Who owns Zenifel?
Zenifel is owned by Virbac (France, EPA: VIRP).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Virbac — Annual Report 2025, Virbac SA, 27 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Virbac SA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Carros
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 2025
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet supplies & services › Pet supplies
- Parent ticker
- EPA: VIRP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Zenifel
Zenifel and Zenidog are Virbac's pheromone products for cats and dogs, sold as a fogger, a spray and a non-electric pheromone gel diffuser, and meant to soothe pets and reduce stress-related or unwanted behaviour. Virbac launched them in Europe in 2025 and launched Zenifel in the United States the same year. Virbac credited Zenifel and its Ursolyx mobility chews, together with its dental, dermatology and specialty ranges, for 24.2% growth in North American companion-animal sales in 2025.
Ownership timeline of Zenifel
Where Zenifel sits in Virbac
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Virbac
Virbac controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in pet & animal care.
Also in pet & animal care
- Veterinary HPM (2015)
Founded in the 2020s
- Vikaly (2025)
Other brands in pet supplies, and who owns them
The 29 brands in pet supplies on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is Tractor Supply, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueon | Central Garden & Pet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Frisco | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Musti | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 4health | Tractor Supply | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BarkBox | BARK | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fresh Step | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo Pet & Garden | Grupo Melo | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| Cat's Pride | Oil-Dri | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Virbac
Virbac is a publicly listed company headquartered in Carros, France, founded in 1968. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: VIRP.
Virbac SA is a French animal-health company, established in 1968 in Carros by the veterinarian Pierre-Richard Dick, that makes and sells medicines, vaccines, health products and pet food for companion and farm animals. Its shares are listed in compartment A of Euronext Paris, and at the end of 2025 the Dick family group held 50.09% of the capital and 66.21% of the voting rights. Revenue in 2025 was €1,465 million, 869 million of it from companion animals. It has about 6,400 employees, sales subsidiaries in 36 countries and production sites in 12, and it bought Japan's Sasaeah group in April 2024, Türkiye's Mopsan in December 2024 and the rights to Thyronorm in December 2025.
🇫🇷 Zenifel and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 325 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Zenifel is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Zenifel?
The parent company of Zenifel is Virbac, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Zenifel French?
Yes. Zenifel originated in France in 2025 and its owner, Virbac, is also headquartered in France.
Is Zenifel still owned by Virbac?
Yes. As of 23 October 2026, Zenifel is still owned by Virbac. 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] Virbac — Annual Report 2025 — Virbac SA, Annual report, published 27 April 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026.
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