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We aim to be a global leader in pet nutrition. Want to be part of our journey?

Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butcher's and Classic. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel and Crick produce dry, wet and baked foods which are enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world.

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Become part of the team

We are on a journey of growth and are looking for ambitious people with the right attitude to join us on this exciting journey. Everyone is welcome here. We are an equal opportunities employer. Join the team that celebrates and embraces individuals.

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Colleague Case Studies

Hear from some of our colleagues, on how they have progressed their careers with IPN

  • Anthony​ Stones

    Junior to Senior​

    Anthony stones

  • David Wilson

    Specialist in Area​

    David wilson

Anthony​ Stones

Junior to Senior​

Anthony stones

When did you join IPN?​

March 2008​

What was your first role in IPN?​

Accounts Assistant​

What role do you do today?​

Chief Operating Officer​

Tell me a bit about your career journey at IPN?​

I joined the team as an accounts assistant in a team of two or three and through my line managers investing significant time in me and some hard work, I made it to be a management account, then FD over a period of seven years. I was then promoted to CFO five years later. I then became COO at the end of 2022 when the position became available.​

Are there any colleagues / individuals / mentors that you have had during this time that made an impact on your career? If so, why?​

Many people at IPN have had a huge impact on my career. The two that deserve a special call out are Martha McGarry and Richard Page. Martha, trained / coached and mentored me for many years after I joined IPN, and I owe a lot of gratitude to Martha due to where I am now. Richard has also sponsored me through the business and spent many hours mentoring me from a wider strategic perspective.​

How have you built your skillset up during this time?​

Ensuring I have the best interests of the wider business at heart and not just my own siloed areas of responsibility. Being able to collaborate and work cross functionally. I am responsible for predominantly driving change and therefore good communication and stakeholder management skills are essential. I like everyone else must continually develop to ensure we are thinking outside the box and have a strong strategic direction for the business.​

If you had one piece of advice for a colleague looking to progress their career with IPN, what would it be?​

IPN has had and will continue to have multiple career progression opportunities. Work hard, hit or even better, beat your objectives and ensure you are investing in your own development to make yourself the natural choice as opportunities present themselves.​​

David Wilson

Specialist in Area​

David wilson

When did you join IPN?​

October 2011​

What was your first role in IPN?​

Back in 2011 I was employed as ‘Mill Manager’….. However, since then I moved into various other roles; such as procurement, planning and most recently product and process.​

What role do you do today?​

Site Operations Manager​

Tell me a bit about your career journey at IPN?​

My career has always been focused in and around people, process and general operations!…. One of the things I enjoy the most about my roles and career at IPN is being able to get so close to the process and products we make! When we decide to do something differently you can manage the change and get feedback from the teams.​

Are there any colleagues / individuals / mentors that you have had during this time that made an impact on your career? If so, why?​

I been fortunate enough to work for IPN since it was owned and managed by the Bill, Richard, George and Tom Page. They taught me some of our key Yorkshire values which has contributed to our success over the years! And more recently many of the senior leadership team who direct the business, demonstrating a professional and structured approach to day-to-day business.​

How have you built your skillset up during this time? ​

A particular stand out skillset is my willingness to learn and challenge myself to do new things! A great example of when I challenged myself was our recent EFFIE project, the site leadership team was tasked to bring in new manufacturing capability to Thirsk. I was tasked with a delivering a project with a CAPEX value of more than £3M and was able to manage this project from design through to handover.​

If you had one piece of advice for a colleague looking to progress their career with IPN, what would it be? ​

One of the reasons I love working at IPN is that if you see an opportunity or improvement, you are fully empowered and supported by the leadership team to make these changes happen. ​
IPN despite its size, still reacts very quickly to opportunities and our flat management structure facilitates getting new ideas approved quickly!​
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IPN Academy

IPN Academy

At IPN we are passionate about growing potential and creating pathways for our colleagues. That's why we created the IPN Academy for emerging talent.

Key Objectives

  • Future Skills
  • Internal Growth
  • Social Mobility
  • Retention & Progression

Our Offer

  • Apprenticeships: Hands-on + classroom learning
  • Degree Apprenticeships: Earn while you learn
  • Graduate Schemes: Structured career launch
  • Professional Qualifications: Certifying competence

Impact

  • Strong talent pipeline
  • Enhanced career pathways
  • Increased retention
  • Broader business understanding
  • Happy, capable colleagues

Our Sites

We're on a huge growth journey; a journey with an ambition to become a global leader in pet nutrition. And at the heart of what we do, we create happiness. With a head office and three production sites across the UK currently, whichever site you work at, you are part of the IPN team. 

  • New IPN Hero

    Headquarters

    Head Office

    The Airfield, Dalton, Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 3HE
  • Thirsk

    Thirsk Kitchen

    Dry Food Kitchen

    Distribution Centre

    The Airfield, Dalton, Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 3HE

    Fresh home-made meat and vegetable combinations to produce highly palatable broths, stocks, gravies and coatings. Dry pet food production with both fresh and dry ingredient extrusion capabilities, including inhouse production of fresh broths, stocks, gravy-based inclusions and coatings.

  • Kimmel

    Kinmel Kitchen

    Wet Food Kitchen

    Kinmel Park, Royal Welch Ave Bodelwyddan, Rhyl LL18 5TQ

    Wet dog food trays, dry and semi-moist baked biscuits and treats and baked complete pet foods.

  • Ipn warehouse

    Crick Kitchen

    Wet Food Kitchen

    Dockham Way Northampton, NN6 7TZ

    Wet Cans and Alu Trays.

Inspiring colleagues to create happiness​

  • Compensation

    • Salary satisfaction​
    • Compensation satisfaction​
    • Raises and promotions​
    • Timeliness​
    • Fairness​
    • Transparent
    • Feedback and evaluation​

  • Enhanced Benefits

    • Holidays
    • Paid leave
    • Life Assurance
    • Education
    • Flexibility
    • Family and pets
    • Discounted pet food
    • Lifestyle
    • Reproductive
    • Responsible employer

  • Career

    • Personal development and opportunities
    • Training
    • Career development
    • Further education
    • Stability
    • Feedback and evaluation

  • Work Environment

    • Recognition
    • Autonomy
    • Personal achievements
    • Work-life balance
    • Challenges
    • Clear roles, responsibilities and communication

  • Culture

    • IT-WE-I: understanding ambition, purpose and behaviours
    • Colleague and leadership relationships
    • Support
    • Collaboration and team spirit
    • Social responsibility
    • ED&I

A welcome to IPN from our CEO

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