Royal Canin
Royal Canin is an international French manufacturer and distributor of dog and cat food.
Business
The headquarters of the company founded by veterinarian Jean Cathary 1967 company is Aimargues in Gard. Royal Canin had 2010 with over 4500 employees, of which more than 70 % outside France, sales of over 1 billion euros, of which over 80 % outside France. International Royal Canin has branches in 90 states. In Europe, the company is the market leader in the field of health food for dogs and cats. 2002 was purchased from the Royal Canin Group Incorporated Mars, but remains as an independent brand in the market.
In July 2013 it was announced that Royal Canin sponsored in Ukraine bear baiting. The company said that the " local branch has sponsored a dog show in Ukraine, without being informed of the terrible ' side - actions ' in knowledge ", and this has been instructed in the meantime, to prevent this kind of sponsorship. [NB 1]
Royal Canin operates eleven manufacturing facilities:
- Aimargues, Southern France
- Cambrai, Northern France
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Rolla, Missouri, United States
- Descalvado, Brazil
- González Catán in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Dimitriow in Moscow, Russia
- Castle Cary in Bristol, United Kingdom
- Niepołomice, Poland
- Guelph, Canada
- Shanghai, China
In 2001, a separate research, development and management campus was established at the headquarters Aimargues.
The distribution of approximately 240 products is both breeders and veterinarians, as well as via Internet Shops, the pet trade, construction and garden centers with pet food departments, land trade unions, including, but not about the food trade. In 2007, Royal Canin was one affected by the melamine scandal companies and then launched a recall in North America and some Asian countries. Products for the European market were not affected.