Hill’s Pet Nutrition vends over 300 products, principally through authorized pet supply retailers and veterinarians in more than 80 countries worldwide employing over 2600 workers. As of 2016, Hill’s Pet Nutrition recorded a high of $2,264,000,000 in annual revenue. A subsidiary of Colgate Palmolive Company, Hill’s products accounted for 14 percent of the parent company’s total worldwide net sales in 2015. Organic sales in Hills Pet Nutrition enlarged by 6 percent in 2015, with the United States and Taiwan leading volume gains.
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This marks some recovery in the US market, as domestic sales had deteriorated in 2014. Colgate-Palmolive reports the worldwide 2015 increase in organic sales was driven primarily by unrelenting growth in the Prescription Diet brand, as well as Hill’s Pet Company Advanced Nutrition and Naturals categories. Although organic sales increased, the company attributed a fall in revenue to negative foreign exchange rates. Hill’s Pet Nutrition runs major manufacturing and warehousing facilities in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Topeka, Kansas; Emporia, Kansas; and Richmond, Indiana, USA. The main research center is located in Topeka, Kansas, USA. Hill’s also runs major producing and warehousing facilities in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
Top Selling Hill’s Pet Nutrition Products
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has a massive global reach offering their products in areas Asia Pacific, Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East, North America and Latin America. Some of their top selling products include
Hill’s Science Diet
Judging by its ingredients contents alone, Hill’s Science Diet Dog Food looks like aregular dry product. But ingredient worth by itself cannot tell the whole story. We still need to evaluate the product’s meat content before concluding. The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 25%, a fat level of 15% and estimated carbohydrates of about 53%. As a group, the brand display an average protein content of 24% and amean fat level of 14%. Together, thesefigures suggest a carbohydrate content of 54% for the overall product line. And a fat-to-protein ratio of about 59%. Below-average protein. Below-average fat. And above-average carbs when compared to typical dry dog food. When you consider the protein-boosting effect of the corn gluten meal, flaxseed, and peas contained in this recipe and the use of pea protein and soybean meal in other recipes, this looks like the profile of a kibble enclosing a modest amount of meat.
Its Ingredients include Chicken, whole grain wheat, cracked pearled barley, whole grain sorghum.
Hill’s Ideal Balance
Judging by its ingredients alone, Hill’s Ideal Balance like its predecessor looks like above-average dry dog food. But the ingredient quality alone cannot tell the whole story. As a group, the brand features a medium protein content of 25% and a mean fat level of 16%. Together, these figures suggest a carbohydrate content of 51% for the overall product line. And a fat-to-protein ratio of about 65%. Below-average protein. Near-average fat. And near-average carbs when contrasted with typical dry dog food.
However, with 40% of the total calories in our example coming from fat versus just 20% from protein, some recipes may not be suitable for every dog.
Its Ingredients include Lamb, brown rice, whole grain oats, whole grain barley, chicken fat, yellow peas.
Hill’s Healthy Advantage
Hill’s Science Diet Healthy Advantage Dog Food looks like a below-average kibble. But ingredient quality by itself cannot tell the whole story.
As a collection, the brand features a moderate protein content of 29% and a mean fat level of 18%. Together, these numbers suggest a carbohydrate content of 45% for the overall product line, a fat-to-protein ratio of about 61%. Near-average protein. Above-average fat. And below-average carbs when matched to typical dry dog food.
Also, when you ponder the protein-boosting effect of the corn gluten meal and flaxseed, this looks like the profile of a kibble containing an average amount of meat.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition of Topeka, KS has announced it is voluntarily recalling 62 bags of Science Diet Health Advantage Adult Small and Toy Breed dry dog food as they can be contaminated with Salmonella.
Hill’s Science Diet Healthy Advantage Adult Small and Toy Breed. The suspect product was part of a single production run. It was distributed to 17 different veterinary clinic and pet store customers between April 24 and May 13, 2014, in the following states: California, Hawaii, and Nevada.
This product was accidentally released, as discovered during a routine inventory reconciliation. All 17 affected customers have been contacted by Hill’s Pet Nutrition Company, and there have been no reported illnesses related to this product to date.