Txawm hais tias muaj teeb meem nyiaj txiag thiab cov khoom lag luam, nws yog lub sijhawm zoo los ua tus tswv tsiaj hauv 2023. Raws li tsab ntawv ceeb toom APPA tsis ntev los no, 70% ntawm cov tsev neeg hauv Tebchaws Meskas muaj tus tsiaj. Qhov ntawd txhais tau tias 90+ lab lub tsev nyob hauv lub tebchaws muaj tsawg kawg yog ib tus tswv cuab ntawm tsev neeg. Thiab lawv txhua tus yuav tsum noj ib yam dab tsi! Muaj ntau tshaj li cov khoom noj dev thiab miv hauv Asmeskas-uas tsis tau muaj teeb meem.
Txawm li cas los xij, qee lub tuam txhab loj tshaj plaws hauv Asmeskas yog nyob rau hauv kev lag luam ntawm outsourcing zaub mov manufacturing. Tab sis feem ntau cov niam txiv tsiaj hauv lub tebchaws nyiam cov khoom noj uas tsim los ntawm Asmeskas tshaj li cov khoom ua txawv teb chaws. Thiab yog vim li cas peb thiaj tsim daim ntawv no! Koom nrog peb, thiab cia peb saib cov tuam txhab khoom noj tsiaj loj tshaj plaws uas ua, qhov tseeb, tsom mus rau kev tsim khoom hauv tsev!
Lub 13 Cov Khoom Noj Khoom Noj Loj Tshaj Plaws Hauv Tebchaws Meskas
1. Hill's Pet Nutrition
| Company income: | 3.3 billion US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Prescription Diet, Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Science |
| Founded in: | 1907 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Topeka, Kansas |
Nrog cov nyiaj tau los txhua xyoo ntawm $ 3.3 nphom, Hill's Pet Nutrition yog qhov kev sib tw tsis sib haum xeeb. Founded ntau tshaj 100 xyoo dhau los (hauv 1907, kom muaj tseeb) hauv Kansas, lub tuam txhab no tshwj xeeb hauv cov khoom noj zoo tshaj plaws rau cov miv thiab dev. Cov npe ntawm cov khoom lag luam muaj txiaj ntsig zoo heev (lawv tau txais ntau dua 300 cov khoom lag luam hauv kab), nrog rau Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv ua tus nqi.
Hill's Pet Nutrition paub thiab qhuas txog kev tsim nws cov khoom noj tsiaj nrog kev pab los ntawm cov kws kho tsiaj los txhawb cov tsiaj hauv tsev uas muaj mob tshwj xeeb. Tias yog vim li cas hom no feem ntau pom zoo los ntawm cov kws kho tsiaj muaj ntawv tso cai. Lub tuam txhab yog los ntawm Colgate-Palmolive.
2. General Mills
| Company income: | 1.7 billion US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Blue Buffalo, True Chews, Top Chews, Nudge |
| Founded in: | 1866 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Ntawm no peb muaj lwm yam khoom noj tsiaj loj heev. Hailing los ntawm Minnesota, General Mills tsom ntsoov rau kev ua kom noj qab haus huv, noj qab nyob zoo, thiab noj qab nyob zoo uas muaj nqaij. Nws tau nyob ib puag ncig rau 150+ xyoo thiab muaj lub hauv paus muaj zog hauv Asmeskas kev lag luam. Qee qhov ntawm nws cov khoom muag zoo tshaj plaws suav nrog True Chews, Nudges, thiab, tau kawg, Blue Buffalo (tau rov qab xyoo 2018 rau $ 8 billion).
Ntau tus dev / miv cov khoom noj muaj peev xwm muab piv rau lawv raws li cov khoom xyaw zoo. Xyoo tas los, lub tuam txhab ua tau $ 1.7 nphom hauv cov nyiaj tau los, zoo ib yam li xyoo 2020. Daim ntawv ceev: General Mills yog ib lub tuam txhab loj tshaj plaws ntawm cov khoom lag luam thiab muaj ntau hom khoom, suav nrog Chex thiab Cheerios.
