OH NO! Nestle makes Fancy Feast. My 5 cats prefer FF, but I won't

[AnotherMother4Peace]

be buying it anymore. Any suggestions on alternatives would be appreciated. I noticed that many people have cats that prefer Fancy Feast.

Nestle makes Purina products.

[Walleye]

1. My cats are fancy feast as well. I think Nestl changed their policy this morning not sure

[hippywife]

13. From my reading...

they've only restricted a portion of their business in Russia, but not all.

[Walleye]

20. Thanks I'll look into it. I didn't dig too deeply

I don’t know if I can get him to eat anything else though

[hippywife]

21. I'm in the same boat.

I buy the pate because it's grain free and better for them. The only other food I can get them to eat is a couple of varieties of Friskies pate, which is also just as problematic since it's also Nestle's.

Otherwise, that's the only product we buy that's from them or Koch Bros.

[Ocelot II]

2. I had no idea.

Guess Pixie is gonna have to suck it up and eat something else.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

7. I didn't either. My son informed me this AM.

[SheltieLover]

3. My senior obese rescue will only eat FF classic pate!

It is the "diet" food at only 100 cal / can.

Suggestions?

[zuul]

4. I think Nestle has changed their stance on supplying Russia with their products.

Link to tweet

[madaboutharry]

5. Nestle announced they are stopping most sales to Russia.

If the reason you don't want to buy Fancy Feast is because of the war, Nestle has stated it is stopping most sales in Russia.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-23/nestle-to-suspend-russian-production-stick-to-bare-essentials

[AnotherMother4Peace]

9. News articles are indicating "Nesquick & KitKats" are pulled off Russia shelves

This is a sample of what I'm finding this morning. This from twitter:

@olex_scherba
Well,
@Nestle
summoned all the courage it had - and pulled KitKat and Nesquick off the #Russian market! So damn decent of you!

#StandWithUkraine
6:26 AM · Mar 23, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

Olex Scherba was 26 years in 🇺🇦 diplomatic service. Ukraine’s Ambassador to Austria (2014-2021). Author of “Undiplomatic Thoughts” (2021). Currently NAK Naftogaz.

[Sanity Claws]

6. That does pose a problem

I’ve tried Wellness, Blue Buffalo and other brands but the cats have not liked them.

[CrispyQ]

8. As a long time vegetarian who's tried boycotting food conglomerates

because of their inhumane policies, good luck. I'm not saying it can't be done, but here are other holdings of Nestle:

https://www.nestle.com/aboutus/overview/ourbrands

Most people know us through our brands. Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category – offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Here is a sample of some of our brands. For more information, visit our Brands section.

Baby foods
Cerelac, Gerber, NaturNes

Bottled water
Nestlé Pure Life, Perrier, S.Pellegrino

Cereals
Cheerios, Fitness, Lion, Nesquik Cereal

Chocolate & confectionery
Aero, Cailler, KitKat, Milkybar, Nestlé Les Recettes de l'Atelier, Orion, Quality Street, Smarties, Toll House

Coffee
Blue Bottle Coffee, Nescafé, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Nespresso, Starbucks Coffee At Home

Culinary, chilled and frozen food
Buitoni, Herta, Hot Pockets, Lean Cuisine, Maggi, Stouffer's, Thomy

Dairy
Carnation, Coffee-Mate, La Laitière, Nido

Drinks
Milo, Nesquik, Nestea

Food service
Chef, Chef-Mate, Maggi, Milo, Minor’s, Nescafé, Nestea, Sjora, Lean Cuisine, Stouffer's

Healthcare nutrition
Boost, Nutren Junior, Peptamen, Resource

Ice cream
Dreyer’s, Extrême, Häagen-Dazs, Mövenpick, Nestlé Ice Cream

Petcare
Alpo, Bakers Complete, Beneful, Cat Chow, Dog Chow, Fancy Feast, Felix, Friskies, Gourmet, Purina, Purina ONE, Pro Plan

I tried boycotting Conagra. Oh my. They make lot's of veg products, including one of my fave spaghetti sauces.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

11. Thank you for this. Quite frankly it appears that Nestle is being deceitful

with it's claims this morning. It appears that they are just pulling a few items (KitKat, Nesquik) off Russian shelves. - to appease. Very deceitful & pisses me off.

