Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. (NPPC) is a consumer packaged goods company that manufactures, markets, and distributes pet food and snacks for dogs and cats and cat litter throughout the United States and Canada. NPPC is part of Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food company. The company “promotes responsible pet care, community involvement, and the positive bond between people and their pets.”
Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, NPPC operates 24 manufacturing facilities (20 in 14 states and four in Canada) and 16 regional sales offices in 13 states. The company employs a workforce of approximately 7,000 people and recorded global sales of $12.5 billion in 2010.