EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

June4,2026

Dear Scott:

Asyouhaveindicated youwillretireuponthe20thAnniversary ofFreshpet.Inc.(the"Company"), thisletter willconfirm thefollowing termsinconnection withyour separation ofemployment from Freshpet, Inc.(the"Company").TheCompany andyouagreethatthisletter(the"Agreement") represents thefullandcompleteagreement concerning your separation ofemployment fromthe Company.

1)Separation and Continuity Period.You will separate employment from the Company on October 20, 2026 (or such earlier date of your actual employment termination, the "Separation Date").

a)During theperiod beginning now and ending ontheSeparation Date (the"Continuity Period"), you willmakeyourself available asneeded toensure a smooth transition.

b)During theContinuity Period,theCompany willcontinuetopayyouyourbasesalaryat the rate in effect as of the date hereof, and you may continue to participate in the Company's health and welfare plans, if applicable and subject to their terms.The Company, however, mayterminate your employment forCause1during theContinuity Period.IftheCompany terminates your employment for Cause, youwillbeentitled to receiveonlythebasesalaryearneduptothedateyouremployment isterminated, and the Separation Date will be the date your employment is terminated for Cause or the date you resign for any reason.Except as otherwise provided for herein, you will not be entitled to any additional employee benefits, and you will not continue to earn any vacation timeduring theContinuity Period, inaccordance withCompany Policy.

c)You acknowledge andagreethatotherthanasspecifically setforthinthisAgreement, you are not due any compensation for unpaid salary, bonus, severance, incentive or performance pay,or for any accrued or unused vacation timeor vacation pay.

2)Separation Consideration.Provided you make yourself available as an advisor on an as needed basis following the Continuity Period through the period during which Advisory Payments aremade; arenot terminated forCauseduring theContinuity Period; executethis Agreement within twenty-one (21) days from the date hereof and do not revoke it; do not violate any of the restrictive covenants contained in the Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated August 30, 2024 (the "Restrictive Covenant Agreement");andexecutethe releaseintheformattachedasExhibitA(the"Releaseof

1ForpurposesofthisAgreement,"Cause" shallhavethesamedefinitionassetforthintheCompany's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.TheCompensation Committee willdetermine whether conduct meets the definition.

Claims")onorwithinseven(7)daysaftertheSeparationDateanddonotrevokeit (collectively,the"Preconditions"),theCompanywillprovideyouthefollowingconsideration:

a)Separation pay payable on a bi-weekly basis over a period of eighteen months commencing November 6, 2026 and ending April 21, 2028, less all applicable withholdings.Theamountofeachbi-weeklypaymentshallbe the grossamountof

$38,903.85(the"AdvisoryPayments").

b)All outstanding unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) granted to you prior to the SeparationDatewillvestupontheSeparationDatesubjectto theremainingtermsand conditionsoftheirrespectiveawardagreementspursuanttoaQualifiedRetirementand the terms of the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.

c)All outstanding performancestock units (PSUs) granted to you prior to the Separation Date will remainsubjecttovestingon aproratabasismeasuredthroughDecember 2026 and otherwise subject to the remaining terms and conditions of their respective awardagreementsfollowinga QualifiedRetirementandachievementofthe performance-basedmeasurementmetricssetforthinsaidagreementsandtheterms of the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. For the avoidance of doubt the achievement of any performance-basedvestingcriteriashallbedeterminedbytheCompensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Freshpet in accordance with the Plan and the applicable award agreements.

d)Notwithstanding subsections b) and c) above, (i) all outstanding unvested RSUs granted toyouonJanuary 3,2025 willvestupontheSeparation Datesubject to theremaining termsand conditions of their respective award agreements and thetermsofthe 2024 EquityIncentivePlan,and(ii)alloutstandingPSUsgrantedtoyouonJanuary3,2025 will remain subject to vesting ona pro rata basis measured through December 2026 andotherwise subject to theremaining termsandconditions oftheirrespectiveaward agreementsandachievementoftheperformance-basedmeasurementmetricssetforth insaidagreementsandthetermsofthe2024EquityIncentivePlan.Fortheavoidance of doubt the achievement of any performance-based vesting criteria shall be determined by theCompensation Committee of theBoard of Directors of Freshpet in accordance withthePlanandtheapplicable award agreements.

e)All outstanding, vested and unexercised stock options granted to you prior to the Separation Date will continue to be exercisable under the terms of their respective award agreements.

f)Youwillbe entitledtoapro rataportionofthe annualbonus otherwisedue toyou for your service as an employee during 2026 subject toachievement of the performance goalsasapprovedby the CompensationCommitteeandpayableby March 15, 2027.

