Who makes Pedigree dog food?

Mars Petcare makes PEDIGREE dry food at its Mattoon, Illinois site, according to its June 2019 anniversary announcement.

Owner
MarsMarsPedigree pet-food brand owner
Mars news
Made by
MMars PetcareMattoon dry-food program; 2019
Mars news
Made in
MattoonMattoon dry-food program; 2019
Mars news
Illustration of a generic beverage can, not a photo of Pedigree dog food.
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SuppliersMap research desk · Source records checked against 4 sources, at least 1 published by Mars, Incorporated · How we check

Pedigree dog food supply chain

OwnerMarsMars
BrandPPedigree dog food
Made byMMars Petcare
Made inMattoon
Key part supplier: Not named by Mars, Incorporated Not disclosed

This page covers that production program without identifying the origin of an individual bag, ingredients, all current wet and dry recipes or another brand’s treats. [4]

Is Pedigree dog food made in China or the USA?

Mars’s 94% US-local-production figure describes its overall US-sold portfolio. It does not prove that every Pedigree bag, can or ingredient comes from the USA; SKU-level country and plant assignments remain not public in the reviewed sources here. [1] [3]

Same factory, different label

Pedigree and Royal Canin share Mars ownership. The sources establish the portfolio relationship, without establishing identical recipes or a common factory for all products. [1] [2]

What each source proves

2025-07-29

Mmars.com

Mars announces US manufacturing investment through 2026

Mars news2025-04

Ccommittees.parliament.uk

Mars UK evidence to House of Lords European Affairs Committee

Company record2024-05-18

Ffda.gov

FDA publishes Mars Petcare US Pedigree batch announcement

Mars news2019-06-21

Pprnewswire.com

Mars Petcare: Mattoon production and named pet-food brands

Mars news

Pedigree dog food milestones

  1. Names Royal Canin and Pedigree among Mars-produced brands and a US manufacturing investment plan. The 94% locally produced figure covers all Mars products sold in the US, not any individual pet-food brand. [1]
  2. Company evidence names Pedigree and Royal Canin among products it produces in its UK business and describes an interconnected UK/EU supply network; no pet-food SKU-to-factory mapping. [2]
  3. FDA publication of May 17 company announcement identifies Mars Petcare US and Pedigree as a Mars brand, with a narrow 44-pound-bag lot. Franklin, Tennessee, is the dateline, not an identified factory. [3]
  4. Mars Petcare identifies its Mattoon operation and names PEDIGREE among the brands it manufactures there. [4]

Questions people ask

Who makes pedigree dog food?

Mars Petcare identifies PEDIGREE among the brands manufactured at its Mattoon site in its June 2019 anniversary announcement. This is a named dry-food production program, without allocating every recipe or another brand’s treat format to the same line. [4]

Who owns pedigree dog food?

Pedigree is a Mars brand. Both Mars’s 2025 manufacturing announcement and the company statement published by FDA identify the relationship. [1] [3]

Where is pedigree dog food made?

Mattoon, Illinois, United States, is supported for that PEDIGREE production program in 2019. The site’s product list does not trace an individual bag, establish ingredient origin, or locate all current wet and dry recipes. [4]

Sources

  1. [1] MMars announces US manufacturing investment through 20262025-07-29 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-21
  2. [2] CMars UK evidence to House of Lords European Affairs Committee2025-04 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-21
  3. [3] FFDA publishes Mars Petcare US Pedigree batch announcement2024-05-18 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-21
  4. [4] PMars Petcare: Mattoon production and named pet-food brands2019-06-21 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-26