Who owns Pro Can?
Pro Can is owned by Pronaca (Ecuador).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Pronaca — Marcas (corporate brand portfolio), Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos C.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos C.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador, Quito
- Origin
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet food › Dog food
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pro Can
Pro Can is the dog food brand Pronaca created in 2000, sold under the line "PRO-bienestar to accompany every stage of his life". It spans wet food, dry food, snacks and chew products, including collagen-based bones, strips and mini-bones in chicken and meat flavours from two and a half inches up to seven or eight, sold singly and in packs of up to twenty, plus biscuits formulated for puppies, for dental health and for skin and coat. Pronaca opened what it calls Latin America's first pet food research centre in 2011.
Ownership timeline of Pro Can
Where Pro Can sits in Pronaca
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Pronaca
Pronaca controls 9 brands on Brandtree.
Founded in the 2000s
- Mr. Fish (2002)
Other brands in dog food, and who owns them
The 38 brands in dog food on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is VAFO, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brit | VAFO | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Cesar | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Club 4 Paws | Kormotech | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bobtail | RCL FOODS | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| American Journey | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVA | Pets at Home | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Sojos | WellPet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Master Dog | Carozzi | 🇨🇱 Chile |
About the owner: Pronaca
Pronaca is a privately held company headquartered in Quito, Ecuador, founded in 1957. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control.
Pronaca is Ecuador's largest food company and still a family business. Its history runs from 1954, when Lodewijk Jan Bakker wrote to his son Luis inviting him into Ecuador's food sector, through the founding of India in central Quito in 1957 and the start of poultry and egg production at Hacienda La Estancia in 1958, to the constitution of Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos C.A. under the Pronaca name in 1979. It moved outwards from chickens in steps that are still visible in the portfolio: eggs in 1974, turkey in 1980, culinary products in 1986, pork in 1992, frozen prepared food in 1997, pet food in 2000 and tilapia in 2002. It runs industrial plants at Bucay, Pifo, Durán and elsewhere, an animal nutrition and genetics division, a palm-heart export business, operations in Panama and a pet food research centre it says was the first in Latin America.
🇪🇨 Pro Can and other Ecuadorian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 38 brands that began in Ecuador. 2 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pro Can is not one of them.
- Akí — Corporación Favorita 🇪🇨
- Brillex — La Fabril 🇪🇨
- EP Petroecuador — Petroecuador 🇪🇨
- Juris — Sigma Foods 🇲🇽
- LATAM Airlines Ecuador — LATAM 🇨🇱
- Bebemundo — Corporación Favorita 🇪🇨
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pro Can?
The parent company of Pro Can is Pronaca, a privately held company headquartered in Ecuador.
Is Pro Can Ecuadorian?
Yes. Pro Can originated in Ecuador in 2000 and its owner, Pronaca, is also headquartered in Ecuador.
Is Pro Can still owned by Pronaca?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Pro Can is still owned by Pronaca. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Pronaca — Marcas (corporate brand portfolio) — Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos C.A., Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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