Need some help on brand info

Blue Buffalo shows that it is a brand of the privately owned Blue Buffalo Company and is not under another umbrella. I see no relation to Castor & Pollux.

Blue is not a Blue seal brand which I belive castor and polluck is ... Blue seal is a BIG parent company

Now having same plants is Possible with smaller brand s.. remember the 07 recall 100 brands One manufacturer

Only way to fully know is to call and hope for a truthful knowledgeable rep...

May I ask, is there any reason you're concerned with whether or not Blue Buffalo is affiliated with Castor and Pollux? I'm considering purchasing their Organix cat food brand, but after reading their website, I'm a little concerned.

My first (small) concern was with them listing organic peas and organic brown rice third and fourth on the dry cat food ingredient list, and they also list 'dried egg product', which I don't recall having seen before. Their wet food ingredients list has organic brown rice listed as their second ingredient, which seems outrageous for such an expensive wet food. Alarm bells also sounded when the site subtly advised against a raw food diet, and when they said people should look for pet foods with fruits and vegetables in them. But what got me really nervous was when I read the following in their FAQ:

DO YOU DO ANIMAL TESTING?

The most common form of animal testing that pet food companies engage in is for “palatability,” (in other words, a taste test). A taste test is done to make sure that any changes in the food are better than or equal to the current food. The taste test is quite simple and is conducted by simply presenting the food for consumption. The amount of food eaten is then recorded and compared to what was eaten of the other food. This is how we know any changes made to the food to make it more nutritious are still yummy to the animal! We also send food and treats home with our staff and friends to feed to their own four-legged friends and the results are consistent— pets love our stuff!

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Does this seem to anyone else like they kind of avoided the question? They said yes, we do 'a form' of animal testing, but they didn't say anything about not doing any other kind of animal testing, which is something I would certainly stress if I were running a company catered to animal lovers. After hearing whispers of Iams doing some form of animal testing (I have not looked into this) I am a little paranoid, and after seeing this thread, was wondering if there was a reason this company should be avoided.

Blue and Castor & Pollux are not affiliated. Blue uses several different manufacturers. I do not know who Castor uses to manufacture their food but it could very well be one of the same as Blue but this has nothing to do with ownership of the company itself.

Yeah, that's the impression I got too =\\

Here's an idea: check the label on the can.

Pet Works owns Castor and Pollux, Mars Petcare used to make it for them and may still.
Ironically their talk of "we put rigorous testing on our products" is silly, that's Mars' policay for all of their food, even the cheapy grocery store brands they manufacture.

The idea behind the added fruits and veggies is that they're a healthier source of vitamins and minerals. Which works for a dog, but not a cat. Though I used to feed some of the dry (it was free lol) and I must say that the banana chips did actually force cats to chew and did scrape plaque off.
Otherwise it's just marketing to people. Trail mix is healthy and tasty for us, right? Why let people know it's not for cats. Same for the wet foods with veggie chunks.

All petfood companies do food trials. Mars does theirs in conjunction with Banfield. Hill's has their own set up for it. I don't know who Purina, Del Montie, Diamond, or smaller companies use.