We are a company focused on animal by products in a variety of fuel and feed sectors. We work both on the fat and protein side to bring the most applicable product to a specific market. We work with land animal feed customers from feed lots, broilers, layers, and hog operations. We merchandise domestically and internationally into the marine animals working closely with marine nutritionists to develop proprietary ingredients to meet formulation requirements. We sell into the pet food industry on refined animal by products in our process to manufacture them into superior pet food ingredients achieving highly digestible palatable ingredients free of foreign material. We have key partnerships with fat and oil producers and work closely with their research and development teams to produce premium products for appropriate sector meetings or exceeding their expectations. With a team of over 150 years of experience in these products and knowledge we are always looking to increase our products’ quality and value while maintaining our competitive advantage with our buying power. We work with our originators on rendering aspects to improve our raw ingredients to improve quality. By starting at the source and ensuring proper standards and practices we help ensure the integrity of our products. With a vast knowledge of these plants’ monthly performance and data collected over 15 plus years we can anticipate production variances.
Who We Are
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DeVout takes commodity rendered proteins and engineers them into more consistent, controlled pet-food ingredients.
Jim Fisher’s rendering background allows us to work upstream to identify where issues arise. We aren’t merely taking a truckload of meal and trying to clean it up afterward. We work upstream with the renderer and identify what is causing the variability in the first place.
Our three-step model:
1. Identify the problem
PV, ash, FM, digestibility, odor, particle size, consistency, etc.2. Trace it back to the source
Renderer → raw material → cooking → drying → grinding → storage → transportation.3. Engineer the ingredient
Supplier controls + processing + separation + refining + blending + stabilization + verification.“Ingredient Assurance”
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Our commitment to quality begins before product acceptance, ensuring all materials meet strict specifications. Once sampled and tested, we process the ingredients through air classification and screening to remove any foreign or undesirable matter.
We utilize accredited AOCS (American Oil Chemists Society) testing methods, including:
-Nitrogen Combustion Protein Test
-Ash Oven Test
-PCR Testing
-Peroxide Value Test
Additional analytical procedures to guarantee premium ingredient quality
Our goal is to transform animal by-products through protein iteration into superior pet food ingredients at the highest possible standard.
To uphold safety and compliance, we conduct mock recalls to verify traceability, tracking each
load back to its origin with proper documentation and logistical procedures. We have also implemented export protocols for international trade, ensuring our ingredients meet or exceed global pet food standards.
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We utilize numerous facilities:
Protein Facilities
Charleston, SC
Dillion, NC
Wabash, OH
Chicago, IL
Fat and Oil Facilities
Atchinson, KS
Elwood, KS
Lamars, IA
Chicago, IL
Chattanooga, TN
Selma, NC
Sand Springs, OK
Dayton, TX
Kansas City, KS
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