About Us

About Us

Crete Core Ingredients is a fresh & frozen supplier of ingredients to the pet food industry. We specialize in novel and premium meats, fruits and vegetables. Our temperature controlled facility employs state of the art grinding, emulsifying, and mechanical separating processing equipment. Crete Core Ingredients utilizes computerized plate freezers to maximize the speed of moving ingredient from a fresh to a frozen state. With over 16,000,000 lbs. of freezer capacity, Crete Core Ingredients is able to assist any size customer in the pet food industry.

Our Lincoln, NE facility has an additional 2,200,000 million pound cold storage/refrigeration capacity. Our facility includes capacity for forming, dicing, cubing, and IQF (quick frozen) pet food products including toppers, analogue functional health & wellness products, treats, and full AAFCO formulated and compliant pet food diets. 

Certifications

Certifications

Crete Core Ingredients carries the following certifications:

EU APHIS Certified – NE –BL0-0003
USDA Certified – USDA Establishment #31726/P-31726
HAACP Certified
Organic Certified
Global Animal Partnership (GAP) Certified
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certified

 

 

 

Capabilities

Capabilities

Our temperature controlled inedible petfood ingredients, processing, and cold storage facility employs the following capabilities:

  • 15,000,000lbs (4,500 Metric Tons) Automated Freezer
  • Mechanical Separating Meats Processing Lines
  • Mix, Blend, and Grinding Processing Lines
  • Emulsifying Processing Lines
  • Plate Freezers

Our Lincoln, NE facility has several product forming/production capacities, including:

  • 60,000,000 million pounds (approx. 27,000 MT) Individually Quick Frozen (IQF), Annual Capacity
  • 50,000,000 million pounds (approx. 22,000 MT) RevoPortioner 1000 Drum Forming Annual Capacity
  • 14,000,000 million pounds (approx. 6,350 MT) Dicing/Cubing, Annual Capacity

Global Sourcing

Global Sourcing

Crete Core Ingredients has an extensive network to globally source conventional and exotic premium meat for your next product. With our vast contacts, we can supply specialized proteins that fit your needs.

Contact us today to discuss how we can partner with you.