Ralston Purina Company - RAL- Profile

Ralston Purina Company. The principal activities of the Group are the production of dry dog and soft-moist cat foods and other pet products. Products also include cat box filler under trademarks such as PURINA, RALSTON, the CHECKERBOARD logo, CHOW, DOG CHOW, CAT CHOW, GOLDEN CAT, and TIDY CAT; and manufacture of dry cell battery products under trademarks such as EVEREADY and ENERGIZER among others, which it considers is of substantial importance and which it uses individually or in conjunction with other Company trademarks. North American pet foods accounted for 75% of fiscal 2000 revenues; international pet foods, 16% and golden products, 9%.