Who makes Beta dog food?
Beta is a dry dog food brand owned and manufactured by Purina, sitting alongside better-known Purina names like Bakers, Purina ONE and Felix in the same UK-based stable. It's positioned as an everyday complete food built around a single named protein in each recipe, covering life stages from puppy through to senior.
Beta's place within Purina
Purina makes several dog food ranges at different price points and with different positioning, and Beta sits toward the accessible, value end of that lineup rather than the premium performance tier occupied by Pro Plan. It's made in the UK to Purina's standard manufacturing and quality processes, the same as the company's other UK-produced ranges.
The recipes across the Beta range tend to follow the same format: a single clearly named protein such as chicken, salmon or turkey and lamb, paired with rice, aimed at owners who want a straightforward, everyday complete food without a long ingredients list to work through.
What we stock from the range
Our own range includes a selection of Beta dry food across different life stages and needs, shown in the grid below — puppy, adult, senior and lighter recipes among them. What's currently listed reflects what we have available to order, and that can shift a little as stock does.
As with any dry food, whether a particular Beta recipe suits your dog comes down to their age, size and any known sensitivities rather than the brand behind it, so it's worth checking the specific recipe's protein and life-stage suitability against your own dog before switching.
Choosing between Beta recipes
Because Beta's recipes are built around a single named protein per bag, choosing between them mostly comes down to matching the protein and life stage to your dog rather than picking on price or packaging alone. A puppy recipe carries different calorie and mineral levels to an adult or senior one, so checking the life stage on the front of the bag matters as much as the flavour.
If your dog has never had a Beta recipe before, introduce it gradually alongside whatever they're currently eating over a week or so, the same as with any new food, and keep an eye on their stools and appetite while they adjust.
From this brand
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Forthglade Cold Pressed Natural Turkey
Cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs from 2 months, soft enough to mix with water for young pups
£45.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Salmon
Cold-pressed grain-free dry food for dogs, built on fresh and dried salmon
From£16.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Duck
Cold-pressed grain-free duck food with fruit and botanicals, in two bag sizes
From£16.99
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Chicken
Cold-pressed grain-free chicken food with fruit and botanicals, in three bag sizes
From£16.99
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Turkey
A lightly baked complete dry food, 50% turkey, for adult dogs of any breed
From£12.49
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Chicken
A grain-free complete dry food for adult dogs, lightly baked and built on 50% chicken
From£12.49
Forthglade Cold Pressed Small Dog Turkey
Cold-pressed grain-free dry food for small dogs and puppies, built on turkey
£16.99
Forthglade Complete Meal Lightly Baked Lamb
A lightly baked complete dry food, 50% lamb, for adult dogs of any breed
From£12.49
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Turkey
Grain-free cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs, gentle on sensitive stomachs
£69.69
Harringtons Puppy Turkey & Rice
Complete turkey puppy food with 30% protein and feeding bands by adult weight
£6.49
Harringtons Adult Dog Turkey Veg
Complete dry food for adult dogs with turkey, chicken and salmon oil, 21% protein
From£3.39
Harringtons Adult Dog Salmon & Potato
Complete salmon and potato dry dog food with 21% protein in a 1.7KG bag
£6.25
Common questions
- Is Beta the same company as Purina ONE?
- They're both owned by Purina, but they're separate ranges with their own positioning and recipes. Beta sits at the accessible, everyday end of Purina's dog food lineup, while Purina ONE and Pro Plan cover different price points and functional focuses.
- Is Beta dog food made in the UK?
- Yes, it's manufactured in the UK as part of Purina's UK production for its everyday dry dog food ranges, following the same standard quality processes as the company's other British-made brands.
- Is Beta a good everyday dog food?
- It's a straightforward, single-protein complete food aimed at the everyday end of the market rather than a premium or specialist range. Whether it suits your dog depends on their individual needs — age, size and any sensitivities — rather than on the brand alone.
- Does Giddy Pets stock the full Beta range?
- We stock a selection across life stages rather than every recipe Purina makes under the Beta name. What's shown in the grid above is what we currently have available to order.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.