Pet Food Brand
Nutro
One of the older US pet food brands. Acquired by Mars in 2007. Ultra and Wholesome Essentials are the primary retail lines; Limited Ingredient Diet is the food-sensitivity offering. Uses chicken-meal-first protein sourcing across most formulas.
At a glance
- Parent company
- Mars Petcare (acquired 2007)
- Founded
- 1926
- Headquarters
- Franklin, Tennessee, USA
- Made in
- USA
- AAFCO method
- Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles
- Typical price tier
- premium
- Pet types
- Dogs, Cats
Product lines
Recall history
2009-05-11
Class INutro Natural Choice — melamine contamination
Typical ingredients
Common across the brand's formulations — specific SKUs vary. Always scan the actual label.
Common questions about Nutro
Who owns Nutro?
Mars Petcare, since 2007. Nutro was acquired by Mars in 2007 from the founding family; it sits alongside Royal Canin, IAMS, Pedigree, Whiskas, and Eukanuba in the Mars Petcare portfolio. The Ultra and Wholesome Essentials lines are the primary retail offerings; Limited Ingredient Diet is the food-sensitivity-focused line.
Has Nutro been recalled?
Most notably May 2009 — Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care dry cat foods recalled during the broader industry-wide melamine crisis after a wheat-gluten supplier was found to have contaminated product. Small scope. No other significant Nutro recalls in recent US FDA enforcement records. Full history on the brand page.
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