Process for dry stable intermediate pet food composition

A process for making a table pet food composition containing meat, said process comprising the steps of:

• forming a basal mixture from a plurality of ingredients including meat;
• extruding the basal mixture;
• cutting the basal mixture into pieces;
• drying the pieces to form a stable intermediate pet food composition;
• storing the intermediate pet food composition for a determined period of time;
• grinding the stable intermediate pet food composition;
• re-extruding the stable intermediate pet food composition;
• cutting the re-extruded stable intermediate pet food composition to form pieces;
• and
• drying the pieces.

A process for making a pet food composition containing meat, said process comprising the steps of:

• forming a dry, stable intermediate product of the pet food composition comprising the steps of:
• combining a plurality of ingredients to form a meat slurry, and
• processing the meat slurry to form a dried, intermediate product;
• said steps of combining a plurality of ingredients and processing the meat slurry performed at a first location;
• and
• re-processing the dried, intermediate product to form a finished pet food composition at a second location remote from the first location.

A process for making a pet food composition containing meat, said process comprising the steps of:

• forming a basal mixture from a plurality of ingredients including meat;
• extruding the basal mixture;
• forming a dry, intermediate product;
• storing the dry, intermediate product for a determined period of time;
• grinding the dry, intermediate product;
• processing the ground product;
• and
• forming a dry, finished product.