When did Friskie's change the formula to include chickory. Isn't that a form of coffee? My husband sneezes violently sometimes--wonder if it could be the dry cat food?
As far as when friskie's added it, don't know about that. But I see it in a lot of cat foods and human foods--it is added as a source of fiber. Sometimes you'll also see "inulin" in food, which is also fiber that I think is derived from chicory. I think some people call it "coffeeweed", but it's not actually related to coffee.