86/100Outstanding
2 varietiesBrand
Wainwright's
Brand review
Wainwright's dog food review
Wainwright's is a large catalogue, eighty products split almost evenly between dry and wet, with five freeze dried recipes. Turkey, chicken, lamb and salmon lead, and sixty three products are single protein. Transparency reads Outstanding on seventy nine of them. The brand average sits in our Good band, and the wet trays and the freeze dried raw are where the higher bands sit.
Average score
67
out of 100
Value
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Ingredient clarity
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not yet rated
Foods reviewed
48
Dry · Wet · Freeze-dried
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 48
- Food types
- Dry, Wet, Freeze-dried
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Grain-free, Single protein, High energy, Joint support
Currently reviewed Wainwright's foods
- 1Wainwright's Complete Freeze Dried Raw86/100
Freeze-dried · Dry
- 2Wainwright’s Puppy Freeze Dried Raw85/100
Freeze-dried · Dry
- 3Wainwright's Kibble + Freeze Dried Raw79/100
Freeze-dried · Dry
- 478/100
- 578/100
- 677/100
- 776/100
- 876/100
- 976/100
- 1075/100
- 1174/100
- 1274/100
- 1374/100
- 1473/100
- 1572/100
- 1672/100
- 1771/100
- 1871/100
- 1971/100
- 2070/100
- 2169/100
- 2268/100
- 2368/100
- 2466/100
- 2565/100
- 2665/100
- 2764/100
- 2864/100
- 2964/100
- 3064/100
- 3164/100
- 3264/100
- 3363/100
- 3462/100
- 3562/100
- 3661/100
- 3761/100
- 3860/100
- 3960/100
- 4060/100
- 4160/100
- 4259/100
- 4359/100
- 4459/100
- 4559/100
- 4658/100
- 4758/100
- 4840/100
Price & value
- Monthly cost from
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
- Typical monthly cost
- ≈ £30–50 / mo
Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.
Best for
Single-protein feedersWet and dry in one brandGrain-free recipesSmall and large breed formulas
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 48 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
In detail
Wainwright's: the closer look
The range
Eighty products, with thirty nine dry, thirty six wet and five freeze dried. Adult labels run to sixty three, with seventeen puppy and thirteen senior. Nineteen products are made for small breeds and thirty one for large. The adult dry food and the grain free trays are the biggest ranges, and twenty eight further ranges hold one product each.
Ingredients
Turkey leads twenty five products, chicken fifteen, lamb thirteen and salmon twelve, with beef and fish behind them. Thirty eight recipes are flagged grain free and sixty three single protein. Linseed and yucca are named on the dry food labels and a prebiotic on the wet. Glucosamine and chondroitin come in on the joint support recipes.
Nutrition
Protein as fed spans about 7.0% on the wet pouches to 39.6% on the freeze dried raw, with energy of 77 to 476 kcal per 100g. Nutritional balance reads Outstanding on twenty products and Excellent on fifteen, though it is Average on twenty eight. Protein and processing is Average on thirty four.
Strengths
- Outstanding transparency on almost every product
- Wet, dry and freeze dried in one brand
- Sixty three single protein recipes
Limitations
- Protein and processing reads Average on thirty four products
- Nutritional balance reads Poor on four
- Most dry recipes stay in our Good band
Where it is less of a fit
- If you want strong protein and processing, check that pillar, as it reads Average on thirty four products
- If you are after raw, check the formats, as the freeze dried raw is the closest thing here
- If you want every recipe on one band, check the range you are buying, since the products run from Outstanding down to Average
Score overview
Transparency carries the brand, Outstanding on seventy nine of the eighty products, and value reads Good or better on nearly all of them. Protein and processing is the pillar that pulls the average down, Average on thirty four products. The bands split by format: the freeze dried raw reads Outstanding, the wet trays and cans read Excellent, and most of the dry food reads Good.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All Wainwright's dog foods
48 foods, ranked by score
85/100Outstanding
79/100Excellent2 varieties
78/100Excellent
78/100Excellent
77/100Excellent3 varieties
76/100Excellent4 varieties
76/100Excellent
76/100Excellent2 varieties
75/100Excellent3 varieties
74/100Excellent2 varieties
74/100Excellent2 varieties
74/100Excellent
73/100Excellent
72/100Excellent
72/100Excellent
71/100Excellent
71/100Excellent
71/100Excellent
70/100Excellent
69/100Good3 varieties
68/100Good2 varieties
68/100Good
66/100Good
65/100Good
65/100Good
64/100Good2 varieties
64/100Good
64/100Good
64/100Good3 varieties
64/100Good3 varieties
64/100Good
63/100Good
62/100Good4 varieties
62/100Good
61/100Good3 varieties
61/100Good3 varieties
60/100Good
60/100Good2 varieties
60/100Good
60/100Good3 varieties
59/100Good
59/100Good2 varieties
59/100Good
59/100Good2 varieties
58/100Good
58/100Good
40/100AveragePlant Powered with Insect & Superfoods Dry
DryAdult · SeniorWeight management≈ £30–50 / mo
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Wainwright's — common questions
Is Wainwright's good dog food?
Across 48 reviewed foods, Wainwright's averages 67/100, which we rate Good. It suits single-protein feeders, wet and dry in one brand, grain-free recipes, small and large breed formulas.
Which Wainwright's dog food scores highest?
Wainwright's Complete Freeze Dried Raw leads the range at 86/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Wainwright's best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to single-protein feeders, wet and dry in one brand, grain-free recipes, small and large breed formulas. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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