Mars Petcare to Purchase Orijen and Acana – Truth about Pet Food
The largest manufacturer of pet food in the world just got a bit larger. Mars Petcare announced in a press release today (11/1/22) “that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Champion Petfoods.”
According to Statista.com, the top three feed grade pet food manufacturers based on revenue in 2021 was:
- Mars Petcare with $19 billion in revenue.
- Nestle Purina Petcare with $16.5 billion in revenue.
- Hill’s Pet Nutrition with only $3.3 billion in revenue.
With revenue so close between Mars and Purina, did they purchase Champion only to pull further in front of Purina?
But how much more can Mars buy in the pet industry?
From the Mars website, these are existing pet related businesses owned by Mars:
Veterinary and Diagnostic Services
Mars Veterinary Health
AniCura
Antech
Asia Veterinary Diagnostics
Banfield Pet Hospitals
Blue Pearl Vet Hospitals
Linnaeus
Mount Pleasant Veterinary Group
VCA Animal Hospitals
Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospitals
Veterinary Specialty Hospitals
Pet Nutrition and Therapeutic Health Services
API
Aquarian
Buckeye Nutrition
Catsan
Cesar
Chappie
Crave
Dreamiees
Eukanuba
Greenies
Iams
James Wellbeloved
Kitekat
Lovebug!
Misfits
My Cat DNA
My Dog DNA
Natusan
Nutro
Peawee
Pedigree
Perfect Fit
Royal Canin
Sheba
Spillers
Temptations
Thomas
Whiskas
Winergy
Technology for Pets
Companion Fund
FluffyGo
Kinship
Leap
Pet Insight Project
Vet Insight
Waltham
Whistle
Wisdom Panel
When will Mars own too much of the pet industry? When does it become a monopoly?
Wishing you and your pet the best –
Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
TruthaboutPetFood.com
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