3)EmployeeBenefits.

a)Your employee medical, dental, and vision benefits will terminate on the Separation Date.

b)Following the termination of your employee benefits, you will be eligible to continue your healthcare coverage pursuant to the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus BudgetReconciliationActof1985("COBRA"),asamended,andtherequirementsand limitationsthereof.IfyouelectcontinuedcoverageunderCOBRA,youwillberequired to pay 102% of the monthly premium.You will receive information about continuing your health coverage under COBRA in a later mailing, including a form by which you may elect continued coverage.

c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subparagraph b), if you execute this Agreement and the Release of Claims, and if you elect continued coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay the monthly premium costs associated with such continuationofcoverageforaperiodofeighteen(18)monthsorthroughApril30,2028, provided that prior to such date you do not become eligible to receive healthcare benefits coverage from another source, including but not limited to another employer, spouse, or domestic partner.

4)Medicare Disclaimer.You represent that you arenot a Medicare Beneficiary asof thetime youenter intothis Agreement.Totheextent thatyou area Medicare Beneficiary, youagree to contact a Company Human Resources representativefor further instruction.

5)Consideration.You acknowledge and agree that the payments made pursuant to this Agreement, including the Separation Payment and the vesting of the additional RSUs and PSUs,serveassufficientconsiderationforthecovenantsandotherobligationssetforthinthis Agreement,includingbutnotlimitedtotheReleaseinParagraph6andtheReleaseofClaims.

6)Release.Inconsideration for thepayments,benefits, andother promisesandcovenants set forth herein, you voluntarily, knowingly, and willingly release and forever discharge the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and parents, together with each of those entities' respective officers,directors, shareholders, employees, agents,fiduciaries, andadministrators (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all claims and rights of any nature whatsoever which you now have or in the future may have against them, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, for any act,omission, or event occurring upto andincluding the dateyousignthisAgreement.Thisreleaseincludes,but isnotlimitedto,anyrightsorclaims relating in any way to your employment relationship with the Company (or any of the other Releasees) orthetermination thereoforanyrightsorclaimsunderanyfederal,state,orlocal statute, including, without limitation, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act,theAmericans withDisabilities Act,theRehabilitationActof 1973(includingSection 504thereof),theCivilRightsActof1866(42U.S.C.§ 1981),TitleVIIof theCivilRightsActof1964,theCivilRightsActof1991,theEqualPayAct,theNationalLabor RelationsAct,theWorker Adjustment andRetraining NotificationAct,theFamilyandMedical Leave Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, theGenetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, andtheEmployee Retirement IncomeSecurity Act of1974,theNewJersey Family Leave Act,

the New JerseyLawAgainstDiscrimination, the New JerseyConscientiousEmployee ProtectionAct, the New JerseyWorkers'CompensationAct(exceptasset forthbelow),the NewJersey Wageand Hour Law, theNewJersey Wage Payment Act,allas amended, and any federal,state,local,and/ormunicipalstatute, law, amendment,directive,order, and/or regulationenactedin response totheCOVID-19pandemic, or any other statutoryor common lawlimitationorregulationoftheemploymentrelationshipof state or federallaw, aswellas anyclaim forattorneys' feesandcosts incurred by or on behalf of you.This release specifically includes, butis notlimited to, any claim for constructive or wrongful discharge, retaliation, violation of public policy, libel, slander, defamation, or any other tort or contract claim.This release also includes any claim based upon the right to the payment of wages, incentive and performance compensation, bonuses, equity grants, vacation, pension benefits, 401(k) Plan benefits,stock benefits, or any otheremployeebenefits,or any otherrights arisingunder federal, state, or local laws prohibiting discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship, nationality, mental or physical disability, denial of family and medical care leave, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, military status, gender identity, or discrimination and/or harassment on any other basis prohibited by law. However,youacknowledgethatyouarenotreleasinganyclaimrelatedtotheenforcement of the terms of the Agreement, any medical claim incurred during your employment that is payableunderapplicablemedicalplansoranemployer-insuredliabilityplan,anyclaimarising after thedateon whichyou sign this Agreement, or any claim thatisnototherwise waivable under applicable law.

