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{{Short description|American company}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Big Heart Pet Brands
| name = Big Heart Pet Brands
| logo = File:Smuckers logo.svg
| logo = Big heart pet logo.png
| logo_size = 150
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| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| image = One Maritime Plaza, San Francisco.jpg
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2014|1|28}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/bigheartpet.com|title=BigHeartPet.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools|work=[[WHOIS]]|date= |accessdate=2016-12-07}}</ref>
| image_size = 200
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| location = [[One Maritime Plaza]]<br>[[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| image_caption = [[One Maritime Plaza]], headquarters
| area_served = [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[South America]], [[Middle East]] and [[Indian Subcontinent]]
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| type = [[Subsidiary]]
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| key_people = David J. West <br />([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| fate = Acquired by The J.M. Smucker Co. in 2015, which took over its brands
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| industry = [[Pet food]]
| predecessor = [[Del Monte Foods]]
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| products = [[Pet food]], pet snacks
| successor = [[The J.M. Smucker Company|J.M. Smucker Company]]
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2014|1|28}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/bigheartpet.com|title=BigHeartPet.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools|work=[[WHOIS]]|date= |accessdate=2016-12-07}}</ref>
| defunct = {{end date and age|2015}}
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| location = [[One Maritime Plaza]]<br>[[San Francisco]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| area_served = Americas
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| key_people = David J. West <br />([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
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| industry = [[food industry|Food]]
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| products = [[Pet food]], pet snacks
| company_slogan =
| company_slogan =
| owner =
| parent = [[The J.M. Smucker Company]]<br>(2015–present)
| parent = [[The J.M. Smucker Company]]
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| num_employees =
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.bigheartpet.com/ www.bigheartpet.com]
| brands = {{Hlist|
* [[Gravy Train (dog food)|Gravy Train]]
* Meow Mix
* Milk-Bone
* Milo's Kitchen
* [[Kibbles 'n Bits]]
* [[9Lives (cat food)|9Lives]]
* Natural Balance <ref>[https://www.cleveland.com/business/2015/03/jm_smucker_acquires_big_heart.html J.M. Smucker acquires Big Heart Pet Brands (Meow Mix, Milk Bones, Kibbles 'n Bits, 9Lives) in a $6 billion deal] on Cleveland.com, March 24, 2015</ref>
}}
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| num_employees =
[[File:Big Heart Pet Brands, Pittsburgh, 2015-05-10, 01.jpg|thumb|Pittsburgh offices of Big Heart Pet Brands]]
| homepage =

}}
'''Big Heart Pet Brands''' is a producer, distributor and marketer of branded pet products for the U.S. retail market. They are based in San Francisco, CA.
'''Big Heart Pet Brands''' was an American company that manufacturers, distributes and markets branded [[pet food]] and other products for the U.S. retail market. Formerly a subsidiary of [[The J.M. Smucker Company|J.M. Smucker Co.]], it was headquartered at the [[One Maritime Plaza]] in [[San Francisco]].


Big Heart Pet Brands was previously the pet food division of [[Del Monte Foods]] prior to their 2014 sale to Del Monte Pacific Limited.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big Heart Pet Brands is the New Name for Del Monte Foods' Pet Products Business; Now Largest Standalone Pet Products Company in North America |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140219005924/en |work=[[Business Wire]] |date=2014-02-19 |accessdate=2015-02-04}}</ref>
Big Heart Pet Brands was previously the pet food [[division (business)|division]] of [[Del Monte Foods]] prior to their 2014 sale to Del Monte Pacific Limited.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big Heart Pet Brands is the New Name for Del Monte Foods' Pet Products Business; Now Largest Standalone Pet Products Company in North America |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140219005924/en |work=[[Business Wire]] |date=2014-02-19 |accessdate=2015-02-04}}</ref>


They generated approximately $2.0 billion in net sales in fiscal 2013. Their brands include [[Meow Mix]], [[Kibbles 'n Bits]], [[Milk-Bone]], [[9Lives (cat food)|9Lives]], Pup-Peroni, [[Gravy Train (dog food)|Gravy Train]], Nature’s Recipe, Canine Carry Outs, and Milo’s Kitchen.
They generated approximately $2.0 billion in net sales in fiscal 2013. Their brands included [[Meow Mix]], [[Kibbles 'n Bits]], [[Milk-Bone]], [[9Lives (cat food)|9Lives]], [[Gravy Train (dog food)|Gravy Train]], Nature's Recipe, Canine Carry Outs, Pup-Peroni, and Milo's Kitchen, among others. Big Heart Pet Brands also produced and distributed private label pet products.


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On February 3, 2015, it was announced The J.M. Smucker Company would acquire Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 billion.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Mackinnon |title=J.M. Smucker adds major pet food brands in 'transformational' $5.8 billion purchase |url=http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/j-m-smucker-adds-major-pet-food-brands-in-transformational-5-8-billion-purchase-1.564057 |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |date=2015-02-03 |accessdate=2015-02-04 }}</ref> J.M. Smucker took over the former Big Heart's brands, marketing under its name.
Big Heart Pet Brands also produces and distributes private label pet products.


