At Cali Raw Nutrition we believe in feeding a natural, holistic BARF Diet made from human-grade ingredients to our beloved pets. We start by formulating complete and balanced raw dietbased on your dog'slife-stage needs. Our whole fresh dog food provides your dog everything they need to thrive based onAAFCO guidelines. Absent of any fillers or preservatives, we are focused on nutrition over everything. We believe optimal nutrition canenhance your dogs healthy & longevity, while helping to prevent chronic health problems often experience with popular, cheap processed low-grade, high-carb diets. Remember, cheap dog food is not the best dog food!
Our fresh raw dog food ingredients are 100% human-grade, USDA certified & responsibly sourced in the United States. Our natural ingredients are precisely measured, ground, mixed & packaged in a USDA inspected facility in California. Our production quality standards are second to none, making us one of the absolute best dog foods on the market. We package our fresh dog food to make raw feeding your dog as easy and convenient as possible for you.
Have questions about raw feeding for dogs? We're here for you. Switching from processed foods is the best thing you can do for your dog's health, but there are important things you need to know to make the transition smoothly. Our raw feeding calculatorhelps you determine a daily meal plan for your dog based on weight. Use this to build a monthly order and never pick up dog food again. Our friendly staff is always available & eager to guide you on this raw dog food journey.
Cali Raw Nutrition currently services the 20 Western U.S. with home delivery fresh raw dog food subscription boxes & as needed meals, shipping from Newport Beach, CA every Monday & Tuesday. We ship our raw dog food frozen in a 14x14x14 box lined with 72 hour rated eco-friendly insulationand dry ice as needed. We do not use styrofoam!
Shipping cost for our frozen raw dog food is just $19.99-$24.99 per box. Each box holds 12-36lbs. Only orders over 12lbs qualify for shipping to ensure our product stays frozen in transit. Orders are shipped every Monday & Tuesday. Orders are shipped UPS and delivered within 1-4 days from ship date.
Local Pickup is available at our location in Newport Beach, CA: Monday through Friday from 10am-6pm at 880 West 16th Street Newport Beach, CA, 92663.
Dogs are welcome! Just place an order online & select local pickup at checkout, or call/text 949-482-DOGS!
In addition to cold shipping, we also fresh dog food delivery direct to your doorstep in Orange County, CA. We delivery every Wednesday between 10am-10pm.
Orange County local delivery is available to qualifying zip codes for $4.99 for orders over $150. Orders between $50-$149.99 are subject to a $12.99 Delivery Fee.
In 2020, Truth About Pet Food has added Cali Raw as one of the brands to trust!
In 2021, Cali Raw was included in Truth About Pet Food.
In 2021, Cali Raw was nominated as one of Wag's Top Food Brands!
Founder Of Cali Raw Nutrition
Cali Raw Nutrition was founded in 2018 by an avid life-long dog mom & entrepreneur, passionate about holistic health & natural medicine. Brandine grew up in a family of dog lovers & pretty much hasn't gone a day without dogs around since she was 5.
Her first dog as an adult, was Clyde. He was a golden long-haired chihuahua with a chocolate brown nose, romantic eyes & the most charming personality. Clyde was deeply loved and spoiled beyond measure, but he was fed kibble his whole life. As a young twenty-something Brandine didn't know any better at the time. Like so many of us, she didn't think to question the norm until it was too late.
After battling a long list of health problems, including canine cognitive disfunction & eventually loosing Clyde to kidney failure, she immediately began to rethink the "dog food" she was feeding her other 2 dogs. Astonished by what she found when researching dog nutrition & holistic health for dogs, she now understood why Clyde had years of health problems and ultimately succumb to them. She also now knew why her 2 year old Pitbull had skin allergies & digestive problems, as well as why her 10 year old Chi-weenie was quite overweight & lethargic. Without hesitation Brandine switched them both to a raw diet.
As expected, their health completely turned around. They flourished. Energy levels increased, skin allergies went away, weight improved, digestion problems ceased, plus their stool became smaller, firmer & less stinky. Both dogs also loved their new diet, finally licking their bowls clean with enthusiasm. In less than 30 days, her dogs were very thriving in ways they never had on a kibble diet.
Deeply regretful that she didn't know until it was too late for Clyde, she felt compelled to educate her friends and family about the dangers of feeding a kibble diet. It didn't stop there, her passion grew rapidly and eventually she decided to use her entrepreneurial talent to build a company with a meaningful & impactful purpose, a company that would change the world one dog at a time.
When Brandine joined forces with our seasoned animal diet formulator, James Pendergast, his experience & deep understanding of dog nutrition coupled with her entrepreneurial talent made for aforce of good for dogs everywhere. Cali Raw Nutrition has quickly became a recognized supplier of home delivery fresh raw dog food nationwide. Together, Brandine & James continue to push the raw dog food movement to new heights.
Brandine has 3 dogs, including Clyde's original partner in crime, Capone the Chi-weenie. The princess of the bunch is Dharma, she's a rescue Pitbull. Her sidekick and center part is Bodhi, the comedic French Bulldog who was a Christmas present for Dharma in 2017. Brandine has been a long time resident of the Costa Mesa & Newport Beach communities since graduating college. She is passionately devoted to the mission of Cali Raw and helping others to enhance their dog's health & longevity with a fresh raw diet.
Director of Communications & Managing Partner
Molly first came to Cali Raw Nutrition in 2019 as a recent college graduate looking to get her foot in the door of the natural pet food industry as a marketing assistant. With her high quality standards, positive mindset, people skills & creative thinking, she found herself learning & thriving within the company right away.
Molly's passion for dogs combined with her massive appetite for knowledge & growth, lead her to move her way up from a Marketing Assistant to a Manager & now into a Director role, as a Managing Partner. In January 2022, Molly became an owner of the company, by way of massive dedication & hard work.
While Molly primarily heads our Customer Care department, she also contributes to the overall success of the company in helping to lead both the Operations & Marketing teams. She embodies the heart and mission of the company & leads the team in staying focused on what matters most, your dogs.
If you've ever been to our Newport Beach location or called our office, you've probably been greeted by Molly's glowing energy and sweet temperament. We're extremely lucky to have her on the team, leading the growth that helps us improve the health & longevity of our dogs with a truly healthy dog food.
Our Formulator
As a raw dog & cat food formulator for more than 16 years, James Pendergast is a veteran of raw dog food, bringing with him unparalleled professional pet food formulation experience, research and proven results. James is driven to positively impact as many dogs as possible with complete & balanced formulations of fresh foods for dogs.
Blessed with the mentorship of world renown animal nutrition expert Steve Brown & hundreds of holistic veterinarians over the years, James is uniquely exceptional at formulating raw pet foods. His approach & expertise is turning heads when it comes to optimal, age-specific raw pet food.
It's not his first time paving the way with new advancements in pet food nutrition, James has also collaborated with leading holistic veterinarians, formulating some of the most ground-breaking prescription raw pet food recipes available today. Deeply passionate about life-stage nutrition for dogs, James proudly formulated Cali Raw's dog food to be age-specific; developing a complete & balanced line of raw dog food for both Puppy & Adult dogs.
James resides in Seattle, Washington where he is the proud Dog Dad of Reeby - a 16 year old rescue Shepherd. Besides, formulating our coveted recipes, he advises and educates the team at Cali Raw, sharing his deep knowledge & extensive experience in order to further develop our growing team of animal nutrition experts. You can send James your raw feeding questions for inclusion on his podcast at AskJames@CaliRaw.com