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Ralston Purina

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American animal feed, food and pet food company

Ralston Purina Company was an American conglomerate, based in St. Louis, Missouri, with substantial holdings in animal feed, food, pet food, consumer products, and entertainment.2 It was founded by William H. Danforth.1 It is part of Nestlé Purina PetCare.1 It ceased to exist in 2001.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1894Founded1

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Ralston Purina Company was an American conglomerate, based in St. Louis, Missouri, with substantial holdings in animal feed, food, pet food, consumer products, and entertainment.2

Corporate structure

Ralston Purina is part of a group headed by Nestlé. 296 entities, 54 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Nestlé Vevey, Switzerland
    • Henniez Henniez, Switzerland
    • Nestle España Esplugues De Llobregat, Spain
      • NESTLÉ PORTUGAL, UNIPESSOAL, LDA Subsidiary · Oeiras, Portugal
    • NESTLE WATERS Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
      • ERIKLI SU VE MESRUBAT SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI Subsidiary · Bursa, Turkey
      • NESTLE WATERS MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
      • NESTLE WATERS MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
      • NESTLE WATERS SUPPLY EST Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
      • NESTLE WATERS SUPPLY SUD Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
    • Nestlé (Canada) North York, Ontario, Canada
      • NESTLE CAPITAL CANADA LIMITED Subsidiary · North York, Ontario, Canada
    • Nestlé (South Africa) Vevey, Switzerland
    • Nestlé Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka
    • Nestlé Purina PetCare Euskirchen
      • Ralston Purina St. Louis
      • Alpo Subsidiary
      • Beneful Subsidiary
      • Purina One Subsidiary
      • Lily's Kitchen Subsidiary
      • Felix Owned
      • Friskies Owned
      • Petfinder Owned
    • NESTLÉ UNTERNEHMUNGEN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
    • SA Nestlé Belgilux NV Brussels, Belgium
    • Société des Produits Nestlé Vevey, Switzerland
      • Nestle Japan 神戸市, Japan
      • CEREAL PARTNERS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. Subsidiary · Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
      • CEREAL PARTNERS POLAND TORUŃ-PACIFIC SP. Z O.O. Subsidiary · Toruń, Poland
      • COMPANIA NESTLE COSTA RICA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA (COMPAÑIA NESTLE COSTA RICA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA) Subsidiary · Heredia, Costa Rica
      • NESTLE BULGARIA EAD ("НЕСТЛЕ БЪЛГАРИЯ" ЕАД) Subsidiary · Sofia, Bulgaria
      • NESTLE HELLAS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. (NESTLE ΕΛΛΑΣ ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ Α.Ε.) Subsidiary · Marousi, Greece
      • NESTLE OPERATIONAL SERVICES WORLDWIDE SA (NESTLÉ OPERATIONAL SERVICES WORLDWIDE SA) Subsidiary · Vevey, Switzerland
      • NESTLE POLSKA SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA Subsidiary · Vevey, Switzerland
      • NESTLE ROH (THAILAND) LIMITED (บริษัท เนสท์เล่ อาร์โอเอช (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · กรุงเทพมหานคร, Thailand
      • NESTLÉ NEDERLAND B.V. Subsidiary · Amstelveen, Netherlands
      • NESTLÉ PURINA MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS POLAND SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Vevey, Switzerland
      • NESTLÉ ČESKO S.R.O. Subsidiary · Prague - Modřany, Czechia
        • Tivall CZ, s.r.o. Subsidiary · 100% · Krupka, Czechia
      • NIFS SA Subsidiary · Vevey, Switzerland
      • PURINA PETCARE (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. Subsidiary · Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
    • Wagner Pizza Subsidiary · 100% · Nonnweiler
    • Beverage Partners Worldwide Subsidiary · 50% · Zurich
    • Froneri Subsidiary · 50% · Northallerton, United Kingdom
    • Blue Bottle Coffee Company Subsidiary · Oakland, California, United States
    • BlueTriton Brands Subsidiary · Stamford, Connecticut, United States
    • Buitoni Subsidiary · Milan
    • Cereal Partners Worldwide Subsidiary · Lausanne
    • D'Onofrio Subsidiary · Lima
    • Drammens Is Subsidiary · Drammen
    • Dreyer's Subsidiary · Oakland
    • Friskies PetCare Company Subsidiary
    • Garoto Subsidiary · Vila Velha
    • Gerber Products Company Subsidiary · Fremont
    • Hsu Fu Chi Subsidiary
    • Menier Chocolate Subsidiary · Noisiel
    • and 91 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by William H. Danforth in 1894.1

Leadership

Who has led Ralston Purina, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • animal feed
  • pet food

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2001Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1894Founded Founded1

Sources

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