Nestlé Purina and Blue Buffalo Announce Settlement
November 03 2016 - 8:10AM
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company (“Nestlé Purina”) and Blue Buffalo
Company, Ltd. (“Blue Buffalo”) today announced that they have
reached a mutually agreeable settlement of the lawsuits pending
between them. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
As a result of the settlement agreement, Blue Buffalo and Nestlé
Purina have asked the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri to dismiss the claims between the two parties
and Purina’s agencies with prejudice. Blue Buffalo will continue to
prosecute its legal claims against the remaining parties.
About Nestlé Purina PetCare
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is a global leader in the pet care
industry. Nestlé Purina PetCare promotes responsible pet care,
community involvement and the positive bond between people and
their pets. A premiere global manufacturer of pet products, Nestlé
Purina PetCare is part of Swiss-based Nestlé S.A., a global leader
in nutrition, health and wellness.
About Blue Buffalo
Blue Buffalo, based in Wilton, CT, is the nation’s leading
natural pet food company, providing natural foods and treats for
dogs and cats under its BLUE Life Protection Formula, BLUE
Wilderness, BLUE Basics, BLUE Freedom and BLUE Natural Veterinary
Diet lines. Paying tribute to its founding mission, the Company,
through the Blue Buffalo Foundation, is a leading sponsor of pet
cancer awareness and of critical research studies of pet cancer,
including causes, treatments and the role of nutrition, at leading
veterinary medical schools and clinics across the United
States. For more information about Blue Buffalo, visit the
Company’s website at www.BlueBuffalo.com.
Contacts
Nestlé Purina PetCare
Keith Schopp, 314-982-2577
keith.schopp@purina.nestle.com
or
Blue Buffalo
Phil Cheevers, 203-665-3234
media@bluebuff.com
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