In this section of the Purina News Center, you'll find our news releases. The releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year.
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Nestlé Purina PetCare Company continued its commitment to supporting individuals, communities and our planet in 2018 through providing more than $31 million in funding, Purina pet food and Tidy...
Today Nestlé Purina announced the expansion of its Bloomfield factory in Southeast Missouri where Tidy Cats brand cat litter is made. The expansion represents a $115 million investment that will...
GCHB CH Kingarthur Van Foliny Home also known as King for short, a Wire Fox Terrier handled by Gabriel Rangel received top honors at last night's 143rd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at...
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 12, 2019) – The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent, treat and cure canine disease, announces that...
The bond between pets and their owners is unbreakable, but the lack of pet-friendly housing options for domestic violence victims often leaves them with a heartbreaking decision – endure abuse...
Valentine's Day may be best known as a holiday for sweethearts, but for many pet owners, it's also a day to say "I love you" to the furry friends that make their lives better every day. In fact, a...
From ingredient innovations to streamlining veterinary care, the finalists for the 2018/2019 Pet Care Innovation Prize, powered by Purina, are taking innovative approaches to give pets and pet...
Two nights, seven groups, more than 2,800 dogs and one big prize. The 143rd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is coming, and for the fourth consecutive year, the Purina Pro Plan $1 Million...
NEW ORLEANS, January 13, 2019 – Woody, an Australian shepherd owned by Texas Farm Bureau members Joe and Mary Sheeran, is the winner of the 2019 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award. The...
Today's signing into law of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) marks an important milestone in efforts made by Purina and others to reshape the way domestic violence victims and...
Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) announced today it will build on the support of U.S. military veterans and shelter-to-service animals through its Pets and Vets program thanks to a...
Our hearts go out to the families and pets in California who are being impacted by the wildfires. To aid in the relief, Purina is donating an additional $10,000 to GreaterGood.org to support...
In celebration of the National Dog Show Presented by Purina® and in the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, Purina will recognize the four-legged friends who make our lives special, especially...
Our hearts go out to the families and pets in the southeast who have been impacted by Hurricane Michael. To aid in the relief, Purina is sending more than 25,000 pounds of pet food and cat litter...
Purina, a global leader in pet care, announced the launch of the new Purina Institute, the global voice of Purina’s science representing its more than 500...
Our hearts go out to the families and pets impacted by Hurricane Florence. To aid in the relief efforts, Purina is donating $25,000 to GreaterGood.org to support immediate rescue efforts, purchase...
Ducks Unlimited and Nestlé Purina PetCare Company have partnered to protect and improve 1,600 acres of wetland and grasslands across Iowa over the next three years through Ducks Unlimited's...
Our hearts go out to the families and pets affected by the wildfires in California. To aid in the relief efforts, Purina is donating $25,000 to GreaterGood.org to support the people and pets who...
A group of nonprofit and for-profit organizations have joined forces to better protect domestic violence survivors by establishing, validating and promoting the criticality of protecting their...
It turns out dogs are more than just man and woman's best friend. They are also counselors, confidants, bunk mates, stress relievers, and overwhelmingly viewed as part of the family, according to...
For the third time in as many years, the pet care leaders and pet lovers at Purina are looking to invest time, money and resources in innovative early stage companies with pet-related products and...
For more than 90 years, Nestlé Purina has proudly supported veterans by partnering with organizations who assist them during their transition back into civilian life. On Thursday June 14, Purina...
Urban Resource Institute (URI), a leading provider of domestic violence shelters and services in New York City, and Purina, a producer of high-quality nutrition for pets for more than 90 years,...
The Nature Conservancy, in collaboration with Nestlé Purina and Cargill, is launching a three-year water project to improve the sustainability of the beef supply chain. This project is expected to reduce the environmental impact of row crop irrigation in Nebraska and provide a scalable irrigation solution for farmers across the U.S.
Purina ONE® announced today its continued partnership with Andy Cohen and his rescue dog, Wacha, to raise awareness for the brand's ONE Difference Campaign. The campaign celebrates how a single...
