Top Dog Food Manufacturers in the World

In order to provide for their pet food necessities, a dog owner and pet enthusiast can have the advantage knowing who is sitting at the peak of the chain with regards to the top dog food manufacturers in the world in terms of dog food ratings. These top dog food manufacturers have not really budged from their past years’ positions. Here is a quick list of the top dog food manufacturers in descending order.

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  ·         Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. is a pet food manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and their top brands include JP-Style, Carat, Run, and Lovely. This pet food company added a little more to their usual list of premium dog foods by adding puppy products and more dog treats. This expanded their pet food list to about 27 different pet foods and dog foods. However, one of their top brands, JP-Style only sells via mail order.

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  ·         Total Alimentos SA
  

Next is the dog food manufacturer situated in Três Corações in Brazil. Total Alimentos SA includes Big Boss, K&S, Naturalis, Família Max, Natural treats, Lider, and Equilíbrio in their list of top brands. This pet food company is not only noted worldwide with its tasty and healthy dog food and treats but also their aim to lead a solid way in the green movement.

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  ·         Nutriara Alimentos Ltda.
  

Another one from Brazil is Nutriara Alimentos Ltda which is located in Arapongas, Parana State, Brazil. Their signature brands receiving good dog food ratings include Br4Dogs and Cats, Foster, Pitty, Blog Dog, Dog Show, Freddy’s, and Bybos. Nutriara Alimentos Ltda is further divided into two companies which are Nutriara and Brazilian Pet Foods right around January of 2010. Until Brazilian Pet Foods has well stood and established, Nutriara will be the name for the company. Currently, this Brazilian pet food manufacturer has released an exciting line up of treats not only for dogs but also for cats as well as a newly developed meal they prefer to call “soup meals”.

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  ·          Uni-Charm Corp.
  

A Tokyo, Japan based pet food manufacturer, Uni-Charm Corp. is known for their famed brands Neko Genki, Aiken Genki, and Gaines. This Japanese pet food manufacturer has already released more than 20 fresh and new products both for cats and dogs on top of their old line ups. This company is deemed to be one of the best not only because of their healthy and well prepared dog food but has also made its mark as one of the best cat food manufacturer.

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  ·         Agrolimen SA (Affinity Petcare SA)
  

Agrolimen SA (Affinity Petcare SA) is another fine pet food manufacturer in the world with their headquarters based in Sant Cugat del Vallés, Spain while their main facilities and plants are situated in La Chapelle Vendomôise, France and El Monjos, Spain. The Spanish manufacturer’s top brands include Brekkies, Ultima, Advance, Brekkies Excel Cat, Royal Chien, Premium, Play Cat, Play Dog, Repas Complet and Repas Equilibré as well as Advance Veterinary Diets. Agrolimen SA or more commonly known as Affinity Petcare is one of the most sought after cat and dog food manufacturer in Europe with surveys and polls producing excellent dog food ratings and is known to provide dry pet food in the European market.

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  ·         Del Monte Foods Co.
  

Another one on the list is Del Monte Foods Co. based in San Francisco, California, USA. Their famed brands include Kibbles n’ Bits, Meow Mix, Snausages, Nature’s Recipe (Cat and Dog) and Milk-Bone. Del Monte is not only good at developing and producing the tastiest foods served in our dining table but also the healthiest and best researched food for dogs and cats.

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  ·         Procter & Gamble Co.
  

Next in line is Procter & Gamble Co. whose world headquarters is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA  while Procter & Gamble Pet Care is in Dayton, Ohio, USA. This pet food manufacturer is best known for their brands Iams and Eukanuba. Procter & Gamble Co. is much recognized for its long term goal leaning an environmental vision. This environmental vision is geared towards the creation of cat food from sustainable fish and develops more environmentally inclined products for dogs as well.

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  ·         Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  

A pet food manufacturer in New York, New York, USA and Topeka, Kansas, USA (Hill’s Pet Nutrition), Colgate-Palmolive Co has top brand line ups including Hill’s Prescription Diet and Hill’s Science Diet for pets like cats and dogs. This company aims to have continuous development and innovations in terms of dog foods and cat foods. With a team of highly skilled professionals, Colgate-Palmolive Co ensures that pets will get the best food they can have in our homes. That is why it is no wonder, this company received good enough dog food ratings.

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  ·         Nestlé SA
  

The main headquarters for Nestlé SA is in Vevey, Switzerland while Nestlé Purina PetCare is in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Their pride brands include Waggin’ Train, Alpo, Gourmet, Dog Chow, Beneful, Cat Chow, Felix, Fancy Feast, One, Friskies and Pro Plan. Upon their acquisition of Waggin’ Train dog snacks, Nestlé Purina PetCare has continually hit the roof not only because of Waggin’ Train dog snacks is the fastest growing brand of dog food but also because of their trusted and well-made products like Alpo and Friskies.

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  ·         Mars Inc.
  

Mars Inc is based in McLean, Virginia, USA while Mars Petcare is located in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Their top labels include Temptations, Dentabone, Ultra, Whiskas, Pedigree, Advance, Nutro, Royal Canin, Jumbone, Dentastix, Cesar, The Goodlife Recipe, Exelpet, Natural Choice, Sheba, and Greenies. This company is focused in working together with the YMCAs in most cities in the United States to bring not only excellent and top class dog and cat food but also education, pet focused health as well as pet programs in communities making them leaders in their own rights who deserves the top dog food ratings among others.