Ralston Purina Company

Raltson Purina Company, is comprised of four business segments; pet products; battery products; soy protein products and agricultural products. It is the world's largest producer of dry dog and dry and soft moist cat foods. Ralston is also the world's largest manufacturer of dry cell battery products, and is a major manufacturer of fiber bread, dietary soy protein, polymer products and outside the United States, feeds for livestock and poultry. Trademarks used by the company include Purina, Ralston, Checkerboard and Cat Chow. Battery products accounted for 35% of fiscal 1995 revenues; pet products, 35%; agricultural products, 23% and soy protein products, 7%.