Method of producing pet food

A method of producing pet food comprising:

• a granulating process of granulating a raw ingredient mixture to obtain food granules;
• a drying process of drying the food granules by raising a temperature to 100° C. or higher after the granulating process;
• a cooling process of cooling the dried food granules to 60° C. or less after the drying process;
• a storing process of storing the cooled food granules in a storage container after the cooling process;
• a process of conveying the food granules which have been stored in the storage container toward a coating pot after the storing process;
• a food granule heating process of heating the food granules which have been stored in the storage container until the temperature thereof becomes 40° C. to 70° C. and charging the heated food granules into the coating pot after the storing process;
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• an oil and fat coating process of coating the food granules, which have been charged into the coating pot, with oils and fats,
• wherein the temperature of food granules being conveyed toward the coating pot is raised in the food granule heating process.