Casing Guide
Pet food casings are chosen by how the product is processed, its finished size, and the equipment on your line. This guide shows what to consider for cooked, raw, and frozen dog food and pet treats.
For cooked, fresh, raw, and frozen pet food, the best choice is a plastic casing. We use the same plastic casing for cooked, fresh, raw, and frozen pet food products, including dog food rolls, dog treats, dog chews, formed loaves, and pet treat sticks, in shirred sticks, cut pieces, and reels. The right diameter, length, and color depend on your finished size, target weight, stuffing equipment, and whether you need custom printing.
For pet snack sticks, edible collagen casing is a great choice, and pets love it.
Tell us what you are producing and how you process it, and we will help identify the right casing. See our dog food and pet food casings page for details.
| Product | What the casing must do | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Cooked pet food products | Maintain shape and seal reliably through the cooking process | Plastic Casing |
| Raw pet food products | Hold raw formed and stuffed product that goes directly to packaging | Plastic Casing |
| Frozen pet food products | Stand up to freezing and handling through the cold chain | Plastic Casing |
| Dog food rolls and formed loaves | Consistent diameter and length for portioning | Plastic Casing |
| Pet snack sticks that the pet can eat whole | Edible casing that is safe and appealing to eat with the stick | Edible Collagen Casing |
| Dog treats, chews, and pet treat sticks | Durable casing built for treat manufacturing | Plastic Casing |
Answer these questions and the choice becomes straightforward:
💡 A shirred stick is a pre shirred length of casing compressed into a compact stick, so casing feeds continuously onto the stuffing horn during production.
Pet snack sticks are a natural fit for edible collagen casing. Because the casing is edible, there is nothing to peel or remove, so the stick can be given to the pet exactly as it comes out of the package. Collagen casing is also a great choice for flavor and appeal, and pets love it.
💡 Making pet snack sticks on an automatic line? Edible collagen shirred sticks load straight onto the stuffing horn for fast, consistent production. Tell us your target diameter and we will recommend a size.
| Format | Best for |
|---|---|
| Shirred sticks | High volume automatic production |
| Cut pieces | Manual production |
| Reels | Lines that cut and clip in house, with continuous casing on the reel |
Custom printed pet food casings are available for branding, product identification, barcodes, and other customer supplied artwork. You can print:
Printed casings have minimum quantities and longer lead times, which depend on how many colors are in the print. Call 201-939-3335 to discuss your artwork. See our in house printing page.
We supply pet food and dog food manufacturers, meat processors, specialty producers, and other commercial operations nationwide. There is no minimum order on standard products, and a large inventory is available for fast nationwide shipping from Carlstadt, New Jersey. Need a shipping estimate? Try our UPS shipping cost calculator.
Describe your product, finished size or weight, and whether it is cooked, raw, or frozen. Request a free quote or call 201-939-3335.
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