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Hill's Pet Nutrition was founded in the spring of 1907 by Burton Hill and started operation as Hill Rendering Works. [1] [2] Hill Rendering Works provided rendering services to Shawnee County, Kansas, and had a contract with Topeka, Kansas, to dispose of dead and lame animals. Hill Rendering Works produced tallow, hides, tankage, meat scraps ...
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Science Diet was developed in the 1960s [2] by Mark L. Morris, Jr. PhD DVM (February 3, 1934 – January 14, 2007). Dr. Morris Jr. was the son of veterinarian Dr. Mark Morris Sr. DVM, who pioneered the field of veterinary clinical nutrition after being asked to formulate a specialized diet for the original seeing-eye dog, Buddy, a female German Shepherd with kidney disease.
Simmons Foods was founded in 1949 by founder M.H. Bill Simmons, [3] their current CEO is his grandson Todd Simmons. [4]The company was incorporated in 1984. [4]In August 2010, the Simmons Pet Food division bought out Menu Foods for $239 million.
Colgate-Palmolive Company’s (NYSE: CL) division Hill’s Pet Nutrition has announced more than $250 million investment to build a new factory. The factory will be built in Leavenworth County in ...
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The company was an existing pet food company before Dr. Mark Morris Sr. The ownership of the current company (factory) is clearly descended from Burton Hill's company. The product first produced KD Diet and the marketing directly to vets. was a major innovation in the industry. That said Hill's pet nutrition still produces and sells "plan" dog ...
Ralston Purina Company was a St. Louis, Missouri,–based American conglomerate with substantial holdings in animal feed, food, pet food, consumer products, and entertainment. On December 12, 2001, it merged with Swiss food-giant Nestlé's Friskies division to form Nestlé Purina PetCare Company. [1]