Royal Canin
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| legal form | Société par actions simplifiée au capital |
| founding | 1967 |
| Seat | Aimargues , France |
| Number of employees | 6200 (2014) |
| sales | over 1.5 billion euros (2008) |
| Branch | Cat food , dog food |
| Website | royalcanin.com (English / French) |
Royal Canin is an international French manufacturer and distributor of dog and cat food .
Companies
The company, founded in 1967 by veterinarian Jean Cathary, is headquartered in Aimargues in the Gard department . In 2002, Royal Canin was bought by the Mars Incorporated group of companies , but remains on the market as an independent brand.
Royal Canin had a turnover of 1.5 billion euros in 2008 with 4,500 employees, more than 80% of which outside of France. Internationally, Royal Canin is represented with branches in 90 countries. In Europe, the company is the market leader in the field of health food for dogs and cats.
In July 2013 it became known that Royal Canin was sponsoring bear fights in Ukraine . The company stated that the "local Ukrainian office sponsored a dog show without being notified of the terrible 'side actions'" and has since been instructed to stop this type of sponsorship.
Royal Canin operates twelve production facilities:
- Aimargues , South of France
- Cambrai , northern France
- Bruck an der Leitha , Austria
- Johannesburg , South Africa
- Rolla , Missouri State, USA
- Descalvado, Brazil
- González Catán near Buenos Aires , Argentina
- Dimitriow near Moscow , Russia
- Castle Cary near Bristol, UK
- Niepołomice , Poland
- Guelph , Canada
- Shanghai , China
The approx. 240 products are sold through breeders and veterinarians, as well as online shops, pet shops, DIY stores and garden centers with pet food departments, agricultural cooperatives, etc. a., but not through the grocery store.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ royal-canin.de: About Us
- ↑ a b postituspojat.fi: Royal Canin
- ↑ cci-fr.lt: Royal Canin Lithuania, UAB
- ↑ History - Royal Canin Tiernahrung GmbH & Co. KG ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (German)
- ↑ handelsblatt.com: Royal Canin sponsored bear fights on July 23, 2013, accessed on July 24, 2013
- ↑ Illegal bear fights in Ukraine - what happened here and what does ROYAL CANIN have to do with it? ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Royal Canin's statement on its own website
