Nutro Dog Food Information

Nutro Dog Food is a brand of dog and cat food produced and sold by Nutro Products Inc, a California-based company. Mars Incorporated owns Nutro Products Inc, after purchasing the company in 2007.

  1. History

    • Nutro Products Inc, was created after John Saleen purchased a dog food company in 1926. The company was moved to California and only offered products locally until the company was sold in 1976.

    Features

    • The company has developed its dog food with ingredients such as chicken, lamb and rice formulas. The company's literature regularly compares Nutro Dog Food's ingredients with that of competitors.

    Types

    • There are a variety of dog food products offered by Nutro Dog Food. These include dry dog food, canned and bagged dog food and specialty lines of food such as Nutro Max and Natural Choice.

    Significance

    • Nutro's Adult Lamb and Rice dog formula became the top selling lamb and rice food formula in the United States in 2006, according to the company.

    Considerations

    • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have been critical of Nutro products for using animals in laboratories to test its products, but the company has denied this claim.