Editing Meow Mix (section)

== Overview ==
The Meow Mix Company operates from a {{convert|200000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility in [[Decatur, Alabama]], and produces Alley Cat brand cat food products. Originally a product of [[Nestlé Purina PetCare|Ralston-Purina]], Meow Mix was divested for [[antitrust]] reasons in the early 2000s. The brand was acquired by [[Del Monte Foods]] in May, 2006. Their most famous slogan is, "Tastes so good, cats ask for it by name." The company was acquired by [[Cypress Group]], a New York-based private equity firm in a $425 million leveraged buyout in 2003. Three years later, Del Monte Foods acquired the company for $705 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-10-15 |title=Company News; Equity Firm Buys Cat Food Company for $425 Million |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/15/business/company-news-equity-firm-buys-cat-food-company-for-425-million.html |access-date=2024-07-02 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-03-03 |title=Del Monte to Buy Meow Mix and Sell Some Food Units |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/business/del-monte-to-buy-meow-mix-and-sell-some-food-units.html |access-date=2024-07-02|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The company had also been owned by [[J. W. Childs Associates]] which acquired the business in 2001 for $160 million. On March 23, 2015, parent company Big Heart Pet Brands was acquired by [[The J.M. Smucker Company]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Corporate & Financial News Releases|url=http://www.jmsmucker.com/investor-relations/smuckers-financial-news-releases/article/2027898|website=Smucker Financial News – The J.M. Smucker Company|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref> for $5.8 billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Smucker to Buy Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 Billion
|date=February 3, 2015 |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/smucker-to-buy-big-heart-pet-brands-for-5-8-billion/}}</ref>