The Glycemic Research Institute® in Washington, D.C. announced today that it has selected ORIJEN from CHAMPION PETFOODS™ as the PET FOOD OF THE YEAR 2010-2011.

ORIJEN Canine Pet Food was selected as the Best Pet Food of the Year for 2010-2011.

The Medical Advisory Board, Senior Staff, and Associate Research Fellows of the Glycemic Research Institute® (GRI) provide Independent Pro Bono Certification for products that pass the strict GRI Protocols, by authorization of the United States government, the Canadian government and the United Kingdom government.

PET FOOD AWARDS PROGRAM
The Glycemic Research Institute® (GRI) conducts Independent Clinical and Analytical research on Pet Foods and Pet Treats. GRI has examined hundreds of pet foods from 2004 to the present in order to determine the healthiest overall products, focusing on anti-aging, diabetes, arthritis, glycemic, and blood glucose and insulin response, in the canine and feline.

The Pet Food of the Year is a global award presented by the Glycemic Research Institute®, for the Best Overall Healthiest Pet Food. This year, ORIJEN was selected against all other pet foods on the market. ORIJEN pet food is manufactured and owned by Champion Petfoods Ltd in Alberta, Canada (www.ChampionPetfoods.com).

The strict Award criteria involves in-depth analysis of the product and its suitability, based on ingredients, glycemic-response, diabetic-response, anti-aging factors, and biochemical requirements of the species.

As a Non-Profit independent research organization, the Glycemic Research Institute® has no ties to the pet food industry, and does not accept monies from any company for the Pet Food of the Year Award or any other Pet Food Award.