pet industry: April 2011 Archives
Daron Matsuura, President of Lotus Pet Foods in Torrance, in the lab where he explains the human-grade ingredients and high nutrition of his canned dog food products.
(Brad Graverson / Staff Photographer)
Lotus Pet Foods, a brand of natural pet foods carried by Centinela Feed in Southern California along with other independent stores, is opening a new manufacturing plant at 2727 Maricopa St. in Torrance.
A grand opening and ribbon cutting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (April 7).
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.