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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 ...
The Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet brands steadily gained market share, peaking in 2008 at 10.7% of dog food sales, but by 2011, this had dropped to 9.4% with shifts in consumer preferences toward pet foods marketed as "natural" and consumer perceptions of Science Diet as being "artificial".
It was the largest pet food manufacturer by market share in the US and the second-largest in Europe. As of 2012, globally Purina has a 23.1 per cent share of the pet food market, while its largest competitor, Mars, has a 23.4 per cent share. According to a Research and Markets report, competition between Nestlé and Mars has been "fierce."
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On July 5, 2023, Taylor Hill announced the passing of her beloved dog, Tate. About a year later, the model launched her own pet brand, naming it Tate & Taylor to honor her Labradoodle. The brand ...
Mars Petcare is primarily pet food manufacturing and brands as well as pet healthcare services, technologies, and brands. Mars Veterinary Health. Mars Veterinary Health is composed of pet healthcare services and provider networks. Mars Veterinary Health North America. Banfield Pet Hospital; BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital
2007 pet food recalls. Beginning in March 2007, there was a widespread recall of many brands of cat and dog foods due to contamination with melamine and cyanuric acid. The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa came in response to reports of kidney failure in pets. Initially, the recalls were associated with the consumption of ...
The Pet Nutrition aspect comes from Dr. Mark Morris Sr. in the 1940s, who later contracted the Hill Packing Company to can his dog food. 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 ...