Mars Petcare, Inc. is the world's largest pet food manufacturer, according to sales in 2019, and serves clients all over the world as a consequence.

Mars Petcare has been around for almost 75 years and presently controls three of the top five pet food brands in the world. Mars Petcare is a growing segment of roughly 50 brands with around 75,000 Associates addressing the nutrition and health needs of dogs, cats, horses, fish, and birds in over 55 countries, making it one of the world's top pet food businesses.

One of the reasons for the company's success is its purchase of 90% of Proctor & Gamble's pet care division for $2.9 billion in 2014-2015, which includes both goods and production facilities.

Its strong sales figures are unsurprising when you consider the brands Mars produces, some of which are household names in the pet food industry. Mars Petcare owns 41 brands, including Pedigree, Iams, Whiskas, Royal Canin, and Banfield Pet Hospitals, which are all worth $5 billion.

Founded: June 23, 1911

Revenue: $18.085 billion

Headquarters: McLean, Virginia, United States

Website: https://www.mars.com/made-by-mars/petcare

Nestlé Purina PetCare is the world's second-largest pet food manufacturer. Purina, formerly Ralston Purina, has been in the pet food business for 90 years and is now a household name.

Purina is Nestlé's pet food brand, which is driven by a mission to promote pet nutrition and conduct industry-leading research on pet health. Purina offers a wide variety of dry and wet cat and dog food. The company is dedicated to enhancing the lives of pets by providing 100 percent complete and balanced pet food.

In the global pet care market, Nestlé Purina PetCare remains a powerful dog food brand, battling with Mars Petcare for first place. Nestlé has long been a market leader in the United States, with pet food factories on every continent and in 19 countries, making it not just one of the largest manufacturers in the world.

Some of the well-known Nestlé Purina PetCare brands include Alpo, Bakers, Chef Michael's Canine Creations, Dog Chow, Fancy Feast, Felix, Gourmet, Kit & Kaboodle, Purina, and Purina ONE.

Founded: December 12, 2001
Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Revenue: $13.955 billion
Website: https://www.nestle.com/aboutus/overview/businesses/nestle-purina-petcare

Another large global pet food maker, J.M. Smucker, is based in the United States and sells mostly in that country, though it also distributes to the Middle East. J.M. Smucker or Smucker's is a North American food firm that creates jam, peanut butter, jelly, fruit syrups, beverages, shortening, ice cream toppings, and other items. Orrville, Ohio is home to Smucker's corporate headquarters. It was founded in 1897.

Smucker has risen to prominence in the pet food sector in recent years by purchasing firms such as Big Heart Pet Brands and Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, the latter of which developed Rachel Ray's Nutrish brand.

Meow Mix, Kibbles 'n Bits, Milk-Bone, 9Lives, Natural Balance, Pup-Peroni, Gravy Train, Snausages, Milo's Kitchen, and Dad's are among the other well-known brands they currently carry.

Founded: 1897

Headquarters: Orrville, Ohio, United States

Revenue: $2.822 billion

Website: https://www.jmsmucker.com/

Hill's Pet Nutrition sells approximately 300 products in more than 80 countries, largely through authorized pet supply merchants and veterinarians. Hill's groundbreaking Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic weight loss line was introduced in more than 50 countries in 2013, considerably strengthening the company's position in the pet manufacturing industry.

At Hill's, they have a mission. By combining cutting-edge technology, superb nutrition, and the best and brightest people, they make a difference in the lives of millions of pet owners across the world every day.

Dr. Morris was the founder of Hill's Pet Nutrition and a humane veterinarian. He was also a trailblazer in the field of clinical nutrition. They're privileged to carry on his legacy of compassion and dedication to improving lives via the highest-quality pet nourishment available. Their true mission is to "help in the enrichment and expansion of people's specific connections with their pets."

Hill's is the industry leader in vet-approved and marketed food brands, with direct backing from veterinarians all over the world. Science Diet, Prescription Diet, Ideal Balance, and Healthy Advantage are just a few of Hill's well-known trademarks. They're regularly included as one of the most veterinarian-recommended dog foods.

Founded: 1907

Headquarters: Topeka, KS

Revenue: $2.388 billion

Website: https://www.hillspet.com/

In addition to its own brands, Diamond Pet Foods offers a variety of private label products. The privately held, family-owned company is headquartered in Missouri, with production sites in South Carolina, California, and France.

Diamond Pet Foods believes that every pet is deserving of the best, and they recognize that you want the same from the food you give them. As a family-owned business, they pay extra attention to providing you with ingredients that your dog or cat will like – at a price and quality you can feel good about. They only make food that they would feed to their own pets and would be pleased to share with you.

Diamond Pet Foods' products include Diamond, Diamond Naturals, Diamond Naturals Grain-Free, Nutra-Gold, Nutra-Gold Grain-Free, Nutra Nuggets Global, Nutra Nuggets US, Premium Edge, Professional, and Taste of the Wild.