Nestlé Purina commemorated the opening of its newest distribution center in Hartwell, Georgia, during a ceremony May 19. The site is also the future home of the company's 21st manufacturing...
The dog (and cat) days of summer just got a lot cooler for local beer lovers and area shelter pets, thanks to Purina and Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (UCBC). The two pet-loving companies are...
Earth Day challenges individuals and organizations in the U.S. and around the world to think about what they can do to protect and improve the planet. Nestlé Purina, a leader in pet care, is...
With 2017 being among the most active hurricane seasons in history, countless people and pets were affected by natural disasters last year. Animals can be especially vulnerable during hurricanes,...
In celebration of the second annual "Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented by Purina," a show that will combine the stars of Hollywood with the stars of the dog world, Purina invites pet lovers across...
Five pet-focused startups pitched their businesses in Orlando to win the 2017/2018 Pet Care Innovation Prize powered by Purina, and Washington D.C. startup Barkly Pets earned the honor just hours...
Mother Nature’s ability to clean water in the Wabash River is getting a boost. Thanks to funding from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, The Nature Conservancy is working with farmers in southwestern Indiana to improve water quality within this river system.
For the 11th time in 12 years, the "Best in Show" winning dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is a Pro Plan-fed dog*. Last night, GCH Belle Creek's All I Care About Is Love, or Flynn, for...
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18, 2018 -- Silgan Containers’ expansion into the Leigh Valley will help Nestlé Purina meet its increasing demand for wet pet foods. A manufacturer of steel and aluminum...
The Employees’ Choice Awards program, now in its 10th year, relies solely on the input of employees, who elect to provide feedback on their jobs, work environments and companies via Glassdoor.
Millions of people and pets were affected by hurricanes which struck Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico earlier this year. To help raise funds to support hurricane victims and their pets, and to help...
Nestlé USA and Nestlé Purina PetCare received scores of 95% and 100% respectively on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and...
Five pet-focused startups have each won $10,000 and are competing to win the 2017/2018 Pet Care Innovation Prize grand prize. The finalists include a pet life management app, a microbiome-based...
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge (IDC), Purina Pro Plan hosted an exhibition event on the historic USS Midway Museum in San Diego on Tuesday, Nov....
No sooner than the smell of pumpkin-spiced everything begins to waft through the air, it seems the frigid bite of winter sends temperatures plummeting. While these chillier temps make everyone –...
This commitment is part of Purina’s long-term sustainability strategy to add value to the agricultural supply chain and ensure food for people and high-quality ingredients for pets are available well into the future.
October 9, 2017 - ST. LOUIS - With the support of local organizations and pet-loving businesses, Purina is hosting the first-ever Better with Pets Hackathon event challenging college students and...
As dog owners across the country express growing interest in grain free food choices for their four-legged friends, Beneful has created a new line of Grain Free dry dog food. The tasty new recipe...
Washington, D.C. (October 2, 2017) –Members of Congress have been bringing pets to work since the nation’s founding. A new survey confirms that Capitol Hill remains a very pet-friendly...
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. will create as many as 240 new jobs and invest $320 million in a manufacturing facility and distribution center in...
Cat owners suffering from Stank Face, the universal facial expression of disgust caused by putrid-smelling litter boxes, can find the remedy for their litter box burdens with the latest...
Trying to read the mind of a finicky cat is frustrating, especially when it comes to food preferences. To help consumers save time and money on purchasing quality products cats want, Purina and...
Shelter pets across the metropolitan St. Louis area have a new, unexpected hero – Urban Underdog – thanks to a collaboration between two local pet-loving businesses. Purina is teaming up with...
Cats, start your engines. Kitties can now enjoy their favorite gravy year-round with Friskies' new line of gravy products available at Kroger stores nationwide. Experience the interactive...
Nestlé Purina has released its 2016 Creating Shared Value report for the Americas, demonstrating how the company is making a positive impact for pets, people and the planet.
Research has found that employees who bring their pets to work tend to have lower stress levels by the end of the day, and that their pet can help reduce blood pressure, decrease loneliness, help...
