. ^ "Locations". ZIWI. Retrieved 2024-10-22.