August 5, 2022
By News Director Jared Atha
In a press release it was announced earlier this week that Colgate-Palmolive Co. plans to purchase three dry pet food manufacturing plants in the U.S. from Red Collar Pet Foods for $700 million with one of those plants located in Clinton.
The release stated that the plants will be integrated into Hill’s Global Supply Network to produce dry pet food for Hill’s Science Diet and Prescription Diet brands. The purchase agreement includes transfer of approximately 350 employees.
Currently the plant in Clinton employees 130
Red Collar will manage the dry pet food private-label business for a transition period and will continue to own and operate its pet treats business and facilities.
Hill’s is building a new canned pet food manufacturing facility in Tonganoxie, Kansas, scheduled to begin production next year, and in April completed acquisition of a canned pet food plant in Italy, also to meet demand for its science-led pet nutrition diets.
The other two purchased plants are located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and Washington Court House, Ohio.
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