3. Pob Zeb Diamond Tsiaj Khoom Noj
| Company income: | 1.5 billion US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Diamond Performance, Pob Zeb Diamond Naturals, NutraGold |
| Founded in: | 1970 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Meta, Missouri |
Txav mus nrog cov npe, cia peb saib sai ntawm Pob Zeb Tsiaj Khoom Noj, tus thib tsib tus neeg ua si loj tshaj plaws ntawm kev ua lag luam nrog $ 1.5 nphom hauv 2021. DPF tau ntseeg los ntawm ntau lab tus niam txiv Asmeskas cov tsiaj. Yog li, nws tau ua dab tsi los tsim nyog lawv txoj kev ntseeg siab? Ua ntej, nws cov npe suav nrog cov npe zoo tshaj plaws xws li Pob Zeb Diamond Naturals, Kev Ua Haujlwm, thiab NutraGold. Qhov thib ob, nws txoj cai tswj hwm tus nqi ntse ua txoj haujlwm zoo ntawm kev nyiam cov neeg siv khoom tshiab.
Lub tuam txhab ua cov khoom noj dev qhuav thiab ntub dej. Yog li, yog tias koj tsuas yog xav tau cov khoom noj zoo tshaj plaws thiab khoom noj txom ncauj rau koj tus tsiaj tab sis nyob rau ntawm pob nyiaj siv nruj me ntsis, Pob Zeb Diamond Tsiaj Khoom Noj yuav yog qhov kev xaiv zoo. Qhov kev lag luam hauv tsev neeg no (muaj los ntawm Schell & Kampeter) kuj muaj cov khoom lag luam zoo heev rau cov tsiaj txhu raug mob thiab rhiab heev.
4. Alphia
| Company income: | 1.0 billion US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Alphia, C. J. Foods (yav dhau los), American Nutrition (yav dhau los) |
| Founded in: | 2020 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Ogden, Utah |
Thiab ib lub tuam txhab nyiaj ib txhiab daus las tuaj yeem coj los rau lub rooj? Rau qhov pib, Alphia yog lub chaw tsim khoom noj tsiaj me tshaj plaws ntawm cov npe. Nws tau tsim tsuas yog ob xyoos dhau los-hauv 2020-raws li qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev sib koom ua ke ntawm American Nutrition thiab CJ Foods. Feem coob-muaj los ntawm J. H. Whitney, nws muaj tag nrho cov peev nyiaj tsim nyog thiab tib neeg cov peev txheej (tshaj li 800 tus neeg ua haujlwm nyob ntawd) kom sai sai rau lub hnub qub.
Ntawm qhov nruab nrab, Alphia tsim tau ib txhiab phaus zaub mov tsiaj txhua xyoo, thiab cov lej raug kwv yees nce mus.
5. Spectrum Hom/United Pet Group
| Company income: | 951 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Wild Harvest, Nature's Miracle |
| Founded in: | 1997 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Tsuas yog $ 49 lab txaj muag ntawm kev ntaus tus cim $ 1 nphom, United Pet Group muaj npe nrov rau nws cov npe Nature's Miracle thiab Wild Harvest, rau npe rau ob peb tug. Nws yog ib lub tuam txhab tshiab (ua lag luam rau 25 xyoo) tab sis twb muab cov khoom noj tsiaj loj dua rau lawv cov nyiaj. Tus yuam sij rau kev vam meej ntawm no tsis yog tsuas yog nyob rau hauv qhov zoo ntawm cov khoom, tab sis kuj nws ntau haiv neeg.
United Pet Group ua zaub mov rau ntses, luav, noog, nas, thiab, tau kawg, dev thiab miv.
