Chicken Soup was all the rage when I joined YT a few years back, it wasn't easy to find, and when I found it, Joey hated it so that took care of that.

I actually didn't think it smelled very fresh, how a food smells is important to me, and I sometimes wonder how long that particular bag was on the shelves. We use Royal Canin, and I buy the large 10 pound bag, I'm not sure how long it lasts because I occasionally feed my sons bigger dogs when they visit, but it does last a long time. The bag is great and keeps the contents fresh until Joey finishes it. My foster eats another brand and the bag falls apart before he's finished, so I keep that bag inside an empty bag of RC. His brand of Wellness is even more expensive. Sometimes things cost more because of a lot of hype and sometimes they cost more because they are better, and in my opinion, I think in this case RC is better.