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Friskies PetCare Company

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Friskies PetCare Company
Industry	Pet food
Predecessor	Carnation Company
Founded	1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Defunct	2001 (2001)
Fate	Acquired by Ralston Purina
Successor	Nestlé Purina PetCare
Headquarters	United States
Products	Fancy Feast, Friskies, Alpo, Mighty Dog
Owner	Nestlé

Friskies PetCare Company was a division of Nestlé founded in 1985 that produced pet food. In 2001, it merged with Ralston Purina and became Nestlé Purina PetCare after Nestlé acquired all the outstanding shares of Ralston Purina.^[1]

Brands[edit]

Fancy Feast – gourmet cat food (introduced 1985)
Friskies – dry and wet cat food plus treats (introduced 1985)
Mighty Dog – dog food (introduced 1985)
Alpo – dog food (introduced 1994)

References[edit]

^ (2000–06) "Friskies and PetFoodDirect.com Join Forces to Create First "Store Within A Store'," Market Wire. Retrieved from http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200006/ai_mark02011142 on 2007-03-20.

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