7)No Claims Filed.As a condition of the Company entering into this Agreement, subject to Paragraph 9,youfurther represent thatyouhavenotfiledagainsttheCompany oranyofthe otherReleasees,anycomplaints,claims,orlawsuitswithanycourt,administrativeagency,or arbitraltribunalpriortothedatehereof,andthatyouhavenottransferred to anyotherperson any such complaints, claims, orlawsuits.

8)NoAdmissionof Wrongdoing.ByenteringintothisAgreement,neitheryou,theCompany, nor any of theCompany's officers, agents, or employees admit any wrongdoing or violation of any law.

9)Reports to Government Entities.Nothing in this Agreement, including but not limited to Paragraph 7, restricts or prohibits you from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiries from, providing testimony before, providing confidential information to, reporting possible violations of any law or regulation to, or filing a claim or assistingwithaninvestigationdirectlywithaself-regulatoryauthorityoragovernmentagency or entity, including theU.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, theDepartment of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Justice, the Securities and ExchangeCommission,Congress,andanyInspectorGeneralofanyagency(collectively,the "Regulators"), or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisionsofanyfederal,state,orlocallaworregulation.ThisAgreement doesnot limityour right to receive an award from any Regulator that provides awards forproviding information

relating to a potential violation of law.You do not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in conduct protected by this Paragraph, and you do not need tonotify the Company that you did engage in such conduct.

Please take notice that federal law provides criminal and civil immunity to federal and state claims for trade secret misappropriation to individuals who disclose a trade secret to their attorney(s),acourt,oragovernment officialincertain,confidentialcircumstances thatareset forth at18U.S.C. §§ 1833(b)(1) and1833(b)(2), related to the reporting orinvestigation of a suspected violation of the law, or in connection with a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of the law.

10)Post-EmploymentRestrictions.Youacknowledge andagreethatyouwillcontinue to abide by andcomply withtherestrictive covenants and other obligations set forthintheRestrictive CovenantAgreement andallyourequityawardagreementswiththeCompany,eachofwhich remainsinfullforceandeffect.Youfurtheracknowledge andagreethatyourcompliancewith thoseobligationsisamaterial inducement to theCompany's entryintothisAgreement anda condition precedent to your receipt of the consideration provided herein.

11)Return of Company Property.You shall return totheCompany (orinthecase of hard copy orelectronic documents, following athorough, goodfaithsearchofyourfiles,destroy) bythe Separation Date all Company property, documents, and confidential information in your possession orunder your control (together withallduplicates thereof),regardless ofwhether such property, documents, and/or confidential information is in electronic, written, or other tangibleform.YoufurtheragreenottoretainanyCompanyproperty,documents, confidential information, or any copies thereof.To the extent that you subsequently discover in your possession Company property, documents or confidential information (in any form) that you inadvertently failed todiscover duringyourthorough,goodfaithsearch ofyourfiles,youshall promptly notify the Company of such discovery and either (i) return to the Company or (ii) destroy, and certify in writing the destruction thereof, such property, documents or other confidential information.

12)No Negative Statements or Contact with Media.You agree not to make (or cause to be made) to anyone any negative or disparaging statements about the Company, any other Releasee, ortheservices,reputation, financial status,orbusiness relationships ofanyofthe foregoing, and you also agree not to intentionally do anything that damages the Company, any other Releasee, or theservices, reputation, financial status, or business relationships of any of the foregoing.This includes, but is not limited to, the direct or indirect publication of negative or disparaging statements about theCompany (including byidentifying currentand former employees) or any of the other Releasees via social media (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr,lnstagram),videosites(e.g.,YouTube, Vimeo),poststomedia outletsorblogs,books, professional networking sites (e.g., Linkedln, Glassdoor, etc.),as well ascomments tonews stories, blog posts, social media postings, videos, or professional sites.Nothing in this Agreement prevents you from discussing or disclosing details relating to a claim of discriminationor retaliation.You agreethat during theeighteen (18) month period following theSeparation Date, you will not knowingly encourage any person toinitiate litigation inbad

faith against Freshpet.You further agree that during such eighteen (18) month period, you willnotdirectlyorindirectlysolicitproxiesorotherwiseseekdirectlyorindirectlysolicitproxies or otherwise seek nomination or election to the Board of Directors of Freshpet; provided however that nothing in this Paragraph shall prohibit you from exercise any rights you may haveas a shareholder under applicable law.

