Who owns Purina?
Purina is owned by Nestlé (Switzerland, SIX: NESN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nestlé S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Vevey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, St. Louis
- Founded
- 1894
- Category
- Pet care › Pet food › Dog food
- Parent ticker
- SIX: NESN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Purina
Purina is a pet food brand whose Checkerboard Square trademark dates to 1894, when the company made livestock feed. Nestlé acquired Ralston Purina in 2001 for around $10 billion and merged it with its Friskies business to form Nestlé Purina PetCare, now one of the company's largest divisions by revenue.
Ownership timeline of Purina
Where Purina sits in Nestlé
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Aero
- Boost
- Carnation
- Cerelac
- Chocapic
- Coffee mate
- Felix
- Fitness
- Friskies
- Garden Gourmet
- Gerber
- Häagen-Dazs
- Hot Pockets
- KitKat
- La Lechera
- Lean Cuisine
- Maggi
- Milo
- NAN
- Nescafé
- Nescafé Dolce Gusto
- Nescafé Gold Blend
- Nescau
- Nespresso
- Nesquik
- Nesquik Ready to Drink
- Nestlé Toll House
- Perrier
- Purina
- S.Pellegrino
- Smarties
- Stouffer's
- Vittel
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Purina?
The parent company of Purina is Nestlé, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Purina American or Swiss?
Purina originated in the United States in 1894, but it is owned today by Nestlé, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Purina is an American-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Is Purina still owned by Nestlé?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Purina is still owned by Nestlé. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Nestlé S.A., Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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