==Pentobarbital detection in Gravy Train dog food in 2018==
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On February 3, 2015, it was announced [[The J.M. Smucker Company]] would acquire Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 billion.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Mackinnon |title=J.M. Smucker adds major pet food brands in 'transformational' $5.8 billion purchase |url=http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/j-m-smucker-adds-major-pet-food-brands-in-transformational-5-8-billion-purchase-1.564057 |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |date=2015-02-03 |accessdate=2015-02-04 }}</ref>
After [[pentobarbital]]—a [[barbiturate]] used for euthanasia of dogs, cats and horses—caused the death of a dog on New Year's Eve of 2016, a wide range of pet food brands were tested by [[WJLA-TV]] of [[Washington, D.C.]], partnered with Ellipse Analytics. The brand that most consistently was found to contain pentobarbital was Big Heart Pet Brands' Gravy Train dog food.


After [[pentobarbital]]—a lethal drug used in pet euthanasia—caused the death of a dog on New Year's Eve of 2016, WJLA of Washington, D.C. partnered with Ellipse Analytics to test for pentobarbital across a wide range of pet food brands. Out of 15 cans of Gravy Train, 60% tested positive for pentobarbital. While the levels detected were not considered lethal, the drug is not legally permitted at any concentration in pet food. After declining an on-camera interview, the FDA stated that it "will investigate the matter and take appropriate enforcement action."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fletcher |first1=Lisa |title=FDA to investigate after report exposes euthanasia drug in dog food |url=http://wgme.com/news/nation-world/fda-to-investigate-after-report-exposes-euthanasia-drug-in-dog-food |accessdate=8 December 2019 |publisher=WGME-TV |date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
Out of 15 cans of the company's Gravy Train dog food that were tested, 60% tested positive for pentobarbital. The source was identified as likely to be that animals that had been [[Animal euthanasia|euthanized]] with pentobarbital had been used for making the dog food. While the levels detected were not considered lethal, the drug is not legally permitted at any concentration in pet food. After declining an on-camera interview, the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] stated that it would "investigate the matter and take appropriate enforcement action".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fletcher |first1=Lisa |title=FDA to investigate after report exposes euthanasia drug in dog food |url=http://wgme.com/news/nation-world/fda-to-investigate-after-report-exposes-euthanasia-drug-in-dog-food |accessdate=December 8, 2019 |website=[[WGME-TV]] |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bigheartpet.com Big Heart Pet Brands] Website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140324001428/http://www.bigheartpet.com/ Official website] (archived, 24 Mar 2014)
* [http://www.jmsmucker.com J.M. Smucker Co.] Corporate website
* [http://wgme.com/news/nation-world/fda-to-investigate-after-report-exposes-euthanasia-drug-in-dog-food WGME-TV investigation of dog food deaths]
* [http://wgme.com/news/nation-world/fda-to-investigate-after-report-exposes-euthanasia-drug-in-dog-food WGME-TV investigation of dog food deaths]


Latest revision as of 22:17, 3 January 2024

Big Heart Pet Brands
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFood
PredecessorDel Monte Foods
FoundedJanuary 28, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-28)[1]
Defunct2015; 9 years ago (2015)
FateAcquired by The J.M. Smucker Co. in 2015, which took over its brands
SuccessorJ.M. Smucker Company
HeadquartersOne Maritime Plaza
San Francisco, U.S.
Area served
Americas
Key people
David J. West
(CEO)
ProductsPet food, pet snacks
Brands
ParentThe J.M. Smucker Company

Big Heart Pet Brands was an American company that manufacturers, distributes and markets branded pet food and other products for the U.S. retail market. Formerly a subsidiary of J.M. Smucker Co., it was headquartered at the One Maritime Plaza in San Francisco.

Big Heart Pet Brands was previously the pet food division of Del Monte Foods prior to their 2014 sale to Del Monte Pacific Limited.[3]

They generated approximately $2.0 billion in net sales in fiscal 2013. Their brands included Meow Mix, Kibbles 'n Bits, Milk-Bone, 9Lives, Gravy Train, Nature's Recipe, Canine Carry Outs, Pup-Peroni, and Milo's Kitchen, among others. Big Heart Pet Brands also produced and distributed private label pet products.

On February 3, 2015, it was announced The J.M. Smucker Company would acquire Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 billion.[4] J.M. Smucker took over the former Big Heart's brands, marketing under its name.

Pentobarbital detection in Gravy Train dog food in 2018

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After pentobarbital—a barbiturate used for euthanasia of dogs, cats and horses—caused the death of a dog on New Year's Eve of 2016, a wide range of pet food brands were tested by WJLA-TV of Washington, D.C., partnered with Ellipse Analytics. The brand that most consistently was found to contain pentobarbital was Big Heart Pet Brands' Gravy Train dog food.

Out of 15 cans of the company's Gravy Train dog food that were tested, 60% tested positive for pentobarbital. The source was identified as likely to be that animals that had been euthanized with pentobarbital had been used for making the dog food. While the levels detected were not considered lethal, the drug is not legally permitted at any concentration in pet food. After declining an on-camera interview, the FDA stated that it would "investigate the matter and take appropriate enforcement action".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "BigHeartPet.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  2. ^ J.M. Smucker acquires Big Heart Pet Brands (Meow Mix, Milk Bones, Kibbles 'n Bits, 9Lives) in a $6 billion deal on Cleveland.com, March 24, 2015
  3. ^ "Big Heart Pet Brands is the New Name for Del Monte Foods' Pet Products Business; Now Largest Standalone Pet Products Company in North America". Business Wire. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Mackinnon, Jim (February 3, 2015). "J.M. Smucker adds major pet food brands in 'transformational' $5.8 billion purchase". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Lisa (February 9, 2018). "FDA to investigate after report exposes euthanasia drug in dog food". WGME-TV. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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