Freshpet co-founder steps down from president role at US firm

Aninda Chakraborty

Thu, June 25, 2026 astatine 8:59 AM CDT 2 min read

Freshpet co-founder and president Scott Morris plans to measurement backmost from his roles astatine the US pet-food group.

Morris volition determination into an advisory presumption connected 20 October, erstwhile the institution marks its 20th anniversary. He volition stay disposable to the concern for 18 months and volition beryllium succeeded arsenic president by Freshpet's COO Nicki Baty.

Morris said successful a statement: "I americium incredibly arrogant of what we person built unneurotic and arrogant to permission a large institution and large concern successful the hands of an astonishing radical of people. The enactment team, employees and partners, who volition transportation Freshpet forward, are acceptable to constitute the adjacent chapter.

"While I americium transitioning distant from my operating responsibilities astatine Freshpet, I program to stay supportive nevertheless I tin successful the years ahead. I look guardant to watching Freshpet proceed to grow, innovate and marque an adjacent bigger interaction connected pets and the radical who emotion them."

Baty volition stay COO portion besides serving a institution president.

Freshpet said Baty joined the pet-food shaper 2 years agone arsenic portion of a "leadership succession plan". She volition proceed to study to CEO Billy Cyr and oversee commercialized operations and the proviso chain.

As portion of the transition, Morris' "innovation responsibilities" volition determination to a recently created main innovation serviceman position.

The Nasdaq-listed institution said the succession program has been "underway for respective years" and is timed to coincide with Freshpet's introduction into its "third decade".

Morris founded Freshpet on with Cathal Walsh and John Phelps successful 2006.

Freshpet sells its products successful the US, Canada and Europe done market and wide stores, digital, favored speciality shops and nine retailers, arsenic good arsenic online successful the US.