The Company agrees toprovide instruction to the members of the executive team notto make (or cause to be made) to anyone any negative or disparaging statements about you, nor intentionallydoanythingthatdamagesyourreputation.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto, the direct or indirectpublication of negative or disparagingstatementsabout you via social media (e.g., X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, Tumblr, lnstagram), video sites (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo), posts to media outlets or blogs, books, professional networking sites (e.g., Linkedln, Glassdoor, etc.), as well as comments to news stories, blog posts, social media postings, videos, or professionalsites.

13)Breach of this Agreement.You promise to abide by the terms and conditions in this Agreement,andyouunderstand thatifyoudonot,theCompany shallbeentitledtoattorneys' fees and any other damages incurred dueto such breach, except that this provision will not apply if youfilea lawsuit challenging thevalidity ofthisAgreement.You agree tofullyabide inall respects bytheterms, conditions, andobligations in this Agreement (including, without limitation, with regard to Paragraph 7 (Release), Paragraph 10(Post-Employment Restrictions), Paragraph 11 (Return of Company Property), Paragraph 12 (No Negative Statements or Contact with Media), and this Paragraph 13 (Breach of this Agreement)).Youacknowledge and agree that if you do not so abide, the Company shall be entitled to attorneys' fees and anyotherdamagesincurredduetosuchbreach.Youfurtheracknowledge andagreethatany breachoftheaforementionedparagraphsofthisAgreement byyoushallentitletheCompany to:(i) theimmediatereturn,upontheCompany's demand, ofanyamounts paidordistributed to youafterthedatethisAgreement iseffective,whichisthedayyou signit; and(ii)theright, intheCompany'ssolediscretion,to offsetanyamountsotherwisedueto youbytheCompany to theextent such amounts have notbeen so returned.

14)Severability.If at anytime,after thedate ofyour execution of thisAgreement, anycourt or administrative agency finds that any provision of this Agreement is illegal, void, or unenforceable, that provision will no longer have any force and effect.However, any such finding as to a particular provision shall not be deemed to impair the enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

15)ChangestotheAgreement.ThisAgreementmaynot bechangedunlessthechangesarein writing and signed by you and an authorized representative of theCompany.

16)ChoiceofLaw;Arbitration;WaiverofJuryTrial.Anycontroversy orclaimarisingoutofor relatingto thisAgreement, anybreachhereof,oryouremployment ortheterminationthereof, shall besettled bybinding arbitration, by and pursuant to theEmployment Arbitration Rules andProceduresofJAMS("JAMS")thenineffect.Thedetermination ofthearbitratorshallbe conclusiveandbindingonyouandtheCompany,andjudgmentmaybeenteredonthe

arbitrator'sawardinanycourtofcompetentjurisdiction.The arbitratorshallnothavethe power to award punitive or exemplary damages.Issues of arbitrability shall be determined in accordancewiththe UnitedStatesfederalsubstantiveand procedurallawsrelatingto arbitration.The arbitrationshall be conductedon astrictlyconfidentialbasis,and neitheryou nor the Company shall disclose the existence of a claim, the nature of a claim, any documents, exhibits,orinformationexchangedorpresentedinconnectionwithsuchaclaim,orthe result ofany action(collectively, "ArbitrationMaterials")toanythirdparty, exceptasrequiredby law, withthesoleexceptionoflegalcounselandpartiesengagedby thatcounseltoassistin thearbitrationprocess,whoalsoshallbeboundbytheseconfidentialityterms.Theparties will share the JAMSadministrative fees and the arbitrator'sfee and expenses,andeachparty will payits ownattorneys'fees,exceptas otherwiseprovidedby law.Ifcourtproceedingsto stay litigation or compel arbitration are necessary, the party who unsuccessfully opposes such proceedings shall pay all associated costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees that the other party reasonably incurs.Either party may commence litigation in court to compel arbitration or to confirmorvacateanarbitralaward,totheextentauthorizedbytheFederalArbitrationAct. The arbitrator may grant interim injunctive relief, and the Company or its successors or assigns may commence litigation in court to obtain injunctive relief or an order requiring specific performancetoenforce or preventany violationsof the covenantscontainedherein. Youand theCompanyeachagreethatanyarbitrationwillbeconductedonlyonanindividualbasis and that no dispute betweenthe parties may be consolidatedorjoined with a dispute between any other employeeandtheCompanyor any Releasee.You also agree that you may notseek tobringyourdisputeonbehalfofotheremployees,independentcontractors,orconsultants of the Company or any Releasee as a class or collective action and that no arbitrator will have authority hereunder to hear or decide any class, collective, or representative action. Notwithstandingtheforegoing,nothinginthisAgreementprohibitseitherpartyfrom requestingthatthearbitratorconsolidate,onanon-classornon-collectiveactionbasis, related matters that involve common questions of law or fact when doing so would increase efficiency.The parties agree to take all steps necessary to protect the confidentiality of the Arbitration Materials in connection with any such proceeding, agree to file all confidential information(andalldocumentscontainingconfidentialinformation)underseal,andagreeto the entry of an appropriate protective order encompassing the confidentiality terms of this Agreement.TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, YOU AND THE COMPANY HEREBY AGREE AND COVENANT THAT NEITHER YOU NOR THE COMPANY WILL ASSERT (WHETHER AS A PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT, OR OTHERWISE)ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY INANY ACTION ARISING INWHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTER CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER NOW OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OROTHERWISE.YOU ANDTHE COMPANY FURTHER AGREETHATYOUANDTHECOMPANY ORANYOFITSAFFILIATES MAYFILEACOPYOF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY, AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, ON THE ONE HAND, AND YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND, TO WAIVE IRREVOCABLY THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY INANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEENSUCH PARTIESARISING OUT OF OR RELATINGTO THIS AGREEMENT,AND