6. Merricks Pet Care
| Company income: | 485 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Backcountry, Tag Nrho Lub Ntiaj Teb Farms |
| Founded in: | 1988 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Amarillo, Texas |
Yuav luag ib nrab ntawm ib lab nyiaj daus las hauv ib xyoos thiab muaj peev xwm rau kev loj hlob tsis tu ncua-uas yog txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj los piav txog Merricks Pet Care. Ib yam li tag nrho lwm cov tuam txhab lag luam hauv daim ntawv teev npe, nws txaus siab ua cov khoom noj khoom haus qhuav thiab ntub dej rau cov tsiaj hauv tsev (nrog rau ntau cov zaub mov tsis muaj nplej) siv cov khoom xyaw tshwj xeeb hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas. Cov xov xwm zoo ntxiv: lawv tsim txhua pob khoom hauv Tebchaws Meskas.
Tom ntej no, tag nrho cov "kev nqa hnyav" yog ua tiav ntawm lub tuam txhab cov chaw hauv Hereford, Texas.
7. Freshpet
| Company income: | 464 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Freshpet, Vital, Nature's Fresh |
| Founded in: | 2006 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Secaucus, New Jersey |
Peb tau siv los khaws cov kaus poom ntawm cov dev thiab miv zaub mov hauv lub tub yees. Txawm li cas los xij, Freshpet cov khoom raug pom zoo kom khaws cia hauv lub freezer thib ob uas koj tau txais. Qhov no tso cai rau cov khoom xyaw kom nyob twj ywm 100% tshiab thiab noj qab haus huv rau cov tsiaj nyaum fluffy. Qhov kev txawv txav no tau pab Freshpet tsim tau $ 464 lab, tsaws nws7 ntawm peb cov npe ntawm cov tuam txhab tsiaj loj tshaj plaws hauv Asmeskas.
Natural nqaij qaib los yog nqaij nyuj yog ib qho tseem ceeb muaj nyob rau hauv cov khw muag khoom noj thiab kho.
8. Sunshine Mills
| Company income: | 420 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | EVOLVE, Noj nqaij noj, Nurture Farms |
| Founded in: | 1949 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Red Bay, Alabama |
Kev sib tw hauv kev ua lag luam khoom noj yog qhov nyuaj dua li yav dhau los, tab sis Sunshine Mills tswj kom tau $ 420 lab hauv 12 lub hlis, tau txais lub npe ntawm 10 lub tuam txhab tsiaj zoo tshaj plaws. Cov npe ntawm cov khoom noj khoom haus zoo tshaj plaws yog qhov zoo nkauj heev, thiab suav nrog cov npe nyiam nyiam xws li Meaty Treats, EVOLVE, thiab Nurture Farms nrog cov tsw zoo li qos yaj ywm qab zib.
Sunshine Mills muaj ntau dua 1,000 tus neeg ua haujlwm, nrog ntau cov nroj tsuag muaj ntawv pov thawj thoob plaws lub Xeev. Lub HQ nyob hauv qhov zoo nkauj Red Bay hauv Alabama thiab qhov no yog tsev neeg muaj thiab ua lag luam. Lub tuam txhab ncav cuag tau deb dhau ntawm Asmeskas: lawv xa khoom mus rau Latin America, Asia, thiab Canada.
9. Tuffy's Pet Food/KLN Family Brands
| Company income: | 288 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Tuffy's Kub, PureVita, Nutrisource |
| Founded in: | 1964 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Perham, Minnesota |
Nrog cov nyiaj tau los nruab nrab txhua xyoo ntawm $250–$300 lab nyiaj daus las, Tuffy's Pet Food muaj qhov chaw tas mus li ntawm cov npe ntawm cov tuam txhab khoom noj tsiaj loj tshaj plaws hauv Tebchaws Meskas. Lub tuam txhab tau tsim nyob rau hauv 1964 thiab siv sij hawm me ntsis los ua ib tug tag nrho-scale, neeg coob-favored chaw tsim tshuaj paus ntawm organic thiab tej yam ntuj tso tsiaj cov khoom noj. Muaj los ntawm KLN Family Brands, nws muag cov khoom xws li Nutrisource, PureVita, thiab Tuffy's Gold series.
