Fort Dodge, Iowa

Fort Dodge is considered a regional hub for retail and recreation, located just 90 minutes north of Des Moines, Iowa. Fort Dodge prides itself on its strong sense of community and we can proudly say the same for our Fort Dodge Nestlé Purina team—a small and passionate team producing over 130,000 cases daily of brands that you know and your pets love including Friskies® and Mighty Dog®.

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Factory Facts

1985

factory opening

225+

employees

319k

sq. ft. factory space

zero

waste for disposal

100,000

quality checks across all of our factories in a typical 24-hour production cycle

99%

of our pet food products sold in the U.S. are made in our U.S. factories, including Fort Dodge, IA

More than 80%

of our electricity in our factories comes from renewable sources such as solar, hydropower, wind and investments in renewable electricity. We plan to achieve 100 percent by 2025.

32%

of factory population has tenure of 10+ years

Cody working on a machine in the factory

Meet Cody

Project Opportunity is a career acceleration initiative to help people of all ages gain work experience and strengthen their professional development skills. At the core of Project Opportunity is its commitment to train a new group of highly skilled workers by providing readiness for work activities, internships, trainee and apprenticeship opportunities, thus enhancing the ‘employability’ of people in the workforce, people like Cody, - a Mechanic in our Fort Dodge facility.