Gravy Train (dog food)

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Gravy Train is an American commercial dog food. Originally developed by Quaker Foods,[1] it is one of the first brands of dog food to feature the gimmick that when warm water is added to the dry kibble, a brown gravy forms when mixed with the kibble's powder coating. The gravy supposedly makes the food more palatable for the dog.

The advertising catchphrase is "The Gravy Taste Dogs Can't Wait to Finish."

Although once a brand of General Foods Corporation as part of its Gaines brand,[2] Gravy Train has been a brand of Del Monte Foods Pet Products division since 1995.[1]

[edit] Ingredients

Gravy Train contains corn, soybean meal, beef and bone meal, animal fat, animal digest, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 2, and BHA. These are ingredients not found in foods by companies claiming to have more nutritious or holistic foods such as By Nature, Natural Balance, AvoDerm, Blue Buffalo and many others.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b History of Gravy Train at DelMonte.com
  2. ^ History Project's 1984 ad for Gravy Train
  3. ^ The Best Dry Dog Foods - An encyclopedia of dry dog food ingredients

[edit] External links

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