Feem ntau nyob hauv Perham, Minnesota, lub tuam txhab muaj ze li ntawm 300 tus neeg ua haujlwm thiab cov chaw loj thoob plaws lub xeev. Lawv ua hauj lwm rau kev muab cov me nyuam me thiab cov kittens nrog cov zaub mov noj qab nyob zoo.
10. Nature's Variety
| Company income: | 158 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Instinct, Prairie |
| Founded in: | 2002 |
| Lub hauv paus: | St. Louis, Missouri |
Yog tias koj tus tsiaj nyiam zom ib yam dab tsi nyoos, Instinct zaub mov kab los ntawm Nature's Variety tej zaum yuav yog qhov lawv nyiam kho tshiab. Tam sim no, tus tsim khoom noj tsiaj no tsis yog ze li ntawm qee lub tuam txhab Fortune 500, tab sis nws muaj nws txoj kev ncaj ncees ntawm kev ua lag luam. Raws li nyob rau hauv St. Louis, Missouri, NV tau ua haujlwm tau 20 xyoo tam sim no (txij li xyoo 2002), maj mam, tab sis tsis tu ncua ua tiav cov qauv qub.
Thiab nrog $ 158 lab tsim los ntawm Lincoln, Nebraska cov chaw, nws tau ua rau nws dhau los ntawm kev sib kis hnyav xyoo nrog cov xim ya, ua tsaug rau cov kiv cua ncaj ncees thoob plaws Tebchaws Meskas. Nature's Variety yog tus thawj coj thaum nws los txog rau cov khoom siv tsiaj thiab cov tsiaj nyeg thiab tau nyiam 30% kev muag khoom nce ntxiv xyoo 2010.
11. Kent Pet Group
| Company income: | 100 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Blue Foob, Kent |
| Founded in: | 1927 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Muscatine, Iowa |
Koj puas paub tias lub npe nrov Blue Seal yog nyob rau Kent Pet Group? Yog lawm, thiab lub tuam txhab no paub txog nws txoj kev tshawb fawb los ua zaub mov rau tsiaj. Lawv cov khoom tseem raug muag raws li Kent hom, thiab ua ke nrog Blue Seal, lawv tau tsim muaj tseeb $ 100 lab hauv 12 lub hlis. Sustainability yog lub plawv ntawm Kent Corp.
Lawv tau siv zog ntau los txo lawv qhov cuam tshuam rau lub ntiaj teb cov peev txheej thiab siv cov cuab yeej xav txog yav tom ntej rau kev rov ua dua tshiab thiab rov siv Niam Nature cov peev txheej. Kent Pet Group tsis tsuas yog ua zaub mov xwb, tab sis. Lawv cov ntaub ntawv tseem ceeb suav nrog qee qhov nrov tshaj plaws miv litter thiab cov khoom txaj pw tawm muaj (Lub Ntiaj Teb Zoo Tshaj Plaws thiab Fiber Cycle).
12. Nunn Milling
| Company income: | 80 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Hunter's Select, Ocean Plenty |
| Founded in: | 1926 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Indiana, USA |
Kev noj zaub mov zoo-uas yog yam uas Nunn Milling ua tau zoo ntawm. Los ntawm kev siv cov khoom xyaw zoo tshaj plaws, lub tuam txhab tau tswj kom muag $ 80 lab tus nqi ntawm cov khoom noj tsiaj hauv xyoo 2021, uas tau tsaws nws qhov chaw12 ntawm cov npe. Tej zaum koj tau pom cov npe xws li Ocean Plenty thiab Hunter's Xaiv ntawm lub khw hauv zos lossis thaum taug kev los ntawm cov neeg muag khoom saum toj kawg nkaus hauv online. Zoo, ob lub tuam txhab muaj npe rau Nunn Milling.
