About Us

About Us

Crete Core Ingredients is a fresh and frozen ingredient supplier serving the pet food industry, specializing in premium meats, fruits, and vegetables. Our temperature-controlled facilities use advanced grinding, emulsifying, mechanical separating, and rapid freezing technology to preserve ingredient quality. With over 16 million lbs. of freezer capacity, we support pet food manufacturers of all sizes.

Our Lincoln facility adds 2.2 million lbs. of cold storage and production capabilities for forming, dicing, cubing, and IQF pet food products, including toppers, treats, functional wellness products, and complete AAFCO-compliant 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.