Midwestern Pet Foods is a family-owned pet food manufacturer operating from Evansville, Indiana, and producing pet food and treats in four company-owned kitchens across the United States. The Nunn family business began in 1926 as a flour mill and started making pet food under the Midwestern Pet Foods name in 1982; it is now led by the family’s fourth generation.
Bil-JacFounded in 1947 by brothers Bill and Jack Kelly, Bil-Jac makes dog food and treats from its family-run, family-owned business. The Ohio company became known for challenging conventional pet-food methods, first with a patented meat-first frozen recipe and later with Nutri-Lock slow cooking that uses fresh chicken and gently protects key nutrients. Bil-Jac continues that family nutritional legacy across its dry and frozen foods, while its America’s VetDogs treats have helped raise more than $2.75 million for service dogs for military heroes and first responders with disabilities.MEDINA, OH
Ainsworth Pet NutritionAinsworth Pet Nutrition is a fifth generation, primarily family-owned and operated company focused entirely on pets. The company makes multiple brands and types of dog and cat food, including the Rachael Ray Nutrish line, and manufactures all of its dry pet food in the United States using high quality, traceable ingredients.MEADVILLE, PA
BrightPet Nutrition GroupBrightPet Nutrition Group develops and contract-manufactures premium and super-premium pet foods for U.S. and international markets. Its manufacturing partnership brings together Ohio Pet Foods, BNG Miracle Pet, Southern Tier Pet Nutrition, and Phoebe Products, with operations in Ohio, New York, and Wisconsin. The company says its family’s pet-food manufacturing tradition spans three generations and that it has specialized in custom formulation and private label pet foods since 1978.LISBON, OH
F.M. Brown's Sons, IncBrown's is a family-owned manufacturer of companion pet and wild bird food products, operating since 1843. The company produces a wide range of pet food, treats, and supplies for small animals, pet birds, wild birds, pigeons, and farm animals.SINKING SPRING, PA