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MARS

PROCESSOR PROFILES

PETCARE

M
FAST FACTS
Founded: 1935
North America HQ:
Franklin, Tennessee
Size:
Employs more than
85,000 globally in
70+ countries
Brands:
Portfolio of more than
50 brands
Website:
www.mars.com/
made-by-mars/petcare

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Mars Petcare is a global company comprised of
more than 50 brands that serve pets across the world
through nutrition, health, research, technology and
veterinary expertise. The company's driving force
is its strategic purpose of A BETTER WORLD FOR
PETS™ and nutrition philosophy which reflects a respect for pets and the importance of the foods Mars
Petcare makes.
The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition is the
research and development engine for Mars Petcare
and a world-leading scientific authority on pet
nutrition and health. WALTHAM developed the
company's guiding principles for pet food and
nutrition. These principles include: putting the pet's
needs first through advancing knowledge in pet
nutrition; never compromising on making safe,
quality foods using credible and caring science;
driving good feeding practices by providing information, education and services; and listening to
owner's needs. WALTHAM also shares its key findings with the scientific community and industry
associations, enabling pets and pet owners around
the world to benefit from its work.
In line with contributing to a better world, Mars,
parent company of Mars Petcare, has committed

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to multiple initiatives to reduce the impact the
company's products and manufacturing practices have on the environment. As part of its
sustainable-in-a-generation plan, Mars announced

"At Mars Petcare, we don't
just talk about making
A BETTER WORLD FOR
PETS, we live it every day.
Everything we do is grounded
in our desire to make pets
happy, healthy, and welcome,
from our products and
services, to our partnerships
and investment into leading
research and development."
Mark Johnson, president, Mars Petcare North America

at the end of 2015 that the company achieved its
goal of sending zero waste to landfill from direct
manufacturing at all 126 of its production facilities around the world. To encourage recycling of
materials that can't be handled by municipal recycling, Mars Petcare UK recently teamed up with
TerraCycle on a recycling program in which pet
owners drop off used pet packaging at designated
locations to be recycled. Mars Petcare's goal is to
redesign all its packaging to be 100% recyclable,
reusable or compostable by 2025.
Additional initiatives focus on water stewardship,
land use, improving the working lives of people in
the company's value chain and increasing access
to the products and information that help maintain healthy lifestyles. The company estimates it
serves more than 400 million pets across the globe
and positively impacts the lives of billions of people
and their pets.
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