THAT ANY PROCEEDING PROPERLY HEARD BY A COURT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

17)Entire Agreement.This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company andsupersedes allother agreements betweenyouandtheCompany withrespect to the terms of your employmentand the termination thereof, except this Agreementshall not relieve you of any contractual or common law obligations you have to the Company or any of its affiliates that by their nature are intended to survive the termination of your employment with the Company, such as the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, or any such superseded agreement including, without limitation, to maintain theCompany's confidential information as confidential and not to use such information for your benefit or the benefit of any third party.You confirm that in signing this Agreement you have not relied on any warranty,representation,assurance,orpromiseofanykindwhatsoeverotherthanasexpressly set out in this Agreement.

18)Counterparts.This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of whichshallbedeemedanoriginal,butallofwhichtogethershallconstitute oneandthesame instrument.

19)Waivers.Awaiver byeither party of any termorcondition of thisAgreement inanyinstance will not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of such term or condition inthe future, or of any subsequent breach thereof.Allrights,remedies, undertakings, or obligations contained inthisAgreement will becumulative, and none of them will beinlimitation of any other right, remedy, undertaking, or obligation of either party.

20)Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal RevenueCodeof1986,asamended(Section409A),includingtheexceptionsthereto,andshall be construed and administered in accordance with such intent. Notwithstanding any other provision of thisAgreement, payments provided under thisAgreement may only be made uponan eventand in a mannerthat complieswith Section409A or an applicable exemption.AnypaymentsunderthisAgreementthatmaybeexcluded fromSection409Aas a short-term deferral shall beexcluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. ForpurposesofSection409A,anyinstallmentpaymentsprovidedunderthisAgreement shall each betreated as a separate payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at the time of your termination of employment, you are a "specified employee," determined inaccordance with Section 409A, any payments and benefits provided under this Agreement that constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" subject to Section 409A that are provided to you on account of a separation from service shall notbepaiduntilthe firstpayroll dateto occur following thesix-month anniversary of your Separation Date ("Specified Employee Payment Date"). The aggregate amount of any payments that would otherwise have been made during such six-month period shall be paid in a lump sum on the Specified Employee Payment Date and thereafteranyremainingpaymentsshallbepaidwithoutdelayinaccordancewiththeir

originalschedule.IfyoudiebeforetheSpecifiedEmployeePaymentDate,anydelayed payments shall bepaid to your estate in a lump sum within two weeks ofyour death.

