- Royal Canin
Infobox_Company
company_name = Royal Canin
company_
company_type = Private
foundation =Gard ,France (1967 )
location =Aimargues ,France
key_people =
area_served =Worldwide
industry =Pet food
owner = Mars/Masterfood
products = Dog food and cat food
company_slogan =
homepage = http://www.royalcanin.comRoyal Canin is a worldwide manufacturer and supplier of premium dog andcat food s. It was founded in1967 in the village ofGard ,France , by the French veterinary surgeon, Jean Cathary. [ [http://www.royalcanin.com/histoire/gb_datescles.asp RoyalCanin.com: Important Dates] ] Its headquarters are now located inAimargues , France. The company was taken over by the Mars/Masterfood Group in 2002. [ [http://www.royal-canin.de/allgemeines/unternehmen/geschichte.html Royal Canin history] ]In 2006, Royal Canin had a revenue of over one billion
euros - 80% outside of France - with more than 3,200 employees, 70% of which are outside France.Royal Canin has eight production operations:
*
Aimargues , southern France
*Cambrai , northern France
*Johannesburg ,South Africa
*Rolla,Missouri ,USA
*Descalvado ,Brasil
*González Catán nearBuenos Aires ,Argentina
*Dimitriov nearMoscow ,Russia
*Castle Cary nearBristol ,UK Two further production facilities are under construction in
Poland andCanada .The company is most widely known for researching the clinical formulation, testing, manufacturing and marketing of a wide range of breed-specific and symptom-specific diets for
dog s andcat s.Recalls
Royal Canin recalled products on April 20, 2007 due to the presence of a melamine derivative in the rice protein concentrate in some of its dry pet food products. [ [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-20-2007/0004569918&EDATE= prnewswire.com] ] The South African subsidiary stated, "We at Royal Canin want to express our support and condolences to owners whose pets may have fallen ill or passed away as a result of eating our food." [ [http://vanerp.net/ilse/NEWSLETR/2007_Newsletters/ZDN%20200705.htm ZDN May 2007 newsletter] ]
References
ee also
2007 pet food recalls External links
* [http://www.royalcanin.fr/ Société Royal Canin]
* [http://www.royalcanin.us/ Royal Canin USA, Inc.]
* [http://www.royalcanin.ca/ Royal Canin Canada Company, Inc.]
* [http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/ Royal Canin, UK]
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