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Nestlé Purina PetCare. Nestlé Purina PetCare ( / pjʊˈriːnə / ), or simply Purina, is an American subsidiary of the Swiss corporation Nestlé, based in St. Louis, Missouri. It produces and markets pet food, treats, and cat and dog litter. Some of its pet food brands include Purina Pro Plan, Purina Dog Chow, Friskies, Beneful and Purina One.
In 2008 Nestlé sold 24.8% of existing Alcon shares to the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis. In 2010 Nestlé sold the remaining 52% of its Alcon shares to Novartis. Novartis paid a total of 39.1 bn USD. Former brands. This is a selected list of the former brands formerly owned, discontinued, or sold to another company by Nestlé.
Ralston Purina Company was a St. Louis, Missouri,–based American conglomerate with substantial holdings in animal feed, food, pet food, consumer products, and entertainment. On December 12, 2001, it merged with Swiss food-giant Nestlé's Friskies division to form Nestlé Purina PetCare Company.
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W. Patrick "Pat" McGinnis (born c. 1947) [1] is the former CEO of Nestlé Purina PetCare Company (formerly Ralston Purina Company), serving in that position from 2001 to 2015; [2] and non-executive chairman of the board from January 2015 to January 2017. [3] [4]
Beneful is a brand of dog food products by Nestlé Purina PetCare global [1] that includes wet dog food, dry dog food and dog treats. [2] As of 2012, it was the fourth most popular dog food brand, [3] generating more than $1.5 billion in annual revenues. [4] According to a SWOT analysis by Marketline, Beneful is one of Nestle Purina's more ...
Headquarters. United States. Products. Fancy Feast, Friskies, Alpo, Mighty Dog. Owner. Nestlé. Friskies PetCare Company was a division of Nestlé founded in 1985 that produced pet food. In 2001, it merged with Ralston Purina and became Nestlé Purina PetCare after Nestlé acquired all the outstanding shares of Ralston Purina. [1]
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