Nestlé Purina PetCare

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
	Nestlé Purina Petcare's Headquarters
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Pet food
Predecessors	Ralston Purina; Friskies Petcare Company;
Founded	December 12, 2001; St. Louis, Missouri, US
Headquarters	800 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Nina Leigh Krueger (CEO);
Products	Dog food; Cat food; Animal health products; Dog Treats; Cat litter; Dog & Cat Supplements; Dog & Cat Probiotics;
Brands	Friskies; Purina One; Beyond; Muse; Felix; Cat Chow; Dog Chow; Kit ‘n Kaboodle; Fancy Feast; Beneful; Tidy Cats; ProPlan; Alpo;
Revenue	$11.2 billion (2013)
Number of employees	15,000 (global) 8,000 (North America) (2016); ;
Parent	Nestlé S.A.
Website	purina.com

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company (/pjʊˈriːnə/), or simply Purina, is an American subsidiary of the Swiss corporation Nestlé, based in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1893 by William H. Danforth. It produces and markets pet food, treats, and cat and dog litter. Some of its pet food brands include Purina Pro Plan, Purina Dog Chow, Friskies, Beneful and Purina ONE. The company was formed in 2001 by combining Nestlé's Friskies PetCare Company with Ralston Purina, which acquired it for $10.3 billion. As of 2012, it is the second-largest pet food company globally (the first being Mars Petcare) and the largest in the United States.