From a small feed store near Bremen founded in 1837, Vitakraft has grown into a global pet-care manufacturer developing and distributing food, treats and care products for companion animals. Vitakraft Sunseed Inc. brings that long-running animal-nutrition expertise to the United States from Bowling Green, Ohio, while the wider company operates 14 subsidiaries across three continents and produces and distributes about one million products daily.
Best BreedThree decades after veterinarian Dr. Gary Cotton founded it in Findlay, Best Breed remains an independent, family-owned Ohio company shaped by his clinic-based approach to pet nutrition. It makes purpose-built food for dogs and cats, with most recipes produced in Ohio and a focus on ingredients chosen for a specific nutritional purpose.FINDLAY, OH
Kaytee Products, IncBorn from a Wisconsin grain-and-feed business, Kaytee Products, Inc. makes food and care products for pet birds, small animals, and wild birds. Based in Chilton, the company has focused on bird and small-animal nutrition since the 1920s and traces its roots to 1866, with more than 150 years of experience behind its species-specific diets and care products. Kaytee is also identified as a Veterinarian Recommended brand and supports bird projects through its Avian Foundation.CRESSONA, PA
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
BrightPet Nutrition GroupBrightPet Nutrition Group brings three generations of family pet-food expertise to premium and super-premium foods made in American facilities for U.S. and international markets. Based in Lisbon, Ohio, the company combines contract manufacturing and private-label development with its own Blackwood, Adirondack and By Nature brands, using slow-cooked recipes and custom formulation to serve both smaller brands and larger production programs. Its manufacturing partnership spans facilities in Ohio, New York and Wisconsin, with products exported to more than 25 countries.SHERBURNE, NY