Ua teb chaws USA, cov khoom noj uas tsim los ntawm lub tuam txhab no muaj ib tug ze-zoo meej mix ntawm cov vitamins, minerals, rog, thiab protein, uas sib npaug zog cov leeg nqaij thiab pob txha rau koj tus dev los yog miv. Auj, thiab yog tias koj muaj ib tug noog xwb, Nunn Milling muaj qee yam khoom rau nws thiab.
13. Better Choice Company
| Company income: | 56 lab US dollars |
| Ntau hom: | Halo, TruDog |
| Founded in: | 1986 |
| Lub hauv paus: | Oldsmar, Florida |
Kawg, tab sis tsis tsawg kawg, Lub Tuam Txhab Kev Xaiv Zoo Tshaj Plaws yog tus tswv TruDog thiab Halo (nrog rau lwm lub npe) thiab txaus siab los tsim 100% Asmeskas cov khoom noj tsiaj. Piv rau qhov nyiam ntawm Hill's Pet Nutrition lossis General Mills, nws tau txais cov nyiaj tau los txhua xyoo me me ($ 56 lab hauv 2021). Txawm li cas los xij, yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav kev txhawb nqa lub chaw tsim khoom hauv Asmeskas thiab kho koj tus tsiaj nrog zaub mov zoo, lub tuam txhab no tsim nyog koj saib.
Fried and grain-free, TruDog raw a dog foods are rich in meat (protein) thiab ua tib zoo ntim kom tsis txhob muaj kab mob. Raws li rau Halo, nws muaj ob qho tib si dev- thiab miv cov khoom tshwj xeeb (xws li toppers, zom, thiab kho) uas tuaj yeem pab ua kom koj tus phooj ywg plaub-legged noj qab nyob zoo thiab zoo siab.
Paj Tsiaj Ua Lag Luam Loj Npaum Li Cas?
Nws loj heev! Xyoo 2021, cov neeg hauv Asmeskas tau siv $ 123+ billion rau lawv cov tsiaj. Thiab, kwv yees li 40% ntawm cov peev nyiaj-$ 50 billion-tau suav nrog cov khoom noj thiab khoom noj. Yog tias peb rhuav cov lej ntawd rau hauv cov nuj nqis txhua xyoo, peb yuav pom tias cov tsev neeg Asmeskas siv $ 290 rau dev thiab $ 255 rau miv txhua xyoo. Qhov nruab nrab, cov tswv tsiaj siv $500 rau tsiaj hauv 12 lub hlis.
Raws li kev lag luam tsiaj tsiaj thoob ntiaj teb, nws tau kwv yees txog $ 114 nphom los ntawm 2026. Northern America tau kwv yees tias yuav yog tus siv nyiaj loj tshaj plaws, nrog rau EU. Tsis tas li ntawd, cov tuam txhab khoom noj tsiaj hauv Asmeskas tsim muaj txiaj ntsig zoo, txhawb kev lag luam.
Dab tsi yog Lub Tuam Txhab Loj Tshaj Plaws Hauv Tebchaws Meskas?
Mars Petcare yog lub chaw tsim khoom noj tsiaj loj tshaj plaws hauv Asmeskas, nrog $ 19 nphom hauv cov nyiaj tau los hauv 2021. Xyoo no, Mars tau nyiaj ntau dua Coca-Cola! Purina PetCare (muaj los ntawm Nestle) yog tus tsim khoom loj thib ob, ua $ 16.5 nphom xyoo tas los. Hloov mus rau daim ntawv teev npe, peb muaj Hill's Pet Nutrition ($ 3.3 billion), JM Smucker ($ 2.7 billion), thiab General Mills ($ 1.7 billion).
Vim li cas qee lub tuam txhab tsis muaj npe? Lawv outsource ib chunk ntawm ntau lawm lub luag hauj lwm rau lawv cov chaw nyob rau hauv peb tog. Peb tab tom tham txog Tuam Tshoj, UK, Ireland, thiab Netherlands, rau npe ob peb. Thaum qhov ntawd tsis tas txhais tau tias xov xwm phem rau koj tus phooj ywg furry, feem ntau cov neeg Asmeskas nyiam lawv cov khoom noj tsiaj los ua hauv zos.
