Friskies PetCare Company
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Friskies PetCare Company, a division of Nestlé
, merged with Ralston Purina and became Nestlé Purina PetCare
in 2001 after Nestlé acquired all of the outstanding shares of Ralston Purina.
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
, merged with Ralston Purina and became Nestlé Purina PetCare
Nestlé Purina PetCare
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is the pet food division of Swiss-based Nestlé S.A., following its acquisition of the American Ralston Purina Company on December 12, 2001 and subsequent merger with Nestlé's Friskies PetCare Company. As a wholly owned subsidiary, it is headquartered at the General...
in 2001 after Nestlé acquired all of the outstanding shares of Ralston Purina.