Founded: 1970

Headquarters: Meta, Missouri, United States

Revenue: $1.5 billion

Website: https://www.diamondpet.com/

Blue Buffalo, founded in 2003 in Wilton, Connecticut, is the industry leader in high-quality, all-natural pet food. Over the previous few years, strong advertising and marketing activities, as well as a consistent supply of new things, have enabled the company to achieve double and triple-digit annual growth. Blue Buffalo is the only pet food business that advertises on television while also hiring over 1,500 in-store product advisors who teach pet owners about their products' features and benefits. PetSmart, Petco, and Pet Supplies Plus, as well as over 10,000 local stores around the country, sell the company's products.

Blue Buffalo claims to be America's fastest-growing major pet food company, as well as the industry leader in the Wholesome Natural category. They now dominate around 6% of the pet food market in the United States.

Blue Buffalo's brands include BLUE, Basics, Wilderness, Freedom, Life Protection Formula, Naturally Fresh, and LifeSource Bits.

Founded: 2003

Headquarters: Wilton, CT

Revenue: $1.43 billion

Website: https://bluebuffalo.com/

Spectrum Brands Holdings is a home-essentials company with a mission to make living easier at home. They focus on offering new items and solutions to consumers for use in and around the home through our renowned brands. They provide residential locksets, residential builders' hardware, plumbing, shaving and grooming goods, personal care products, small domestic appliances, specialist pet supplies, lawn and garden and home pest control products, and personal insect repellents, to name a few.

Spectrum Brands burst ahead in 2015 after acquiring Proctor & Gamble's European unit, which includes the brands Iams and Eukanuba. Salix Animal Health was also purchased, a global leader in dog treats and nibbles, notably rawhide.

The organization manages more than a dozen pet care brands with a worldwide reach. Due to the acquisitions of Proctor & Gamble and Salix Animal Health, Spectrum's revenues increased by 25% in 2015, surpassing $1 billion. Spectrum's brands include Dingo, Wild Harvest, One Earth, Ecotrition, Healthy Hide, Digest-eeze, 8 in 1, Birdola, Pro-Sense, and Kookamunga. The United States of America

Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Revenue: $870.2 million

Website: https://www.spectrumbrands.com/

Simmons Pet Food is a family-owned private-label and contract manufacturing firm that was formed in 1949 and is still based in Arkansas. For both wet and dry pet meals, they focus on finding the highest-quality ingredients. They own and run three wet pet food plants, one dry pet food plant, and one pet treat factory, all of which are situated in the United States and Canada.

The company's main concentration is on wet pet food, however it also makes dry food and treats, and it can package this food in a variety of ways. Even after all these years, the firm continues to expand, as seen by the opening of a $60 million packaging factory in Kansas in 2019.

Both in the United States and Canada, Simmons Pet Food provides businesses.

Founded: 1949

Headquarters: Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States

Revenue: $700 million

Website: https://simmonsfoods.com/

Wellness Natural Pet Food, Holistic Select Natural Pet Food, Eagle Pack Natural Pet Food, and Old Mother Hubbard Natural Dog Snacks were bought by Berwind Corporation and combined to establish WellPet LLC. WellPet is based in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston. ''Your pet's welfare is at the core of all we do, which is why we do everything it takes to develop the best natural products for the pets who rely on us'' says WellPet's current motto.

WellPet was formed by the combination of two natural pet food specialized businesses. In January 2016, the company expanded once further with the acquisition of Sojo's, a raw pet food and gourmet treat maker located in the United States. Sojos rose to prominence in the burgeoning field of raw nutrition for pets, particularly freeze-dried raw pet food.

WellPet was created in January 2009 by the merger of two old-guard pet food companies: Old Mother Hubbard (started in 1926 in Gloucester, Massachusetts) and Eagle Pack Pet Foods (which dates back to 1970). Both companies were forerunners in the natural and holistic pet food industry.

The WellPet line includes Sojos, Wellness Natural Pet Food, Holistic Select, Old Mother Hubbard Natural Dog Snacks, and Eagle Pack Natural Pet Food.

Founded: 1997

Headquarters: Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States

Revenue: $700 million

Website: https://www.wellpet.com/

Merrick Pet Care was one of the fastest-growing natural and organic specialty pet food manufacturers in the business. It offers a wide range of dry and wet meals, as well as snacks, all of which are made in the United States.

Their employees are motivated by their love for pets to continue the history of creating the highest-quality and safest dog and cat food and treats. They are motivated by a desire to excel. They go to great lengths to provide their pets with the best food available, food that they deserve. That's why, in addition to their legendary Merrick brand, they've added Castor & Pollux, Zuke's, and Whole Earth Farms to our family of brands.

The products are available in pet specialty stores, Petco, and a few select online retailers around the country. Merrick's brands include Backcountry, Backcountry Raw, Before Grain, Classic, Grain-Free, Lil' Plates, Limited Ingredient Diet, Natural Ultramix, Organix, Purrfect Bistro, Treats, and Whole Earth Farms.

