cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message kibbles n bits type public industry pet food founded 1981 headquarters san francisco california united states area served worldwide products dog food owner big heart pet brands slogan more taste more joy website kibblesnbits.com kibbles n bits is a brand name of dog food manufactured and marketed by big heart pet brands . it was originally created in 1981 as the first dual textured dog food having soft chewy pieces as well as hard crunchy ones . in 1995 the brand was acquired by the h. j. heinz company which in turn sold their pet food division to del monte later on . it is currently the fifth largest dry dog food brand in the united states . citation needed the lawrence kansas plant produces around 1.7 million pounds a day 9.9 million pounds a week and around 497 million pounds of kibbles n bits dog food a year . citation needed external links edit look up kibble in wiktionary the free dictionary . official website v t e del monte foods brands contadina kibbles n bits meow mix milk bone pounce related del monte fresh produce co. v. dole food co. del monte kenya del monte note fresh del monte produce v t e heinz founded in 1869 based in pittsburgh pennsylvania ownership 3g capital berkshire hathaway kraft heinz company brands heinz beans ketchup salad cream sandwich spread tomate frito farley s golden circle greenseas hp foods daddies hp sauce lea & perrins ore ida bagel bites tater tots t.g.i. friday s wattie s weight watchers from heinz wyler s mrs. grass former brands boston market kibbles n bits people henry j. heinz founder h. j. heinz ii former ceo william r. johnson president ceo and chairman tony o reilly former ceo and chairman facilities north america lofts asia northgate europe wigan heinz 57 good things come to those who wait this brand name food or drink product related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kibbles % 27n bits & oldid 717548333 categories 1981 introductionsdog food brandsdel monte foods brandsh . j. heinz company brandsbrand name food products stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from february 2012all articles lacking sourcesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2013all stub articles 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 28 april 2016 at 10 27 . 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