Fromm Family Foods
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| Fromm Family Foods | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded |  Mequon, Wisconsin |
| Headquarters | Mequon, Wisconsin |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Industry | Pet food |
| Products | Dog food, cat food, dog treats |
| Owner | Fromm Family Foods |
| Website | http://www.frommfamily.com/ www.FrommFamily.com |
Fromm Family is a small family owned and operated manufacturer of holistic dog food and cat food made in Mequon, Wisconsin, USA.[1] Fromm started the concept of premium pet food to the public.
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[edit] History
Fromm Family Foods has been in existence since 1904. In the 1930s, The Fromm Family introduced the first canine distemper vaccine and Willard Roberts, Ph.D., chief nutruitionist of Fromm played a major role in the isolation of dicumerol which was later developed into Warfarin then into Coumadin, now used as a preventative for heart attack and stroke. His expertise in research lead him to create the first generation of Fromm Family Nutritionals pet foods. In 1948, chief nutritionist Dr. Willard Roberts, Ph.D. In 1949, Fromm Family introduced the concept of premium pet food to the public.[2]
[edit] Products
[edit] Dogs
Fromm Family has created 5 formulas under their Four-star dry brand and 4 formulas under their Four-star canned food. Under their Good Nutritionals holistic food they created 4 dry formulas, and under their Fromm Family Classics they have 2 formulas.
[edit] Cats
Fromm created 2 dry formulas and 4 canned under their Four-star brand, and 3 formulas under their Good Nutritionals holistic brand.
[edit] Ingredients
From Family Foods use ingredients such as duck, chicken meal, chicken, brown rice, pearled barley, oatmeal, menhaden fish meal, sweet potato, white rice, cranberries, blueberries, cheese, flaxseed, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, apples, and green beans.
[edit] References
- ^ Gary Null (2000). Natural Pet Care. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1583220747.
- ^ "Subdivision planned for former fur farm", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "Fromm Family Foods, on offshoot of the fur farms and which makes a premium pet food for breeders and upscale pet owners, owns the 57-acre property."
