Pet Food WebSites

A quick and easy reference list to Top Selling Pet Foods, whether tradition or holistic, and any relevant info for this year.  Not comprehensive (yet).

HealthyPetNet - (Holistic brand) Highly regarded 11 year old company.  Available through independent reps, sales to U.S. customers only, ships very fast via USPS and UPS.  Pet products are formulated by top holistic veterinarian and author Dr. Jane Bicks.   Supports animal charities.  Reps receive weekly nutritional training from Dr. Jane and while not providing veterinary counsel, can provide very good advice about general pet nutrition.

In this economy, you may wish to look into earning additional income as an independent rep.  Going through these links takes you to my sister’s website.  She is the quintessential animal rescuer, she even buys food for elderly pet owners and takes care of spay/neuters for low-income neighbors.  This is my way of helping her.

HillsPet - Subsidiary of Colgate.  Maker of Science Diet and the special prescription diets found only at your veterinary clinic.  Their canned cat food is in the Top Five Selling Canned Cat Foods in the U.S.  They manufacture pet food for the North and South American markets, Europe, South Africa, Australia.

World headquarters: New York, New York, USA (Hill’s Pet Nutrition: Topeka, Kansas, USA)
Approximate 2006 global retail sales: US$2.77 billion
Officers: Robert Wheeler, Hill’s Pet Nutrition CEO; Neil Thompson, Hill’s Pet Nutrition president of Americas; Janet Donlin, Chief Veterinary Business Channel
Top brands: Hill’s Science Diet, Hill’s Prescription Diet
New products: Science Diet Nature’s Best Canine petfood, Prescription Diet Canine and Feline Treats
Websites: www.colgate.com; www.HillsPet.com; www.HillsVet.com
Employees: Over 2,800

Iams - Top Five Best-selling Dry Dog and Cat Foods and Canned Dog Food.

Mars PetCare – Maker of Ol’ Roy, Special Kitty, and other private label brands made for Wal-Mart, ShopRite and BJ’s Wholesale Club.  Also makere of the #1 Top Selling Dry and Wet Dog Food in the U.S. – Pedigree – and the #4 Selling Wet Cat Food – Whiskas.  They have a voluntary recall of dry pet foods due to potential for salmonella, see if your pet food was affected at: http://www.petcare.mars.com/

Watch the SuperBowl for their Pedigree Dog Adoption campaign, it’s about what our lives would be like without dogs! 

World headquarters: McLean, Virginia, USA (Mars Petcare: Franklin, Tennessee, USA)
Approximate 2006 global retail sales: US$10.71 billion
Officers: Doug Cahill, president, Mars Petcare US
Top brands: Pedigree, Cesar, Sheba, The Goodlife Recipe, Whiskas, Greenies, Royal Canin
New products: Cesar Gourmet Filets in sauce, WholeMeals for Dogs, Multi-pack Whiskas Favourites and Fisherman’s Choice (UK)
Websites: www.mars.com; www.marspetcare.com

Menu Foods - Manufactures 17 of the top 20 wet pet foods in the U.S.  They do no direct sales, however, because they are so large they should be listed here.  If you think you know all about Menu Foods, you should see my article:  Menu Foods, the Baby, and the Bathwater.

Newsman Own Organics Premium Pet Food – (Holistic brand) Paul Newman gives away all after-tax profits from the royalties of his Newmans Own and Newmans Own Organics lines to educational and charitable organizations.  Pet organizations receiving gifts from his daughter Nell’s pet food line include Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Southern Utah, various Humane Societies, and an Elephant Rescue organization in Tennessee.

Purina - Subsidiary of Nestle, dog food is in top five selling dog foods in the U.S.

Solid Gold Health Food for Pets - (Holistic brand) Highly regarded brand, solid customer accountability.  Not affected by 2007 melamine pet food recalls.  Issued two limited voluntary recalls this year due to possible mold growth.  Provides excellent product news via their website.