Demonstrating an ongoing commitment to enriching the lives of pets and people, 1,400 Purina employees blanketed the greater St. Louis area on Tuesday during "PetCare Pride Day," the company's...
Today, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company announced its support for The Nature Conservancy's reThink Soil initiative, a national, collaborative effort to help farmers improve soil health on croplands...
Personalized dog food brand Just Right® by Purina® is encouraging dog owners to take a closer look at their dog's poop in an effort to understand more about his overall health and potentially...
For two decades, the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge (IDC) has been giving competitive canine athletes a stage to demonstrate their amazing abilities in Olympic-style events around the...
Purina ONE® celebrated its ONE Difference campaign today with the help of television personality Andy Cohen and his former shelter dog Wacha. The talk show host joined the brand and North Shore...
In celebration of the first ever "Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented by Purina," a show that will combine the stars of Hollywood with the stars of the dog world, Purina invites dog lovers across the...
A $10,000 grant from the Nestle Purina PetCare Foundation is helping renovate the Crete Youth Cabin. The grant will be used by the Crete Youth Cabin Association to replace...
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent, treat and cure diseases in all dogs, is pleased to announce that...
Mars Harlan’s farm is eight miles south of Terre Haute along the Wabash River. Farming is the only job he’s ever had, and over the years, he’s seen the Wabash flood many times, losing crops...
The first official day of spring and warmer weather is upon us. Nestlé Purina invites the whole family to plan a visit to Purina Farms for a fun and interactive experience getting up close and...
There are more than 80 million households in the U.S. with pets1, and Purina Pro Plan wants to empower these dog and cat owners to think differently about their pet's nutritional needs as they age...
What would you do if you had one more healthy year with your cat? Purina Pro Plan, a leader in pet nutrition, wants to help pet owners find out. The brand has been researching aging in pets for...
Purina today announced that in 2016 the company donated $31.2 million worth of pet food, pet supplies and monetary contributions to pet-related charities and other community organizations across...
Nestlé Purina's Oklahoma City facility is the company's seventh location to achieve this significant milestone that supports Nestlé’s global commitment to be landfill-free by 2020.
Obe is the grand prize winner of the first-ever Pet Care Innovation Prize, a partnership between Nestlé Purina and two investment firms. Obe produces smart pet products that make the day-to-day care of pets effortless so more time can be spent with pets.
Nestlé USA, a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., announced that it will transition its corporate headquarters to Arlington County, Virginia starting later this year.
With the 141st Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show just weeks away, Purina and the Westminster Kennel Club begin a 10-year agreement making Purina Pro Plan the exclusive pet food sponsor of...
When it comes to filling out a winning bracket, what's your strategy? Do you study team history and statistics or are you a fan of the upset? Back by popular demand, the Purina Pro Plan $1 Million...
Junior Achievement's (JA) St. Louis BizTown is now "pet friendly" thanks to a new Purina storefront where students can learn what it's like to be a veterinarian, veterinary technician,...
Zanesville, OH – A $25,000 grant from the Nestlé Purina PetCare Foundation is giving local dog owners something to cheer about. The money will be used by the City of Zanesville and “Friends...
Second Chance Center for Animals is expanding its enrichment and training programs for shelter dogs with the opening of its Canine Sports Arena, made possible by a $25,000 donation from Nestlé...
The AKC Canine Health Foundation will continue to invest in key canine health research initiatives thanks to a more than $35,000 donation from Purina® and thousands of pet owners across the nation.
For the fourth consecutive year, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, recognizing the 50 Best Places to Work in 2017. Nestlé Purina PetCare...
In celebration of the National Dog Show Presented by Purina and the Thanksgiving holiday, Purina invites dog lovers across the world to share why they are thankful for their four-legged friends.
Petfinder, the nation's leading resource for pet adoption, will donate $250,000 to the Petfinder Foundation in celebration of its 20th anniversary.
Purina and PetSmart are launching Grumpy Cat's first-ever blog post, which will be housed exclusively on PawCulture.com. Visitors to the site will get a peek at Grumpy's top ten pet peeves and also have the opportunity to join the FREE, members-only Cat Clubhouse.
