Purina
Pet food
Nestlé's pet food and care business behind Pro Plan, Purina ONE, Friskies, Felix, Cat Chow and Tidy Cats.
Pet foodSince 1894St. Louis, Missouri, USA
How it started
Bought for $10.3B.
$10.3Bpaid by Nestlé in 2001
Nestlé bought US pet food maker Ralston Purina in 2001 and merged it with Friskies to form Nestlé Purina PetCare, the new market leader.
How big it is
How big is Purina?
CHF 18.4BPetCare sales (whole category)FY2025
20.6%Of Nestlé sales (whole PetCare category)FY2025
#2Pet food maker worldwide2025
Its place in Nestlé
The brand behind Nestlé PetCare.
Purina leads PetCare, one of Nestlé's three global powerhouse businesses, and is the market leader in North America.
Who it competes with
PPedigreeRRoyal CaninHHill'sBBlue Buffalo
What Nestlé does not disclose
- Sales of the Purina brand alone (Nestlé reports the whole PetCare category, which also has Felix, Friskies, Gourmet and others)
- Purina's own share of Nestlé sales
- Pets fed or products sold
The group behind itNestlé
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Sources
Every number on this page comes from Nestlé's own reports.
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