Fancy Feast is a brand of cat food from

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. Introduced by the Carnation Company in 1982, it was originally offered in seven flavors of wet food.

History

In 1982, Fancy Feast was introduced in 3-ounce cans of wet food in seven different varieties. It was the first "

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" cat food. In its original commercial, an announcer said, "Your cat give you that cold shoulder when you serve cold,

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cat food? Watch it warm up to Fancy Feast". It also featured a white

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that talked in her thoughts. It was sold along with

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and other pet foods in 1985 to Nestlé, and the merger became Friskies PetCare Company.

Controversy

After reports about slave labor emerged from news outlets and nongovernmental organizations related to Purina pet foods,

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launched an internal investigation into the matter in December 2014. Their findings revealed that slave labor was present in their supply chain in Myanmar and Cambodia, where workers got trapped working on fishing vessels under inhumane conditions and for little to no pay. Nestlé pledged to publish yearly reports and to work with suppliers to achieve a positive difference on how they source their ingredients. A lawsuit was filed on October 12, 2023, against Nestlé's pets food. Nestlé Purina Pet Care were accused of false advertising. Many consumers complained that Nestlé' Purina Pet Care food packaging claims to be "all-natural" but contain many synthetic ingredients in their pet food that is not considered as "natural " ingredients Fancy Feast wet food line being one of them. The case suggests that Nestlé' Purina Pet Care food has made a difference in profit due to the false "all natural" advertisemen
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Slogans

* "Fancy Feast, darling?" (1982) * "A moist and delicious meal in every can." (1982–1984) * "Good taste is easy to recognize." (1982–2005) * "Is it love, or is it Fancy Feast?" (2005–2008) * "The best ingredient is love." (2010–present)

Products

Collectible holiday ornaments

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Current products

Wet

Classic Type * Chicken Feast * Cod, Sole and Shrimp Feast * Salmon and Shrimp Feast * Seafood Feast * Tender Beef and Liver Feast (formerly known as Beef and Liver Feast) * Tender Chicken and Liver Feast * Chopped Grill Feast * Ocean Whitefish and Tuna Feast * Savory Salmon Feast * Tender Beef and Chicken Feast * Tender Beef Feast * Turkey and Giblets Feast Marinated Morsels * Beef Feast in Gravy * Tuna Feast in Gravy * Salmon Feast in Gravy * Turkey Feast in Gravy Roasted * Roasted Chicken Feast * Roasted Turkey Feast Flaked * Flaked Chicken and Tuna Feast * Flaked Salmon and Ocean Whitefish Feast * Flaked Tuna and Mackerel Feast * Flaked Fish and Shrimp Feast * Flaked Trout Feast * Flaked Tuna Feast Chunky * Chunky Chicken Feast * Chunky Turkey Feast * Chunky Chopped Grill Feast Exclusive to China * Select Tuna Chunks Feast * Select Tuna Meat Feast * Select Tuna Meat with Streaks of Crab Leg and Chicken Feast * Select Tuna Meat with Streaks of Crab Leg Feast * Select Tuna Meat with Small Whitebait Feast * Select Carp with Prawn Feast

References

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