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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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Apr 15, 2015RALEIGH, N.C. (April 15, 2015)– Nestlé Purina PetCare Company continues its long-standing support of canine health with a donation of over $229,000 to the AKC Canine Health Foundation...
- Apr 9, 2015Partnership with the Petfinder Foundation emphasizes Build-A-Bear’s legacy of support for animal welfare
ST. LOUIS (April 9, 2015) – Build-A-Bear (NYSE: BBW), an interactive entertainment retailer of customized stuffed animals, has launched its newest product line — Promise Pets™...
- Apr 7, 2015New sponsorship agreement will benefit wetlands, waterfowl conservation
Tails, prepare to wag. Nestle Purina PetCare Company and Ducks Unlimited (DU) today announced a new sponsorship agreement making Purina Pro Plan the official performance dog food of DU. The...
Mar 13, 2015Friskies Brings Cats and Bacon Together to Launch Tasty Treasures® Accented With Real Bacon at Austin-Based Festival; Consumer Support Needed to Maximize Donation of 50,000 Meals to Shelter CatsST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Friskies® makes cat dreams come true with the launch of Tasty Treasures® Accented With Real Bacon at the well-known Austin-based festival. The world-renowned,...
- Mar 4, 2015New Purina® Pro Plan® Renew™ Premium Cat Litter offers 100 Percent Natural Litter Inside and Eco-Friendly Recycled Pulp Outside
Purina® Pro Plan®, known for offering advanced nutrition for dogs and cats, is expanding beyond the food bowl and into the litter box with the introduction of Pro Plan® Renew™, a premium...
- Feb 24, 2015Actress Kate Walsh asks cat people to support a nominated volunteer By voting in the Purina Cat Chow Shelter Volunteer of the Year Contest; The shelter of the winning volunteer will win a $25,000 shelter makeover
Every animal shelter has that volunteer – the one who cleans the visiting rooms, goes door-to-door collecting blankets from the community, fosters cats and kittens, and spends countless...
- Feb 18, 2015
For the ninth straight year, the Best in Show winner at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is a Purina Pro Plan fed dog. The streak continued with the 2015 winner "Ch Tashtins Lookin For...
- Feb 12, 2015Brand Aims to Continue Winning Legacy While Giving a Dog's-Eye-View of Competition to Fans at Home
Months of training and preparation will be on display once again as top dogs from across the nation return to New York City on February 16 and 17 for the 139th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog...
Jan 22, 2015Friskies and BuzzFeed to Deliver Newest Dear Kitten Installment -- a Cat’s ‘Survival Guide’ for the Big GameST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Friskies® announced that it will air an ad during the Big Game, for the first time ever. As part of an ongoing partnership with BuzzFeed, the cat-food brand...
- Jan 18, 2015Nutrition Perception survey reveals need for in-clinic nutrition conversations
ORLANDO, FLA.—Nestlé Purina is renaming their therapeutic nutrition brand and launching a new “nutrition forward” mission to provide educational resources to veterinarians and...
- Dec 10, 2014Willow Creek Dog Park Joins the Ranks of Top Dog Destinations in the United States
Prescott, Ariz. (December 10, 2014) – Christmas came early for the dog-loving community of Prescott, Arizona, today as Beneful® unleashed the $500,000 Dream Dog Park renovation of Willow...
- Dec 10, 2014Highest-Ranked Consumer Goods Company, Highest-Ranked Midwest Company
Nestle Purina PetCare Company has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2015 in the U.S. Nestle Purina ranked third on this year's list, up...
- Nov 21, 2014New Tidy Cats® LightWeight 24/7 Performance®: All the Strength, Half the Weight™
ST. LOUIS (November 21, 2013) – The company that invented cat litter more than 50 years ago, has reinvented cat litter just in time to lighten the burden of cat owners this holiday season....