NBC will present the 15th anniversary edition of its popular holiday special “The NATIONAL DOG SHOW Presented by Purina®" Thanksgiving Day (noon to 2 p.m. in all time zones), Nov. 24, 2016, following the telecast of NBC's "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade."
Nestlé Purina is celebrating Veterans Day with three days of military-focused events for Purina associates, spotlighting job opportunities for Veterans across the U.S., and giving a total of $100,000 to split between consumers' favorite military pet charity based on online votes at PureLoveForPets.com*.
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company ("Nestlé Purina") and Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd. ("Blue Buffalo") today announced that they have reached a mutually agreeable settlement of the lawsuits pending between them. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
Creators of innovative products and services are being recognized as finalists in the first-ever Pet Care Innovation Prize, a partnership between Nestlé Purina and St. Louis-based investment firms Active Capital and Cultivation Capital
Nestlé Purina, a global leader in pet care, hosted its fourth annual Better with Pets Summit at the Brooklyn Expo Center in New York City on Tuesday, October 18, bringing together pet community...
Urban Resource Institute (URI) and Nestlé Purina PetCare hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 12 to celebrate the opening of the Purina Pet Haven, a space where residents and their pets can play in safety, located onsite at URI’s Urban Women’s New Beginnings domestic violence shelter.
Agility enthusiast Amber McCue of Bedford, New Hampshire, noticed her Border Collie "Notch" had slowed down in his course time. That was three years and a pulled hamstring injury ago. Experience...
Canine athletes are leaping to new heights, running faster times and retrieving with greater endurance, with the help of proper nutrition and new learnings about veterinary sports medicine. Dogs...
Currently only 27 percent of household pets nationwide* – and 40 percent locally – come from shelters**, due mostly to common misperceptions about the behavior, health and age of shelter pets. To address this issue, Nestlé Purina and local pet shelters have launched the “Consider A Shelter Pet” campaign.
NEW YORK, NY – September 21, 2016 – The inaugural Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented by Purina – produced by NBC Sports Group – will air on USA Network at 8/7c on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Relationships between dogs and their owners are reaching new levels – the 2016 Beneful® National Dog Week survey reveals that nearly all American dog owners surveyed consider their beloved pups...
Calling all Lucys, Baileys, Daisies, Charlies and Maxes! Just Right by Purina brand dog food is hosting Same Name Dog Days, events gathering dogs with five of the most popular names together to...
Nestlé Purina granted a $30,000 donation to the Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS) of St. Joseph, Inc., to fund an immediate renovation, which will take place September 10-18, and an additional $70,000 to help fund future expansion.
Thanks to the overwhelming support of cat people across the country, Purina Cat Chow announced today that it met its goal to donate five million meals of Purina Cat Chow to Rescue Bank, a program...
Just Right® by Purina® brand dog food announced today its personalized dog food blends are now made with natural ingredients plus vitamins and minerals with no animal, poultry or fish by-product...
Petfinder, the nation's leading resource for pet adoption, celebrates a major milestone this year – its 20th anniversary. More than 25 million pets and millions of pet parents can claim that...
Does your dog stare at you for no apparent reason? Does he bark to get your attention? If so, you may be witnessing his cognitive skills in action, even if you didn't know it. A new online survey1...
After listening to dog owners and working with its team of pet nutritionists, Beneful® is unveiling new recipes across its dry dog food line, offering real meat as the first ingredient in the...
TerraVia, Inc., a pioneer in algae based food nutrition and specialty ingredients, and Nestlé Purina have announced entering into a joint development agreement targeting the companion animal market.
What makes Jack Russell terriers so fast? Why can the Belgian Malinois jump so high? To answer these questions and celebrate the 19th season of the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge, the...
Earlier this summer, Purina ONE® brand cat food created a hotel experience called The Purina ONE Whole Body Health Hotel at CatConLA to launch its innovative new cat food, Tender Selects Blend....
Purina ONE® announced today partnerships with television personality and talk show host Andy Cohen and non-profit organization North Shore Animal League America (NSALA) for the Mutt-i-grees®...