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Nasta Pet Food Acquires FirstMate Pet Foods

Canadian brand FirstMate joins Bab’in, Forza 10 and Natural Code at the French family-owned company.

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2 weeks ago

February 17, 2026

Pamela Mitchell

In a post on the company’s LinkedIn page on Tuesday, Nasta Pet Food announced it has acquired FirstMate Pet Foods. Canadian brand FirstMate joins Bab’in, Forza 10 and Natural Code at the French family-owned company.

Pamela Mitchell

Pamela Mitchell is the Editor-in-Chief of PETS+. She works from her home office in Phoenix, AZ, with Ty the Boston Terrier as her assistant.

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