Friskies

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Friskies
Product type Pet food - Cat food
formerly dog food
Owner Nestlé Purina PetCare
Introduced 1930 (as dog food)
1958 (as cat food)
Markets Worldwide
Previous owners Carnation Company (1930s-1985)
Tagline Friskies For More (2004-2007)
Feed The Senses (2007-present)
Website www.friskies.com

Friskies is a brand of cat food. It is owned by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, a subsidiary of Nestlé. This brand is offered as a canned soft/wet food, as well as dry food (i.e. kibble). Flavors include poultry, beef and seafood.

History

Friskies dry dog food was introduced in 1930[1][2] or 1934.[3] Friskies canned dog food was introduced in 1948.[2] Friskies's dry cat food was first sold by the Carnation Company in 1958 [4] as Little Friskies[1][3] In 1973, Friskies Mighty Dog canned dog food was introduced.[3] In 1982 Carnation introduced its sister product, Fancy Feast. Carnation and the Friskies brand were acquired by Nestlé in 1985.[3][5]

Products

Current Products

Dry Food

Grillers Blend

Indoor Delights

Seafood Sensations

Surfin' & Turfin' Favorites

Rise & Shine (Dry and Wet)

Wet Food

Classic Paté

Flaked

Gravy Sensations

Meaty Bits

Prime Filets

Savory Shreds

Senior Diet

Tasty Treasures

Indoor

Friskies Plus: Sub-products include Special Diet.

Treats

Party Mix: Currently consists of 9 flavors: Original, Wild West, Picnic, Mixed Grill, Cheezy Craze, Beachside, Morning Munch (new), Meow Luau (new) and California Dreamin'(new).

Crispies: Featuring 4 flavors, Cheese Flavor Puffs, Chicken Flavor Puffs, Milk Flavor Puffs and Salmon Flavor Puffs.

Natural Sensations: With 3 flavors featuring the tastes of real Chicken, Salmon and Tuna.

Indoor Adventures: only in 1 flavor, which is Crunchy Chicken Flavor.

Oh No! Hairball: formerly known as Friskies Hairball Remedy, this treat has the flavor of Chicken.

Discontinued Products

Coming Soon

Endorsements

Friskies commissioned a series of four Henri, le Chat Noir short films on the subject of "cat food boredom".[6][7][8][9] Grumpy Cat appeared in episodes of the Friskies YouTube game show "Will Kitty Play With It?"[10][11][12][13]

Will Kitty Play With It?

From 12 February to 29 March 2013, Friskies made 9 episodes of a game show for cats called "Will Kitty Play With It?". It starred many different cats, and the last 3 episodes featured Grumpy Cat starring in the Celebrity Edition of the game. It is possible more episodes will air soon.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Friskies". Pet Food - Cats. Mahalo. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 {C25C061A-D25F-4A26-820A-616900CC6EE7}&NRORIGINALURL=%2FHome%2FAbout%2BPurina%2FOur%2BCompany%2FOur%2BHistory.htm&NRCACHEHINT=Guest "Friskies". 'Our History'. Ralston Purina Company. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "1934". Brand timeline - Friskies. Nestlé USA. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  4. ↑ Nestlé Purina. "A Glimpse from the Past to the Present". Nestlé Purina PetCare. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 
  5. ↑ "New Friskies Cubes". Time (Time Inc.). 14 July 1958. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 
  6. ↑ Tim Nudd (1 March 2013). "Henri the Existential Cat Sells His Bleak and Blackened Soul to Friskies". Adweek. Retrieved 2013-03-06. 
  7. ↑ Laura Stampler (1 March 2013). "AD OF THE DAY: Henri The Existential Cat Sells Out To Peddle Friskies". Business Insider. Retrieved 2013-03-06. 
  8. ↑ "Henri the cat sells out to Friskies, fills us with existential despair". msnNOW. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-06. 
  9. ↑ Elena Gorgan (1 March 2013). "Viral of the Day: Henri le Chat Noir Is Now Selling Cat Food". Softpedia. Retrieved 2013-03-06. 
  10. ↑ "Grumpy Cat: The Internet’s Favorite Sour Cat Draws Crowds at SXSW - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-11. 
  11. ↑ "Grumpy Cat - Pamprrrrd at Friskies Photo Shoot". TMZ.com. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-12. 
  12. ↑ Helen A.S. Popkin (24 October 2012). "Sex, death and Grumpy Cat: The true meaning of SXSW - Technology on". Nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13. 
  13. ↑ "Grumpy Cat on Friskies® Cat Game Show, "Will Kitty Play With It?"". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-03-22. 

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