Our Team

We Make Healthy Food for Pets

From our family to yours, we prepare fresh, handmade, complete and balanced food for dogs and cats. We also prepare made-to-order therapeutic recipes in conjunction with veterinarians and veterinary nutritionists.

Meet Paul + Lynn

FOUNDERS

Paul Gallant, he/him
Founder

Anyone who knows Paul knows that when he puts his mind to something, there is no stopping him. Prior to starting Paul’s Custom Pet Food, Paul worked for 30 years with contractors, architects, and landscape designers as a materials procurement specialist for a masonry supply company.

With Dr. Well’s guidance, Paul taught himself everything he could about holistic pet health and canine nutrition. He once told Hunter, “If you keep living, I’ll keep cooking.”

For ten years, Hunter kept his promise. And Paul kept his. Determined to help others have healthier pets, Paul opened Paul’s Custom Pet Food in 2014.

Today, Paul works with pet parents, veterinarians, and nutritionists to prepare food for companion animals. He sources the highest-quality organic and/or locally sourced and restaurant-grade ingredients from farmers and small businesses. He supervises a team who makes all food by hand. Paul and Lynn sell food direct-to-consumer at farmers’ markets and deliver it personally as often as they are able, getting to know both pets and their caretakers by name.

Paul’s Custom Pet Food is Paul Gallant’s passion and – as with all endeavors he embraces – the business is personal. Like the pact he made with Hunter, Paul will keep preparing food for customers’ pets as long as they need him.
Lynn Felici-Gallant, she/her
Co-Founder

As Paul’s wife and the late-Hunter’s companion, Lynn witnessed first hand Paul’s extraordinary dedication to Hunter’s well being and his desire to introduce whole, clean, healthful food to other pets. Naturally, she benefited from Paul’s passion through the extended years she had with Hunter.

Lynn became a full-time co-owner of the company in 2015. As an attorney, she is able to navigate the enormously intricate and ever-changing world of pet food licensing rules and regulations, and she has fully immersed herself in the world of pet nutrition by working closely with veterinarians and veterinary nutritionists on nutritional health.

Also a professional gardener, marketing professional, and retail merchandiser, Lynn is the promotional and administrative force behind PCPF, furthering the company’s mission of providing fresh food to pets. As a home gardener, Lynn took special delight in watching Hunter eat from her vegetable beds, nibbling kale or munching on spinach. She proudly watches as the current love of her life, Herbie, seems equally enamored by healthful food – often preferring a stem of celery or broccoli to a toy.

Lynn applies all of her talents and training to help her two loves in any other ways she is able. Even if that means endless hours tethered to the computer or phone.

Paul's Promise

As pet parents who understand the importance of nourishing our furry family members with the same, often-better, care and attention we give to ourselves, we promise to provide the highest-quality, nutritionally complete meals and treats for your companion animals as if they were our own.

Meet Our Advisors

Rebecca Remillard
Ph.D., DVM, DACVM

Founder and President of Veterinary Nutritional Consultations, Inc. (VNC), Dr. Remillard specializes in formulating appropriate dietary recommendations for dogs, cats, and horses with medical conditions, and has provided independent consulting to pet owners, veterinarians, and the pet industry since 1993. She is the author of over 40 papers and books about companion animal nutrition, including an editor of Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, 5th ed. Through VNC, Inc., she operates petrecipedesigners.net to advise pet food manufacturers. Dr. Remillard’s team formulated Hunter’s, Spud’s, Dahlia's, Jessie’s, and Arlie’s complete and balanced food for adult dogs.
Sarah Abood
Ph.D., DVM

As a specialist in pet nutrition for VNC, Dr. Abood guides pet food manufacturers by formulating nutritionally complete and balanced pet recipes, integrating unique ingredients and product concepts, generating feeding instructions for products, and advising on labeling to meet AAFCO requirements. Dr. Abood is an instructor, researcher, and author of over 20 publications on animal nutrition. Her specialties include comparative nutrition, clinical nutrition for healthy and sick companion animals, and ethics and welfare in the veterinary profession. Dr. Abood works directly with us on the formulation of Hunter’s, Spud’s, Dahlia's, Jessie’s, and Arlie’s.
James Pendergast
Pet Food Formulator

James Pendergast is an expert in the fresh pet food market, having worked over 13 years for one of the leading raw pet food companies in the U.S. as its Product Formulator & Veterinary Director. James brings with him unparalleled and professional raw and fresh pet food formulation experience, ingredient research, and proven results with his species-appropriate formulas. He is HACCP certified and is a Preventative Controls for Animal Foods Qualified Individual (PCQI). James formulated our Bootsie’s Blend Cat Food. Herbie's Surf + Puppy Food, and an updated Casey’s Chicken with Rice recipe.

Meet the Team

Leah, she/her
Operations Manager

Meet Leah, PCPF Operations Manager, who runs the company as smoothly as she does her three kids, five dogs, three cats, three rabbits, and 11 chickens. At home, she loves to care for her homestead of humans, furry, and feathered friends while tending to her flower and vegetable gardens. She also enjoys reading and soaking up the sun.
Brooke, she/her
Production Manager

Brooke is the Production Manager at PCPF, holding a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Plymouth State University. She combines her knowledge of science with a passion for animal and environmental health. Outside of overseeing production, she enjoys soccer, nature, and spending time with her furry friend, Effie, pictured on Brooke's shoulder, hard at work.
Adam
Head Cook

Despite being bit in the face by a dog when he was a child, Adam is an enthusastic dog lover. Pictured here with his puppy, Raven, Adam cherishes his time chasing and trying to train her. When he's not making your pet's food or playing with Raven, Adam can be found following all major league sports teams, basketball his favorite.
Leigh
Assistant Cook
Pic and bio coming soon
Julian, he/him
Treatmaker, Production, and Sales Associate

Meet Julian and his cat, Mazzie (pictured). When Julian isn't studying history full-time at Eastern Connecticut State University, you can find him making treats, working at farmers' markets, and helping PCPF customers (and their humans!). He enjoys reading history novels, tending to his bonsai trees, and caring for his beloved Mazzie in his free time.
Grace, she/her
Sales. Retail, and Production Associate

Meet Grace, a Jill of all Trades at Paul’s Custom Pet Food. When she is not studying at UConn, Grace is working with the PCPF team in the kitchen, the shop, and at local farmers' markets. She enjoys volunteering at the New Milford Animal Welfare Society, painting, and playing the violin. But most of all Grace loves sitting at home with her favorite cat, Duffy, (pictured) and a hot cup of tea.
Vanessa
Retail and Production Associate

Vanessa is a student at New Milford High School, set to graduate early in January 2026. Pictured here with her pup, she brings to PCPF a strong work ethic and is very passionate about her job. Vanessa loves working with both pets and people and is always open to learning new things. Her favorite pasttime is in community theater as a makeup artist and performer, especially at Halloween.
Shannon
Retail Associate

Shannon is a dog lover and rescue volunteer at Because4Paws who brings her knowledge of pets to work at Paul’s Custom Pet Food. She is a graduate of New Milford High School and is studying/exploring a career in marketing and fashion/modeling. When she’s not working, you can find her hanging with friends, at the beach, spending time with family, or playing with her dog, Shelby.
Meadow, she/her
Bookkeeping

Meadow is a powerhouse in IT and bookkeeping, with 26 years of experience at the award-winning farm-to-table restaurant Blue Moon Evolution. Her expertise is now helping Paul's Custom Pet Food streamline its bookkeeping and finances as the company grows, and the team is grateful to have her on board.