Who owns Wellness?
Wellness is owned by WellPet (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Home / Our Brands — Wellness Pet Company, Wellness Pet, LLC (formerly WellPet LLC). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- WellPet LLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Tewksbury, Massachusetts
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1997
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet food › Dog food
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Wellness
Wellness makes natural pet food formulated with veterinarians and nutritionists, sold on named whole-ingredient recipes rather than on meat meals and by-products. It is one of the larger brands in the American pet specialty channel. WellPet owns it, and the specialty channel commands prices well above supermarket pet food.
Ownership timeline of Wellness
Where Wellness sits in WellPet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full WellPet ownership tree →
See the full WellPet brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by WellPet
WellPet controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in pet & animal care.
Also in pet & animal care
- Old Mother Hubbard (1926)
- Sojos (1985)
Other brands in dog food, and who owns them
The 36 brands in dog food on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is VAFO, with 8; WellPet has 2.
| 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 |
| Master Dog | Carozzi | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Hill's Pet Nutrition | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Freshpet | Freshpet | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: WellPet
WellPet is a privately held company headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 2007. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
WellPet was formed in 2007 by combining several natural pet food businesses and is owned by the private equity firm Berwind. It sells through pet specialty retailers rather than supermarkets, competing with the veterinary and premium lines of the large food companies.
🇺🇸 Wellness and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Wellness is not one of them.
- 4health — Tractor Supply 🇺🇸
- Advantage — Elanco 🇺🇸
- American Journey — Chewy 🇺🇸
- Apoquel — Zoetis 🇺🇸
- Aqueon — Central Garden & Pet 🇺🇸
- Aureomycin — Phibro 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Wellness?
The parent company of Wellness is WellPet, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Wellness American?
Yes. Wellness originated in the United States in 1997 and its owner, WellPet, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Wellness still owned by WellPet?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Wellness is still owned by WellPet. 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] Home / Our Brands — Wellness Pet Company — Wellness Pet, LLC (formerly WellPet LLC), Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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