Jaimee Alsing Although skin and coat issues can have many causes, diet is a high priority. If your cat has poor skin or coat, be sure to have a veterinarian check them for health issues such as skin infections, fleas, ear mites, or hyperthyroidism. Once your cat has a clean bill of health, choosing the perfect cat … Read more
Who Makes Pure Balance? Pure Balance is Walmart’s generic brand of cat and dog food. The brand began in 2012 and is exclusively carried in Walmart stores. Reviewing Pure Balance and Walmart as Brands Company Know How Walmart owns the Pure Balance brand, but does not manufacture the food. Walmart will not publicly say who … Read more
Who Makes Royal Canin? The Royal Canin Company is owned by Mars Petcare. Royal Canin was founded in France in 1968 by a veterinarian named Jean Cathary. By 1972 the company was sold to a family-run feed business, and Royal Canin quickly expanded across Europe. They were in the US by 1985. In 1990, the … Read more
Who Makes 4health? 4health is a Tractor Supply exclusive brand. Dry food is manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods and canned food is manufactured by Simmons Pet Food. The food was launched by Tractor Supply in 2010. Reviewing 4health and Tractor Supply as a Brand Company Know How Tractor Supply is simply the owner of the … Read more
Who Makes Rachael Ray Nutrish? JM Smucker owns and manufactures the Rachael Ray Nutrish pet food line. JM Smucker acquired Rachael Ray Nutrish when they purchased Ainsworth Pet Nutrition in 2018. Ainsworth was a large contract manufacturer of pet foods. They started the Rachael Ray Nutrish line of pet food in 2008 as an in-house … Read more
Who Makes Nulo? Nulo was founded in 2009 by Michael Landa and Brett Montana after seeing the high rates of diabetes and other medical issues in dogs and cats while running their pet sitting business. The company is still privately owned, with Michael Landa remaining as CEO. Best Nulo Cat Foods Best Nulo Adult Dry … Read more
Who Makes Wellness? Wellness began as a dog biscuit company in 1926, but Wellness as we know them today really began in 1997 with the introduction of their dog food recipes. By 2000 the company produced cat food as well. Today the company is known as WellPet, which includes a handful of brands in addition … Read more
Who Makes Nutro? Mars Petcare currently makes Nutro pet foods. Nutro was founded in 1933 and remained a family-owned company until it was sold to a family-friend in 1975. By 1985 they had developed the Nutro Max line of foods and focused on making high quality food. In 2007 Nutro was sold to Mars, Incorporated. … Read more
Who Makes Hill’s? Hill’s Pet Nutrition has been owned by Colgate-Palmolive since 1976. Hill’s was started in 1939 by a veterinarian, Dr. Mark Morris. He was asked to develop a food for a seeing eye dog with kidney disease, and from this request, a company was born. The company now makes both Hill’s Prescription Diets, … Read more
Who Makes Fromm? This company has actually been around since 1904 and remains in the Fromm/Nieman family to this day. They began making dog food in 1949, but it was not their primary business. The current owner, Tom Nieman, shifted the focus of the feed plant to dog and cat food in 1984. Fromm’s lines … Read more