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Pet food brands, and who owns them

Plenty of the bags on the shelf come from the same few companies. Here’s who makes what, who owns the brand, and the formulas we’ve checked against their labels.

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17 brands

  • 9Lives

    Parent company: Post Holdings (Post Consumer Brands)

    Morris the Cat is the face of 9Lives, and the maker says he has led the brand for generations. The brand is owned by Post Holdings, which also owns Rachael Ray Nutrish and Kibbles 'n Bits.

    2 cat2 foods checked

    Checked:Dry

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  • Beneful

    Parent company: Nestlé Purina PetCare

    Beneful comes from Purina, which puts it under the same parent company, Nestlé Purina PetCare, as the rest of Purina's foods. It's a dog brand, with both dry and wet food in the range.

    16 dog16 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Blue Buffalo

    Parent company: General Mills

    General Mills bought Blue Buffalo in 2018, 16 years after the company was founded. It's based in Wilton, Connecticut, and sells its food under the BLUE name, in lines such as BLUE Life Protection Formula and BLUE Tastefuls.

    Foods not checked yet

  • Diamond Naturals

    Parent company: Diamond Pet Foods

    Diamond Naturals comes from family-owned Diamond Pet Foods, which also makes Taste of the Wild. The maker says its dog recipes include probiotic strains developed for dogs.

    6 cat13 dog19 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Freshpet

    Parent company: Freshpet, Inc.

    You'll find Freshpet in the fridge, not on the shelf: it's refrigerated food, sold mainly from Freshpet fridges in about 30,000 stores, per its 2025 annual report. The company is independent and publicly traded, with no bigger pet food parent.

    19 dog19 foods checked

    Checked:Fresh

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  • Friskies

    Parent company: Nestlé Purina PetCare

    Friskies comes from Purina, so it shares a parent company, Nestlé Purina PetCare, with the rest of Purina's lineup. It's a cat brand, covering dry food, wet food and treats.

    13 cat13 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Fromm

    Parent company: Fromm Family Foods

    Fromm is family-owned and sells only under the Fromm name. The maker says the family has made pet food for five generations and runs its own plants in Wisconsin.

    20 dog20 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Hill's Science Diet

    Parent company: Hill's Pet Nutrition (Colgate-Palmolive)

    Science Diet, the retail line, has a veterinary sibling: Prescription Diet. Both come from Hill's Pet Nutrition in Topeka, Kansas, a subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive. (Yes, the toothpaste company.)

    6 cat6 dog12 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Iams

    Parent company: Mars Petcare

    Iams has had two big-name owners: Procter & Gamble, then Mars, which bought it in 2014. It makes food for both dogs and cats, and its main dry line is Proactive Health.

    Foods not checked yet

  • Kibbles 'n Bits

    Parent company: Post Holdings (Post Consumer Brands)

    The name tells you the pitch: the maker describes a mix of crunchy kibble and meaty bits in one bag. Kibbles 'n Bits is owned by Post Holdings, which also owns Rachael Ray Nutrish and Nature's Recipe.

    5 dog5 foods checked

    Checked:Dry

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  • Nature's Recipe

    Parent company: Post Holdings (Post Consumer Brands)

    Nature's Recipe says its recipes are made with no added corn, wheat or soy. The brand belongs to Post Holdings, the same owner as Rachael Ray Nutrish and 9Lives.

    9 dog9 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Nulo

    Parent company: Nulo Pet Food

    Nulo describes its recipes as high in animal protein and low in carbs. The Austin, Texas maker has been majority-owned by investment firm Apax Partners since 2021.

    10 cat7 dog17 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Pedigree

    Parent company: Mars Petcare

    Pedigree is a dog brand from top to bottom: dry food, wet food and treats. It's owned by Mars, through its Mars Petcare business, the same parent as Iams and Royal Canin.

    12 dog12 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Purina

    Parent company: Nestlé Purina PetCare

    They look like separate brands, but Pro Plan, Purina ONE and Fancy Feast share a maker: Purina, Nestlé's US pet food business, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. That's worth knowing when you compare them, because you're looking at three lines from one company, not three competitors.

    6 cat6 dog12 foods checked

    Checked:Dry

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  • Rachael Ray Nutrish

    Parent company: Post Holdings

    Rachael Ray Nutrish changed hands in April 2023, when Post Holdings bought it from The J.M. Smucker Co. The brand makes food for both dogs and cats.

    2 cat9 dog11 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Royal Canin

    Parent company: Mars Petcare

    Royal Canin sorts its dog and cat diets by size, breed, age and health need, and sells them both as retail food and as veterinary diets. The brand was founded in France in 1968 and is now owned by Mars.

    7 cat7 dog14 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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  • Taste of the Wild

    Parent company: Diamond Pet Foods

    Behind Taste of the Wild is Diamond Pet Foods, a family-owned company that owns the brand outright. The maker says its dog and cat foods are made in its own US plants.

    4 cat15 dog19 foods checked

    Checked:DryWet

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