A WEST Devon pet food producer is celebrating after successfully launching a new cooked meat product. Winkleigh-based Forthglade Ltd has demonstrated a clear need for good, naturally cooked food and since launching the Lifestage range in January, sales have passed expectations. The company took 12 months to develop the new product, and in conjunction with Forthglade?s food technologist, the company has brought out a range of five Lifestage products. ?We are delighted with the success of the new Lifestage product range,? said managing director Martin Heal. ?We had been aware that our existing flavour-driven menu range was not compatible with the present trend to feed pets according to their age.? The Lifestage range includes a menu specially designed for puppies, plus menus for adult and senior dogs in either chicken or lamb. Each product is made with brown rice, vegetables, seaweed and herbs and is formulated to provide a healthy balanced diet for dogs. Forthglade Ltd was established in 1971 to supply the pharmaceutical industry with Heparin, Insulin, Rennet and other materials extracted from animal organs. The decline in that market led the company to diversify into becoming a manufacturer of raw pet food.