Exhibit 24

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATION

I, Leta D. Priest, hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Todd E. Cunfer, Lisa Alexander and Andrew Lampert, or either of them acting singly, and with full power of substitution and re-substitution, as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact (each of such persons and their substitutes being referred to herein as the “attorney-in-fact”), with full power to act for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to:

(1) prepare, execute, and submit for and on my behalf, in my capacity as an officer of Freshpet, Inc. (the “Company”), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144”), with respect to any security of the Company to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”);

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4, or 5, or Form 144, complete and execute any amendment(s) thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, or Form 144, with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 1^st day of October, 2024.

By: /s/ Leta D. Priest

Name: Leta D. Priest

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