Putting the food 
back into dog food

Gently cooked fresh meals, served from the fridge.

Fridge filled with Butternut Box chicken dog food, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products on shelves.

70 years ago,
 a businessman decided to sell "food" for dogs

Only it wasn't really food. It was a formula.

01

Take the cheapest, leftover ingredients

Various grains, powders, and seeds scattered on a surface with feathers, a chicken foot, and a bowl of oil.
02

Blast beyond recognition with high heat

03

Pack with preservatives for a long shelf-life

Bag of dry dog food, a metal can, and a white carton box on a tiled surface, with food scattered around.

And not much has changed today...

Over 85%

of pet food is over-processed

4%

chicken qualifies as "with chicken"

There had to be another way

NOT

wet

NOT

dry

NOT

raw

fresh

THE BUTTERNUT METHOD

A new breed of dog food.

Made to help them thrive from top to tail.

1

Take the very best human-quality ingredients.

Juicy beef, tender veg, flaky fish. Mmmm.

Fresh Butternut Box ingredients

2

Gently steam-cook at 90°C.

The sweet spot for keeping the bacteria out and nutrients in. Simple.

Hand slicing cooked chicken on a wooden board, surrounded by peas, sweet potatoes, rosemary and bowls of greens.

3

Freeze fresh, ready to serve from the fridge

Where fresh food belongs.

Open fridge with Butternut Box dog food, fresh produce, berries, and juices. Person's hand reaching inside.
Two people in a kitchen preparing chopped vegetables on wooden boards, surrounded by light-colored cabinetry and a potted plant.
“The final step is taste-testing every recipe. Good enough for us means good enough for them."
Kev & Dave | Co-founders
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FEDIAF approved

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BCORP certified

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BRCGS accredited

The results are worth it

a dog wearing a chefs hat

96%

are happy they switched to fresh
A dog wearing a cone

4 in 5

see a health improvement
A dog wearing sunglasses

97%

would recommend Butternut
A dog holding a lead in its mouth

94%

find Butternut easy to store
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Trusted by vets

“Nothing is better for their long-term health.”
Dr. Ciara Clarke, in-house vet
A dog holding a lead in it's mouth.

Their choice is yours. Make it fresh.

Dog's can't read websites. Or do a food shop. So it's up to us to do our best by them.

FAQs

Human-quality meat and vegetables, gently cooked to create simple, tasty, complete meals. All created with the right balance of vitamins and minerals for dogs of every age.

We take the best quality ingredients that we can find, gently cook them at 90 degrees, and quickly freeze them so that we can lock in the freshness without relying on any nasty preservatives.

To get started, you'll need to create an account. This is what you will use to manage your subscription moving forward. We'll ask you some questions about your dog (or dogs) then recommend a bespoke plan for them. You can choose which of our recipes you would like to receive and we will deliver them in convenient portions direct to your door.

Butternut Box is fresh dog food, which means it isn't excessively processed like wet or dry food. Instead, we use whole, human-quality ingredients you can see and say. Our meals are gently cooked at 90°C to lock in the nutrients, then frozen ready to serve from the fridge. Finally, each recipe is taste-tested by us to make sure it's the best it can be. Good enough for us, good enough for them.

Yes, all Butternut Box meals are complete and balanced. We actually go one step further, as they’re also highly digestible, which means the good stuff in our food is more easily absorbed, and dogs get more nutrients with every bite. And more nutrients on the inside means more benefits on the outside.

When we say human-quality ingredients, we mean ingredients that have been sourced from the human food supply chain. In other words, ingredients like chicken, beef, carrots or peas that are of such high quality, they can be (and are) used for our own human food. Once they're inside our Kitchens, they can no longer be used for human food, but they can always be easily traced back to their origins and retain their quality from the moment they're sourced to when they're served. This is unlike the ingredients used in many kibble or wet foods, which are often difficult to trace and not fit for human consumption.

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