21)Acknowledgments.Bysigningthis Agreement,youacknowledgethat:

a)YouhavecarefullyreadandunderstandthisAgreement;

b)TheCompany advisedyouto consultwithanattorneyand/oranyotheradvisorofyour choice before signing this Agreement;

c)You have been given twenty-one (21) days to consider your rights and obligations under this Agreement and to consult with an attorney about both. Any negotiations andresultingchangestothisAgreement,whethermaterialorimmaterial,willnotrestart the 21-day consideration period;

d)You understand that thisAgreement isLEGALLY BINDING and bysigning it you give up certain rights;

e)Youhavevoluntarily chosento enterintothisAgreement andhavenotbeenforcedor pressured in any way tosign it;

f)You acknowledge andagreethattheAdvisory Payment andother benefitssetforthin thisAgreement arecontingent onyourexecution ofthisAgreement, whichreleasesall of your claims against the Company and the Releasees, and you KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILYAGREE TO RELEASE the Company and the Releasees from any and all claims you may have, known or unknown, in exchange for the benefits you have obtained by signing, and that these benefits are in addition to any benefit you would have otherwise received if you didnot sign this Agreement;

g)You have seven (7) days after you sign this Agreement to revoke it by notifying the Company in writing. This Agreement will not become effective or enforceable until the seven (7) day revocation period has expired;

h)This Agreement includes aWAIVER OFALLRIGHTS ANDCLAIMS you mayhaveunder the Age Discrimination in EmploymentAct of1967 (29 U.S.C. §§621 et seq.); and

i)ThisAgreementdoesnotwaiveanyrightsorclaimsthatmayariseafterthisAgreement becomes effective, which is eight (8) days after you sign it, provided that you do not exercise your right to revoke this Agreement.

22)Returnof SignedAgreement.You should returnthesigned Agreement to meonorbefore the date that is twenty-one (21) days from the date hereof.

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FRESHPET, INC.

By: /s/ William B. Cyr

Wiliam B. Cyr

Read,Accepted,andAgreedto:

/s/ Scott Morris

SCOTTMORRIS

6/22/2026

Date

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EXHIBITA

RELEASEOFCLAIMS

FOR AND IN CONSIDERATIONOF the considerationtobe provided tome in connection with the separationofmyemployment,inaccordancewiththeletteragreementbetweenFreshpet,Inc. (the"Company")andmedatedJune5,2026(the"Agreement"),whichconsiderationis conditionedonmysigningthisReleaseofClaimsandtowhichI amnototherwiseentitled,I, on myownbehalfandon behalfofmyheirsandestate,voluntarily,knowingly,andwillinglyrelease and foreverdischargethe Company, its subsidiaries,Affiliates, and parents, togetherwith each of thoseentities'respectiveofficers,directors,shareholders,employees,agents,fiduciaries,andadministrators(collectively,the"Releasees")fromanyandallclaimsandrightsofanynature whatsoeverwhichI now have or in the future may have against them, whetherknown or unknown, suspectedorunsuspected,foranyact,omission,oreventoccurringuptoandincludingthedate of this Release ofClaims.ThisRelease ofClaims includes, butisnotlimited to,anyrights orclaims relatinginanywaytomyemploymentrelationshipwiththeCompany(oranyoftheother Releasees)ortheterminationthereoforanyrightsorclaimsunderanyfederal,state,orlocal statute,including,withoutlimitation,theAgeDiscriminationinEmploymentAct,theOlder Workers'BenefitProtectionAct, the Americanswith DisabilitiesAct, the Fair Credit ReportingAct, theRehabilitationActof1973(includingSection504thereof),theCivilRightsActof1866(42 U.S.C.§1981), Title VII of the Civil RightsAct of 1964, the Civil RightsAct of 1991, the Equal Pay Act, the NationalLabor RelationsAct, the WorkerAdjustmentand RetrainingNotificationAct, the FamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,theLillyLedbetterFairPayAct,theGeneticInformationNon-DiscriminationAct,andtheEmployeeRetirementIncomeSecurityActof1974,theNewJersey FamilyLeaveAct,theNewJerseyLawAgainstDiscrimination,theNewJerseyConscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Workers'CompensationAct (except as set forth below), the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, theNew Jersey Wage Payment Act, all as amended, and any federal, state,local, and/ormunicipalstatute,law, amendment,directive,order, and/or regulation enactedinresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic,oranyotherstatutoryorcommonlawlimitation orregulationoftheemploymentrelationshipofstateorfederallaw,aswellasanyclaimfor attorneys'fees and costsincurredby oron behalfofme.This releasespecificallyincludes,but is notlimitedto,anyclaimforconstructiveorwrongfuldischarge,retaliation,violationofpublic policy,libel,slander,defamation,oranyothertortorcontractclaim.Thisreleasealsoincludes anyclaimbasedupontherighttothepaymentofwages,incentiveandperformance compensation,bonuses,equitygrants,vacation,pensionbenefits,401(k)Planbenefits,stock benefits,oranyotheremployeebenefits,oranyotherrightsarisingunderfederal,state,orlocal laws prohibitingdiscrimination and/or harassmenton the basisof race, color, age, religion, sexual orientation,religiouscreed,sex, nationalorigin,ancestry,alienage,citizenship,nationality,mental or physicaldisability,denialof family and medicalcare leave, medical condition(includingcancer andgeneticcharacteristics),maritalstatus,militarystatus,genderidentity,ordiscrimination and/orharassmentonanyotherbasisprohibitedbylaw.However,IacknowledgethatIamnot releasinganyclaimrelatedtothe enforcementofthe terms ofthe Agreement,anymedicalclaim incurredduringmyemploymentthatispayableunderapplicablemedicalplansoranemployer-insuredliabilityplan,anyclaimarisingafterthedateonwhichIsignthisReleaseofClaims,orany