Founded: 1988

Headquarters: Amarillo, Texas

Revenue: $485 million

Website: https://www.merrickpetcare.com/

Central Garden & Pet recognizes the importance of a happy and healthy home, and has been happily nurturing happy and healthy homes for over 40 years. Central is on a mission to lead the future of the pet and garden sectors, with net sales of $3.3 billion in fiscal 2021. The Company's cutting-edge and dependable products are devoted to making lawns greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live longer, and communities become stronger. Central is home to over 65 high-quality brands, including Pennington, Nylabone, Kaytee, Amdro, and Aqueon, as well as robust production and distribution capabilities and a passionate, entrepreneurial growth culture. Central Garden & Pet has nearly 7,000 workers across North America and Europe and is situated in Walnut Creek, California.

Central Garden and Pet makes money through AvoDerm and Pinnacle pet meals, bringing in roughly $400 million in revenue in 2018. They have a wide variety of dog and cat diets, including wet and dry recipes, grain-free formulae, and more.

Cadet, Nylabone, Pinnacle Grain Free, Kaytee, and Zilla are among of the company's most well-known pet food and treat products.

Founded: 1980

Headquarters: Walnut Creek, California, United States

Revenue: $452.1 million

Website: https://www.central.com/

ADM Animal Nutrition sells its own line of pet food called Proud Paws in addition to offering premixed and custom blended animal feed to its clients, which are mainly other pet and animal food manufacturing firms. ADM Animal Nutrition is constantly expanding, having purchased Neovia Logistics Services in 2019 and Crosswind Industries, a pet treat manufacturer, just two years prior.

At ADM, they use nature's power to offer sustenance to people all around the world. They give customers an advantage in solving today's and tomorrow's nutritional challenges by providing industry-leading innovations, a comprehensive portfolio of ingredients and solutions to suit any taste, and a commitment to sustainability. They are the world's foremost agricultural origination and processing corporation, as well as a global leader in human and animal nutrition. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities, and logistical experience provide them with unrivaled capabilities to address food, beverage, health and wellness, and other demands. They improve people's lives throughout the world, from the seed of an idea to the final product.

Customers throughout North America, Latin America, and Western Europe are served by the corporation.

Fouded: 1885

Headquarters: Quincy, Illinois

Revenue: $380 million

Website: https://www.admanimalnutrition.com/webcenter/portal/ADMAnimalNutrition/pages_anhome

In 2018, American Nutrition captured $380 billion in the pet food industry. This was enough to pique the interest of C.J. Foods, another big pet food company, which went on to buy American Nutrition. The purchase was completed in 2020, and the two brands were combined to become ALPHIA.

American Pet Nutrition, a family-owned business founded in 1972, specializes in grain-free pet food and high-quality treats. Vita Bone, Supreme Source, and Beggar Dog are some of their brands.

Manufacturing services, including as formulation, sourcing, packaging, and delivery, are also outsourced by the corporation. They manufacture all of their products in Utah and Pennsylvania and service consumers across North America, Latin America, and Asia.

Founded: 1972
Headquarters: Ogden, Utah
Revenue: $380 million
Website: https://theana.org/

For more than 50 years, Sunshine Mills, Inc. has provided the world's dogs with a complete selection of USA-made pet meals, soft treats, and biscuits at an affordable price. They own and operate a number of facilities across the United States, guaranteeing that their products are of the highest quality from start to finish. Each factory is SQF Level 3 certified for food safety, ensuring that each batch they produce is outstanding in every way. They can supply a broad selection of goods from Ultra Premium to Value for your private label program, including dry kibble, soft/dry kibble, soft and chewy snacks, dehydrated treats, and oven baked biscuits.

Triumph, Sportsman's Pride, Hunter's Special, Buttons and Bows, Hi-Tor Veterinary Select, Veterinary Select, Sunshine Pet Treats, Triumph, Sportsman's Pride, Triumph, Hi-Tor, Evolve, Lassie, Nurture Farms, Triumph, Sportsman's Pride, Hunter's Special, Buttons and Bows, Hi-Tor Veterinary Select, Veterinary Select, Sunshine Pet Treats are all Sunshine Mills brands.

Founded: 1949
Headquarters: Red Bay, AL
Revenue: $350 million

Website: https://www.sunshinemills.com/

Tuffy's Pet Food products bring in roughly $265 million each year, which is enough to maintain them among the top 20 pet food manufacturers in the United States. Tuffy's is owned by KLN Family Brands, which also owns Wiley Wallaby Soft & Chewy Licorice and other businesses outside of pet food.

Tuffy's Pet Foods is a division of KLN Family Brands, and its brands include NutriSource, PureVita, and Choice. They also offer an Element brand that focuses on giving natural meat sources and probiotics to dogs.

Tuffy's has a 170,000-square-foot state-of-the-art plant in Delano, Minnesota, where it serves consumers from all over the world.

Founded: 1964

Headquarters: Perham, Minnesota

Revenue: $288 million

Website: https://www.dogfooddirect.com/store/c/88-Tuffy-s-Dog-Food.aspx