Category ownership map

Who owns Pet food & care brands?

Pet food and pet-care brands. Mars leads (47.6%), followed by Nestlé (27.2%), J.M. Smucker (5.8%), Colgate-Palmolive (3.9%), and others. Compare concentration, open each parent portfolio, then find alternatives under a different conglomerate.

Pet food & care brands → parent companies

Ownership map for Pet food & care: brands on the left, parent companies on the right.

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Diagram shows 20 of 103 brands. See the full list on this page for the rest.

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Pet food & care brands and who owns them

BrandParent company
4pets · alternativesBrüggli
9Lives · alternativesJ.M. Smucker
Alpo · alternativesNestlé
Apetit · alternativesApetit
Beggin' · alternativesNestlé
Beneful · alternativesNestlé
Beyond Pet Food · alternativesNestlé
Blue Buffalo · alternativesGeneral Mills
Blue Buffalo Life Protection · alternativesGeneral Mills
Blue Buffalo Wilderness · alternativesGeneral Mills
Blue Buffalo Wilderness · alternativesGeneral Mills
Castor & Pollux · alternativesNestlé
Cat Chow · alternativesNestlé
Cesar · alternativesMars
Cesar Classics · alternativesMars
Chef Michael's · alternativesNestlé
Crave Pet Food · alternativesMars
Dog Chow · alternativesNestlé
Dreamies · alternativesMars
Eukanuba · alternativesMars
Fancy Feast · alternativesNestlé
Fancy Feast Appetizers · alternativesNestlé
Fancy Feast Classic · alternativesNestlé
Felix · alternativesNestlé Purina PetCare
Fresh Step · alternativesClorox
Friskies · alternativesNestlé
Friskies Party Mix · alternativesNestlé
Friskies PetCare Company · alternativesNestlé
Friskies Surfin' Turf · alternativesNestlé
Greenies · alternativesMars
Hepper · alternativesPangolia
Hill's Pet Nutrition · alternativesColgate-Palmolive
Hill's Prescription Diet · alternativesColgate-Palmolive
Hill's Science Diet · alternativesColgate-Palmolive
Hill’s Pet Nutrition · alternativesColgate-Palmolive
Iams · alternativesMars
Iams ProActive Health · alternativesMars
Kibbles 'n Bits · alternativesJ.M. Smucker
Kit & Kaboodle · alternativesNestlé
Lily's Kitchen · alternativesNestlé Purina PetCare
MEGAZOO · alternativesFressnapf
Meow Mix · alternativesJ.M. Smucker
Merrick · alternativesNestlé
Merrick · alternativesFreshpet
Mighty Dog · alternativesNestlé
Milk-Bone · alternativesJ.M. Smucker
Natural Balance · alternativesJ.M. Smucker
Nestlé Chunky · alternativesNestlé
Nestlé Purina PetCare · alternativesNestlé
Nutrish · alternativesThe J.M. Smucker Company
Nutro · alternativesMars
Pedigree · alternativesMars
Pedigree Dentastix · alternativesMars
Petfinder · alternativesNestlé Purina PetCare
Pro Plan · alternativesNestlé
Pup-Peroni · alternativesJ.M. Smucker
Purina · alternativesNestlé
Purina Dog Chow · alternativesNestlé
Purina ONE · alternativesNestlé
Purina Pro Plan · alternativesNestlé
Purina Veterinary Diets · alternativesNestlé
Royal Canin · alternativesMars
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet · alternativesMars
Science Diet · alternativesColgate-Palmolive Company
Scoop Away · alternativesClorox
Sheba · alternativesMars
Sheba Perfect Portions · alternativesMars
Tidy Cats · alternativesNestlé
Waggin' Train · alternativesNestlé
Whiskas · alternativesMars
Whiskas Temptations · alternativesMars
acana · alternativesMars
api · alternativesMars
aquarian · alternativesMars
buckeye nutrition · alternativesMars
catsan · alternativesMars
companion fund · alternativesMars
crave · alternativesMars
fluffygo · alternativesMars
james wellbeloved · alternativesMars
kitekat · alternativesMars
leap venture studio & academy · alternativesMars
linneaus · alternativesMars
lovebug · alternativesMars
mars veterinary health · alternativesMars
misfits · alternativesMars
mount pleasant veterinary group · alternativesMars
my cat dna · alternativesMars
my dog dna · alternativesMars
natusan · alternativesMars
nom nom · alternativesMars
orijen · alternativesMars
peawee · alternativesMars
perfect fit · alternativesMars
pet insight project · alternativesMars
prettylitter · alternativesMars
schmackos · alternativesMars
spillers · alternativesMars
temptations · alternativesMars
thomas · alternativesMars
vetinsight · alternativesMars
waltham petcare science institute · alternativesMars
wisdom panel · alternativesMars

Which companies own the most Pet food & care brands?

Brands owned by Mars (49)

Brands owned by Nestlé (28)

Brands owned by J.M. Smucker (6)

Brands owned by Colgate-Palmolive (4)

Brands owned by General Mills (4)

Brands owned by Nestlé Purina PetCare (3)

Brands owned by Clorox (2)

Brands owned by Apetit (1)

Brands owned by Brüggli (1)

Brands owned by Colgate-Palmolive Company (1)

Brands owned by Freshpet (1)

Brands owned by Fressnapf (1)

Brands owned by Pangolia (1)

Brands owned by The J.M. Smucker Company (1)

FAQ: Pet food & care ownership

Who owns Pet food & care brands?
In our pet food & care map, the largest parents are Mars (47.6% / 49 brands), Nestlé (27.2% / 28 brands), J.M. Smucker (5.8% / 6 brands). Percentages are share of brands we track — not retail market share.
Which companies dominate Pet food & care?
Mars leads this coverage map. Scroll the conclusion and grouped list to compare the top parents across 103 brands.

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