As if I wasn’t spoiling Bugsley enough . . . but I simply can’t resist these adorable Bark Bars. What an ingenious business proposal: natural gourmet candy bars for your treehugging pooch. Brilliant! Problem is they make me think of my favorite treats . . . mmmmmm Crunch bars . . . chocolate . . .

Bark Bars are the creation of celebrated chef and top graduate of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Mitch Ross. While attending CIA, Mitch majored in nutrition and went on to start a catering business in Pompano Beach, Florida. Working with only the best in natural ingredients, Mitch quickly realized that his dog, Noodles, deserved pure food too. Thus was born Bark Bars.

Soon, all of Noodles’ friends were begging for Noodle’s newest natural treat. The Bark Bars were so popular, Mitch had little choice but to launch American Health Kennels Inc. and make the Bark Bars available to a larger four-legged audience. Today, the company is a leader in the rapidly growing natural pet-food niche.

Though treats come in tangy flavors ranging from Beef Burger Deluxe to Honey and Oats, American Health Kennels Inc. does not use any animal by-products, artificial flavoring, added salt, food colors or chemical preservatives. In fact, American Health Kennels Inc. is so obsessed with being chemical-free, that Mitch insists all ingredients come exclusively from trust-worthy sources in the USA, making Bark Bars “local,” and scoring big-green points in my book!

Posted on July 17th, 2007 by Olivia Zaleski