C.J. Foods Buying American Nutrition

Private-label, specialty dry pet food company becoming America’s largest independent manufacturer of super-premium pet food

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Bern, Kansas-based C.J. Foods is set to acquire American Nutrition, which makes super-premium dry, canned, and baked pet food and treats. Expected to close by April, the transition will give C.J. Foods the capacity to produce 1 billion pounds of pet food annually with national and international distribution.


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