Dab tsi "Ua Hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas" Sawv Rau?
Daim ntawv lo no feem ntau pom ntawm cov khoom muag muag hauv Tebchaws Meskas, tab sis nws txhais tau li cas? Raws li Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Trade Commission, cov khoom uas hais tias yuav tsum tau tsim nyob rau hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas yuav tsum yog "tag nrho cov zoo" ua nyob rau hauv America. Peb tab tom tham txog cov khoom xyaw, ntim, thiab txhua yam hauv nruab nrab. Txwv tsis pub, nws yuav ua txhaum ntawm kev nyab xeeb thiab cov qauv zoo uas tau teev tseg los ntawm FTC.
Qhov sib txawv, cov khoom lag luam uas tsim tawm sab nraud ntawm Teb Chaws Asmeskas tsis tas yuav ua raws li cov qauv no. Thiab qee zaum qhov no tuaj yeem ua teeb meem vim tias tsawg lub tebchaws muaj tib txoj cai lij choj, kev nplua, lossis kev saib xyuas kev muaj peev xwm raws li Lub Xeev. Piv txwv li, rov qab rau xyoo 2007, FDA pom muaj cov kab mob sib kis (feem ntau yog melamine) hauv qee cov khoom xyaw uas tuaj ntawm Tuam Tshoj uas tua tsiaj. Txawm li cas los xij, qhov xwm txheej zoo dua niaj hnub no.
How to Read the Labels Right: Phau Ntawv Qhia Ceev
Yuav kom ntxias cov neeg yuav khoom kom ntseeg tau tias lawv cov khoom yog, qhov tseeb, ua hauv Tebchaws Meskas, ntau lub tuam txhab muab tus chij Asmeskas rau ntawm pob. Hauv lwm qhov xwm txheej, koj yuav pom qee yam xws li "tsim rau" lossis "tau txais hauv Asmeskas". Qhov no feem ntau qhia tau hais tias thaum lub hom phiaj yog nyob rau hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas, cov zaub mov tau tag nrho los yog ib feem ntawm lub teb chaws.
Surprisingly, cov tswv yim ntxias no feem ntau siv los ntawm cov hom loj uas sim zais lub hauv paus chiv keeb ntawm lawv cov khoom xyaw. Lawv txawm siv lub "Made in the USA", vam tias yuav zam FTC qhov muag pom. Rov qab rau xyoo 2015, Democrats tau thov FTC kom nruj dua thiab nruj rau cov neeg tsim khoom noj uas tsim txom "ua hauv Asmeskas" thov. Tu siab, tsis tau hloov ntau npaum li cas txij thaum ntawd los.
Conclusion
Peb txhua tus xav kom peb cov phooj ywg plaub-legged noj qab nyob zoo, tau txais cov as-ham zoo thiab zom cov khoom noj txom ncauj thiab zaub mov. Tias yog vim li cas nws tseem ceeb heev kom paub tseeb tias koj tau txais cov zaub mov zoo rau koj tus dev lossis miv. Hmoov tsis zoo, thaum feem ntau hom tsiaj hauv Tebchaws Meskas tsim cov khoom hauv tsev, qee lub tuam txhab xws li Mars tsim cov khoom noj thiab khoom siv ntau hauv peb lub tebchaws.
Tseeb, Mars yog hom khoom noj tsiaj loj tshaj plaws hauv Asmeskas, tab sis, ua tsaug, nws tsis yog tib qho xwb. Niaj hnub no, peb tau tshawb xyuas 13 lub tuam txhab hauv zos uas tsuas yog muag cov khoom lag luam hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas es tsis txhob xa tawm los ntawm cov nroj tsuag nyob sab nraud ntawm Asmeskas. Yog li, xaiv cov zaub mov los ntawm ib qho ntawm cov tuam txhab no, thiab ua rau koj tus tsiaj xav tsis thoob nrog kev kho tshiab qab!
