Skippers vs Wainwright's

How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings and ingredients.

Based on 6 rated meals for Skippers and 20 for Wainwright's; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Skippers scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 69.5/100 (Average) across 6 rated meals, versus 69/100 (Average) for Wainwright's across 20 rated meals.

Comparison of Skippers and Wainwright's across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricSkippersWainwright's
Brand coverage
Products5528
Rated meals620
Complete everyday meals6 of 55 products20 of 28 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry ExtrudedDry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Meal ratings
Median meal rating70Averagehigher69Average
Nutritional (median)97 · 67% medium, 33% low99higher · 45% medium, 55% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range60 to 7156 to 89
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes100%80%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Rated meals

Complete everyday meals

Skippers6 of 55 products
Wainwright's20 of 28 products

Formats

SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
Wainwright'sDry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Skippers70Averagehigher
Wainwright's69Average

Nutritional (median)

Skippers97 · 67% medium, 33% low
Wainwright's99higher · 45% medium, 55% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Skippers33 · 100% limited
Wainwright's33 · 100% limited

Score range

Skippers60 to 71
Wainwright's56 to 89

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

SkippersNone recorded in our database
Wainwright'sNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Skippers or Wainwright's?

Skippers's typical (median) meal rating is 69.5/100 (Average) across 6 rated meals, compared with 69/100 (Average) for Wainwright's across 20 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Skippers has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 80% for Wainwright's.

How are these ratings calculated?

Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.

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