food predecessor old mother hubbard eagle pack pet foods inc. founded 1926 old mother hubbard 1970 eagle pack pet foods 1997 wellness pet food 2008 wellpet llc headquarters tewksbury massachusetts united states area served united states canada australia new zealand singapore south korea hong kong japan malaysia & indonesia products natural dog & cat food & treats number of employees 200 parent berwind corporation website http www.wellpet.com wellpet llc is a pet food company formed by the combination of wellness natural pet food holistic select natural pet food eagle pack natural pet food and old mother hubbard natural dog snacks 1 purchased by berwind corporation . wellpet is headquartered outside of boston in tewksbury massachusetts . 2 the slogan currently used by wellpet is your pet s wellbeing is at the heart of all we do that s why we do whatever it takes to make the healthiest natural products for the pets that depend on us . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 old mother hubbard 1.2 wellness pet food 1.3 eagle pack 1.4 wellpet 1.5 sojo s 2 references 3 external links history edit old mother hubbard edit old mother hubbard was founded in 1926 as an offshoot of the a. hubbard and sons bakery in gloucester massachusetts making small dog biscuits . in 1961 the company was purchased by jim scott a professional in animal nutrition and moved to lowell massachusetts . in the 1990s jim scott jr. then ceo of the company worked with a team of animal nutrition experts to develop the wellness brand dog and cat foods which went on the market in 1999 and 2000 respectively . old mother hubbard became a member of the wellpet family of brands in 2009 . wellness pet food edit wellness pet food was launched in 1997 by a team of animal nutrition experts veterinarians and food scientists . 4 wellness recipes for dogs were introduced in 1997 and wellness cat recipes were added to the line in 2000 . 5 by 2004 wellness pet food became the leading natural pet food in independent pet specialty retailers . 6 wellness is part of the wellpet brands . 7 in addition to the united states and canada wellness pet food is currently available in the following countries united states canada australia new zealand singapore south korea hong kong japan malaysia & indonesia . eagle pack edit eagle pack started in 1970 producing their hy ration brand dog food . in 2000 the eagle pack holistic select line was launched . 8 eagle pack has sponsored the last grace race on earth an iditarod trail event . 9 all eagle pack recipes are made in the united states and their own manufacturing facility . 10 wellpet edit in october 2007 eagle pack was sold to berwind corporation for an undisclosed amount . in august 2008 wellness old mother hubbard was sold to berwind 11 for 400 million generating a 7x profit on catterton s initial investment . 12 between 2008 and 2009 eagle and omh were merged into a single entity wellpet llc . 13 14 sojo s edit in january 2016 sojo s was sold to berwind corporation for an undisclosed amount . 15 references edit brands wellpet the healthiest natural products for pets contact us philosophy history history grain free brands http www.holisticselect.com philosophy.aspx iditarod about us berwind corporation mergers and acquisitions alacrastore.com http pereport.rrd.com pereport docs pe report 08 18 08.pdf an interview with tim callahan ceo wellpet legacy of eagle dog food greatdanelady.com http www.wellpet.com press release.aspx prid 45 http www.wellpet.com index.aspx http www.wellnesspetfood.com index.aspx http www.holisticselect.com http www.oldmotherhubbard.com index.aspx http www.eaglepack.com external links edit http www.wellpet.com index.aspx http www.wellnesspetfood.com index.aspx http www.holisticselect.com http www.oldmotherhubbard.com index.aspx http www.eaglepack.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wellpet & oldid 744223237 categories animal food manufacturerschelmsford massachusettsdog food brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 21 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view