Taste of the Wild

Who Makes It

Taste of the Wild is a dry and wet dog and cat food brand owned by Diamond Pet Foods, the trade name of Schell & Kampeter, Inc. of Meta, Missouri. The brand says its recipes are based on a pet's ancestral diet and it is known for less common proteins such as bison, venison, wild boar and trout. Its lines include the original grain-free recipes, Ancient Grains, and PREY limited ingredient recipes. ^{1, 2, 3}

Where It Is Made

The company says every Taste of the Wild product is made in the USA at one of seven company facilities, in California (two), Missouri, South Carolina, Arkansas, Kansas and Indiana. Diamond Pet Foods says all of its dry pet food is made in its own family-owned plants rather than by a contract manufacturer. ^{4, 2}

History

Diamond Pet Foods was founded in 1970 by brothers-in-law Gary Schell and Richard Kampeter in Meta, Missouri, and it launched Taste of the Wild in 2007 as a grain-free, high-protein line. The company says the brand has always been wholly owned by Diamond Pet Foods, which remains family-owned. ^{3, 2, 1}

Worth Knowing

In May 2012, Taste of the Wild dry foods were part of a Diamond Pet Foods recall over possible Salmonella linked to the company's Gaston, South Carolina plant. In 2019 the FDA listed Taste of the Wild among the brands most often named in reports of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs; the FDA did not establish a cause. In 2021 Diamond settled a class action over grain-free labeling for $8 million without admitting wrongdoing. ^{5, 6, 7, 8}

1. tasteofthewildpetfood.com/faq/what-company-owns-taste-of-the-wild
2. diamondpetcompany.com
3. caninejournal.com/taste-of-the-wild-dog-food-review
4. tasteofthewildpetfood.com/faq/where-are-your-foods-made
5. petful.com/brands/taste-of-the-wild-recall
6. truthaboutpetfood.com/taste-of-the-wild-recall
7. akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/fda-grain-free-diet-alert-dcm
8. topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/closed-settlements/diamond-pet-foods-grain-free-products-8m-class-action-settlement

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