Talk:Hill's Pet Nutrition

References for the use of the name Hill's Pet Nutrition
The earliest use of the name Hill's Pet Nutrition was in 1994. When Colgate-Palmolive merged with Riviana Food the company was still referred to as Hill Packing Company.

The state of Kansas shows the original application to use this name was on the 11 January 1993 Delaware has a Hills Pet Nutrition with an incorporation date of the 12 May 1969 FILE # 0712623

This leads me to believe Riviana Foods changed or added the name.

Isn't it misleading to refer to Burton Hill's company and their activities in the early 1900s as Hill's Pet Nutrition? The Pet Nutrition aspect comes from Dr. Mark Morris Sr. in the 1940s, who later contracted the Hill Packing Company to can his dog food.

The company was an existing pet food company before Dr. Mark Morris Sr. The ownership of the current company (factory) is clearly descended from Burton Hill's company. The product first produced KD Diet and the marketing directly to vets. was a major innovation in the industry. That said Hill's pet nutrition still produces and sells "plan" dog food.

I have copies of the agreement between Hill's and Dr. Morris. I'll try to post them to the talk in the next few days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.255.176.81 (talk) 01:50, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Zupreem
not sure if the following was done in conjunction with hill's pet nutrition or separately. If separately it seems that it belongs in an entry for Mark Morris but not Hill pet nutrition. "Working off his belief that animals with different medical conditions had different dietary needs, he also created a diet for animals with heart problems, and a diet for animals with digestive problems. Dr. Morris' son, Mark Morris Jr. DVM, PhD continued his work to include diets for overweight animals, and for animals with urinary tract problems, as well as launching a range of zoo animal diets, now known as ZuPreem." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vincentdavis (talk • contribs)

Extra Ref
Reference:

1)The Story of Topeka & Shawnee County By Spencer L. Duncan Chaper 3 pange 21: "Hills was founded in 1907: Historic Shawnee County"

Referance to the use of Hill Rendering http://www.newspapers.com/clip/140418/artical_about_canning_with_referance_to/

2) The Food Packer Vance Publishing Corporation, 1955 page 20: "Hill Packing Co., Topeka, Kansas, makers of canned and frozen dog food products, is preparing one of the most aggressive, merchandising, and sales promotion programs in its 45-year history"..... "Burton Hill, president and manager"

3) Veterinary News, Volumes 14-15 New York State Veterinary Medical Society., 1951 - Veterinary medicine: "Progress in small animal nutrition and disease treatment recently made great forward strides when Mr. Burton Hill, president of the Hill Packing Co., Topeka, Kansas, announced he would produce and distribute Dr. Mark L. Morris' "Prescription Diets"

4) Processing & Freezing, Volume 19, Ginn-Schrock., 1954 - Frozen foods Page 33: "Frozen U. S. Inspected Horsemeat was made public by Burton Hill, President and founder of the Hill Packing Co., Topeka, Kansas. This new overwrap developed hy the Marathon Corp. gives defrosting protection as well as possessing eye ..."

Vincentdavis (talk) 03:52, 9 October 2013 (UTC)