While Freshpet products can still be difficult to find all these snowstorms aren’t helping Cyr said the company’s production output is accelerating this year and is on its way to digging out of the inventory hole it dug. It will take Freshpet until mid-to-late April to fully refill the deficit, though consumers will see improvements well before then, Cyr said.
Operator
Greetings. Welcome to the Freshpet, Inc. fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2020 earnings call. [Operator instructions] Please note this conference is being recorded.
I will now turn the conference over to your host, Jeff Sonnek of investor relations with ICR. You may begin.
Jeff Sonnek
Investor Relations
Thank you. Good afternoon, and welcome to Freshpet s fourth-quarter 2021 earnings call and webcast. On today s call are Billy Cyr, chief executive officer; and Heather Pomerantz, chief financial officer. Scott Morris, chief operating officer, will also be available for Q&A.
Before we begin, please remember that during the course of this call, management may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on management s current expectations and beliefs and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. Please refe