- Nov 7, 2014Current Friskies 50 Standings Released; Grumpy Cat and Maru Take the Top Two Spots in an Ever-Changing List of Cat Culture Influencers
ST. LOUIS (November 7, 2014) – Today, Friskies® released the latest Friskies 50 standings[1], the definitive guide to the 50 most influential cats on the Internet. With new feline phenoms...
- Nov 4, 2014
Nestle Purina PetCare today announced that effective January 1, 2015, W. Patrick McGinnis will transition from his position as Chief Executive Officer, Nestle Purina PetCare for the Americas, and...
- Oct 28, 2014At JustRightPetFood.com, Dog Owners Combine Information They Know About Their Dogs With Purina’s Nutritional Expertise to Create A Personalized Blend That Is Shipped to Owner’s Door
ST. LOUIS, (Oct. 28, 2014) – Nestlé Purina announced today a personalized approach to dog food with the recent launch of Just Right by Purina. This approach combines a dog owner’s...
Oct 2, 2014ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grumpy Cat might have met her grumpiest match yet! “We hope everyone enjoys this unique stencil experience and we are anxious to see all the Grumpy Cat pumpkin...
- Sep 19, 2014Purina Expands Claims Of False Advertising Against Blue Buffalo To Include Pet Treats And Cat LitterIn an amended complaint, Purina makes available results of new testing and earlier independent testing that showed presence of poultry by-product meals, grains and corn in many of Blue Buffalo's best-selling products. The new testing shows Blue Buffalo is not being honest in claims for dog treats, cat litter and its LifeSource Bits, as detailed in the amended complaint.
Amid continued questions about the honesty of Blue Buffalo's advertising practices, Nestle Purina PetCare Company (Purina) last night filed an amended complaint in its false advertising lawsuit...
Sep 18, 2014Friskies® Awards $40,000 in Cash to Creators of Best Internet Cat Videos; Donates 250,000 Cans of Friskies® Cat Food and More Than $20,000 to Cat Shelters NationwideST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There are millions of Internet cat videos but the best of the best were celebrated last night at an awards gala to honor the finalists and officially announce the...
- Aug 20, 2014Elite Trainers and Handlers Attend 2014 Sporting Dog Summit
Some of the country's top dog handlers and trainers, as well as sporting dog journalists, recently were treated to tips on ways to enhance canine performance success by experts at the 2014 Purina...
- Aug 18, 2014• Study shows that cognitive function, such as memory retention, can be improved in middle-aged cats with new nutritional blends • More than half of dog owners don’t realize their pets can experience significant cognitive decline during aging, new survey reveals
ST. LOUIS (Aug.18, 2014) -- Nestlé Purina, a global leader in the pet care industry, announced today that company scientists have developed new food solutions for middle-aged pets to help sustain...
- Aug 11, 2014For Every Vote, Friskies Will Donate One Can of Cat Food, up to 250,000 Cans, to Shelter Cats
ST. LOUIS (August 11, 2014) – It’s time to determine which Internet cats have what it takes to earn one of “The Friskies” coveted catuettes. Today, Friskies® opens voting to the...
- Jul 30, 2014Nutritionist-Crafted Recipes Use Simple and Nutrient-Rich Ingredients to Give Pets Everything They Need and Nothing They Don’t
ST. LOUIS, MO (July 30, 2014) – Nestlé Purina® PetCare Company (Purina) is giving pet owners a new natural pet food option for their four-legged friends called Purina® Beyond®. Purina...
- Jul 23, 2014Gourmet Cat Food Brand Introduces WOW-worthy Fancy Feast® Broths, Makes Being a Cat More EnjoyaBOWL
(ST. LOUIS) – July 23, 2014 – Every cat owner knows how difficult it can be to impress their furry feline. Taking on one of his toughest challenges, celebrity chef, restaurateur and...
Jul 16, 2014For Each Video View, Friskies Will Donate One Meal up to 1,000,000 meals to Shelter Cats in Honor of the Late Colonel MeowST. LOUIS-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Today, Friskies® Grillers™, the official cat food of summer, is giving Americans and their feline friends the ultimate summer music experience. The Internet cat...