claimthatisnototherwisewaivableunderapplicablelaw.

AsaconditionoftheCompanyenteringintothisReleaseofClaims,Ifurtherrepresentthat I have notfiled against the Company or any of the other Releasees, any complaints, claims or lawsuits with any arbitral tribunal, administrative agency, or court prior to the date hereof, and that I have not transferred to any other person any such complaints, claims, or lawsuits. This ReleaseofClaimsdoesnot(i)prohibit orrestrictmefrominitiatingcommunicationsdirectlywith, responding to any inquiries from,providing testimony before, providing confidential information to,reporting possible violations of law or regulation to, or from filing a claim or assisting with an investigation directly with a self-regulatory authority or a government agency or entity,including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, and any Inspector General of any agency, or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblowerprovisionsof any federal, state, or local law or regulation; or

(ii) require me to notify the Company of such communications or inquiry.Nothing herein, however, shall constitute a waiver of claims arising out of or relating to any acts or omissions occurring afterIsignthisReleaseofClaims,orclaimsforenforcement ofthisRelease ofClaims.

IacknowledgethatthisRelease ofClaimsisindependent of,butdoesnot supersede,the ReleasecontainedintheAgreement.Ifurtheracknowledge that,insigningthisReleaseofClaims, Ihavenotreliedonanypromisesorrepresentations,expressorimplied,otherthanthosethatare setforthexpressly intheAgreement andthisReleaseof Claimsandthatareintended to survive separation from employment, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

Ifurtheracknowledgethat:

1.I first receivedthis Release of Claims on the date ofthe Agreementtowhich itis attached as Exhibit A (i.e., the date set forth in the first sentence of this Release of Claims);

2.Iunderstand that,inorder for thisRelease ofClaims to beeffective, Imay not sign it priorto theSeparation Date,butthatifIwishto receivetheconsideration,Imustsign and return this Release of Claims no later than twenty-one (21) days after the Separation Dateand no earlier than theSeparation Date;

3.Ihavecarefullyreadandunderstandthis ReleaseofClaims;

4.The Company advised me to consult with an attorney and/or any other advisor of my choice before signing this Release of Claims;

5.Iunderstand thatthisRelease ofClaimsisLEGALLY BINDINGandthatbysigningit I give up certain rights;

6.IhavevoluntarilychosentoenterintothisReleaseofClaimsandhavenot beenforced or pressured in any way tosign it;

7.I acknowledge and agree that the consideration is contingent on execution of this Release of Claims, which releases all of my claims against the Company and the Releasees,andIKNOWINGLYANDVOLUNTARILYAGREETORELEASEthe

Companyand theReleaseesfromanyandall claimsImayhave,knownorunknown, in exchange forthe benefits I have obtained by signing, and that these benefits are in addition to any benefit I would have otherwise received if I didnotsign this Release of Claims;

8.I have seven (7) days after I sign this Release of Claims to revoke it by notifying the Companyin writing. This Releaseof Claimswill notbecomeeffective or enforceable until the seven (7) day revocationperiod has expired;

9.This Release of Claims includes a WAIVER OF ALL RIGHTS AND CLAIMS I may have under the Age Discriminationin EmploymentAct of1967 (29 U.S.C. §§621 etseq.); and

10.This Release of Claims does not waive any rights or claims that may arise after this ReleaseofClaimsbecomeseffective,whichis eight(8)daysafterIsign it,provided that I do notexercisemy righttorevokeit.

Intending tobelegallybound,IhavesignedthisReleaseofClaimsasofthedatewritten

below.

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