[niyad]

22. I have been boycotting nestle for decades, starting when the infant formula

nightmare became public. It made me sad to learn that several of my favourite choolates had been bought up by them. I miss them.

[PSPS]

10. Fancy Feast pate is the best canned cat food and my kitty's health is more important than anything.

I won't be changing anything. Besides, I read today that Nestle is stopping their sales in Russia which, in a way, saddens me because of the russian kitties.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

12. Kinda a scary reply, especially when there are alternative cat foods & Nestle continues

to support the slaughter of innocents. From research this morning I'm finding that Nestle may only be taking just a few items off Russian shelves as a token offer to critics. I'll continue my research today.

[Random Boomer]

19. Right. Explain this to a cat.

I've tried. Maybe you'll have better success.

[jimfields33]

14. There are tons of cat food that the cat may enjoy.

Fancy feast has not been taken off the list and is still being sold in Russia.

[Random Boomer]

18. Do you even own cats?

There are tons of cat food that the cat may enjoy.

Hahahahahhahahaha. (sob) If only.

[RandomNumbers]

25. Okay, Boomer.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

probably the only time I will ever use that phrase ... it might be that I resemble that remark (Actually I am jealous of your screen name and wish I'd thought of it.)

I feel the same way re cat food. Trying different things for my picky eater, and what he likes, is what he'll get.

[Random Boomer]

26. LOL, you're forgiven

If I had one picky cat, I could afford to experiment. I've got six cats, though, so finding something that everyone will eat is a challenge. I'm not messing with those dynamics!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

15. I have tried so many catfoods

Othello only eats the medleys.

The only money nestle will get from me is food for Othello.

Othello is my first priority because he's my freind and he's my family,and he saved my life.

Even though I despise the war going on in Ukraine,feel so upset about what putrid is doing to the Ukrainian people for no reason and dispise nestle for selling to russia,

My cat's life and well being is my first priority and always will be.

I feel no shame in buying FF.

Because that is what he eats. I cant afford to buy more catfood kinds that he won't eat.sucks to be limited income. If I had transportation and more money I would not buy certain products,not shop at certain stores-ever.

[lark]

16. Sorry, this is one boycott I can't be involved with.

I can go without Nestle Quick but my disabled cat will only eat Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers Chicken hearts and livers. It's already very difficult to find due to supply chain issues and there is no other food she'll eat other than our other cats prescription food and we can't afford that on our fixed income. She only has 3 teeth, so can't eat much hard food either.

Right now Chewy is out of this and out of about half their regular soft cat food products, so I might be looking for something else anyway - by choice or not.

Chewy has this new(ish?) brand - Tiny Tigers that they are pushing on the Fancy Feast page, I haven't tried it but might have to if the other food still hasn't come in stock within the next 3 weeks.

[Random Boomer]

17. Cats before principle, sorry

When it comes to me personally, I'm willing to make sacrifices based on principle. There's no way, however, to explain that concept to my cats, and they are not going to peaceably forgo Fancy Feast.

I don't have the emotional and physical fortitude to withstand the objections of SIX cats.

[niyad]

23. Competely understand. I am grateful that all my cats, including my current

one, have had wide-ranging tastes, including for people food.

[RandomNumbers]

24. I have a picky eater. I have decided to give him what he will eat.

The "high quality" ( and non-Nestle ) food he actually liked is currently unavailable. So I have started trying different things, and the stuff he likes, that's what he will get, and unfortunately Purina and FF have so far made the list. (This week. The same ones, he may walk away from next week.) He's a senior kitty and prone to underweight. Not gonna sacrifice his health to boycott a product if it's what he'll eat. But I will be reading this thread for other ideas!