Ollie: Facts, Recalls & Verified Foods
Ollie is made by Ollie (independent, venture-backed startup; co-founders Randy Jimenez, Alex Douzet, Gabby Slome), founded 2016 — it scores green on 3 of 5 WSAVA-aligned criteria we track (1 red, 1 undisclosed), no FDA recalls on record, and 0 of the 5 Ollie foods we've verified carry an AAFCO feeding-trial statement.
· 5 Ollie food labels checked
The scorecard
WSAVA-aligned criteria
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association's nutrition guidelines suggest questions to ask any pet food maker before you buy. Here are this brand's answers, each with its source, or marked undisclosed when we could not confirm one.
3 of 5 criteria confirmed yes · 1 confirmed no · 1 undisclosed. Undisclosed is common, especially for smaller brands — it means we couldn't confirm an answer from a public source, not that the answer is unfavorable.
Source explicitly states Ollie engages two board-certified veterinary nutritionists (on consultation) plus in-house veterinarians.
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Explicitly uses third-party manufacturers; does not own its own kitchen.
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No feeding-trial AAFCO statement found on the 5 labels we’ve verified for this brand, and no company-wide claim was found either. Most pet foods are only "formulated to meet" AAFCO profiles (a paper calculation) rather than fed to real animals in trials — this is common, not necessarily a red flag.
covers: pathogen (bacteriology) testing on every batch, packaging/shelf-life testing before launching new recipes, and nutrient analysis of each recipe at scale-up (same page). Page returns 403 to bare curl; needs a browser User-Agent.
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1 PubMed paper (animal/pet filtered) list Ollie Pets in an author address; we checked 1 and 1 really name the company. A floor, not a total.
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These five checks come from WSAVA's guidelines on selecting pet foods — not our own opinion score. WSAVA does not approve or list brands. See how all 50 brands we track answer WSAVA's questions → · Our methodology →
The company
Who makes Ollie
Ownership and history, each sourced independently — private-label and co-packed brands often hide the actual manufacturer behind the name on the bag.
Parent company
Ollie (independent, venture-backed startup; co-founders Randy Jimenez, Alex Douzet, Gabby Slome)
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Founded
2016
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The cost
What Ollie costs, against everything else we have priced
None of the 5 Ollie foods we have verified is currently price-matched to a live retail listing, so we will not state a cost per 1,000 kcal for this brand. The composition figures below are verified regardless.
What Ollie actually puts in its food
The ingredients this brand reaches for most across its 5 verified foods, counted once per recipe. Each links to what the ingredient is, what the evidence says, and how common it is industry-wide.
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Fish oil (EPA + DHA omega-3)
In 5 of 5 Ollie foods (100%).
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Taurine (supplemental)
In 5 of 5 Ollie foods (100%).
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Potato
In 3 of 5 Ollie foods (60%).
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Peas
In 3 of 5 Ollie foods (60%).
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Sweet potato
In 2 of 5 Ollie foods (40%).
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Chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
In 2 of 5 Ollie foods (40%).
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Lentils
In 1 of 5 Ollie foods (20%).
The safety record
FDA recall history
From the FDA's Animal & Veterinary recall list, last checked 2026-10-19, plus older FDA notices we added by hand. Ollie recall page →
The FDA's online recall list is complete for recent years but leaves out many notices from before about 2023. We add older FDA recall notices by hand when we find them.
The labels
What we've verified from Ollie's labels
Computed directly from the official-label data we've extracted for this brand — never estimated.
Foods verified
5
5 dog
Feeding-trial validated
0
of 5 (0%)
Formulated to meet
5
AAFCO paper calculation
Label transparency
47%
avg. fields disclosed
The foods
Foods from Ollie we've verified
Every one links to its own Verified Label — guaranteed analysis, AAFCO statement, and (where priced) cost per day.