SECAUCUS – Premium pet food company Freshpet Inc. filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock, with a fundraising target of $100 million, according to Reuters.
The filing did not indicate how many shares would be issued or the target price. The lead underwriters are Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse. The investors include MidOcean Partners LP and Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat processor.
Freshpet, based in Secaucus, makes healthy frozen and refrigerated foods for cats and dogs. Their products do not contain preservatives, fillers, corn, or wheat. The company was founded in 2006.
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