Ralston Purina
American animal feed, food and pet food company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Ralston portion of the now defunct Ralston Purina Company, see Ralcorp.
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]
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Industry | Food, pet food, animal feeds |
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Founded | January 8, 1894; 130 years ago (1894-01-08) (as Purina Mills) |
Founder | William H. Danforth |
Defunct | December 12, 2001 (2001-12-12) |
Fate | Acquired by Nestlé; merged into Nestlé's pet food business |
Successor | Nestlé Purina PetCare |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Dog food, cat food, animal health products, breakfast cereal, crisp bread |
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