Iams

Iams Profile

Animal nutritionist Paul Iams founded The Iams Company in 1946 in a small feed mill near Dayton, Ohio. Clay Mathile joined Iams in 1970 and purchased the company in 1982. Paul Iams established the company's nutritional foundation, and Clay Mathile provided the vision to enable The Iams Company to become a world leader in dog and cat nutrition.

The Procter&Gamble Company (P&G) acquired Iams in September 1999. Iams joined P&G's Health Care global business unit.

Paul Iams wanted an unusual, memorable name for his superior product. He called it Eukanuba (you can noo' bah), an expression used in the 1940s to mean "the best." Jazz musician Hoagie Carmichael made the expression popular.

The Iams Company sells Eukanuba® and Iams® premium dog and cat foods (dry and canned) in 70 countries. Iams employs more than 2500 people.

Iams makes dry dog and cat food at plants in Lewisburg, Ohio; Aurora, Neb.; Henderson, N.C.; Leipsic, Ohio; and Coevorden, The Netherlands. The Iams Heartland plant in North Sioux City, S.D., makes canned dog and cat food.

Eukanuba Dog&Cat Foods are sold in pet specialty stores and veterinary offices and clinics. Iams Dog&Cat Foods are sold in pet specialty stores, veterinary offices and clinics, feed and grain stores, gourmet food stores, and pet boarding&grooming locations. Iams Dog&Cat Foods is also available in grocery stores, mass merchandisers and drug stores in North America. Eukanuba Veterinary Diets - therapeutic foods for dogs and cats - are available exclusively from veterinarians to help manage specific pet health disorders.

The Paul F. Iams Technical Center is one of the premier companion animal facilities in the world. The Iams team of nutritionists, veterinarians and food scientists conducts controlled feeding studies to enhance the well being of dogs and cats.

The Iams Pet Professionals offer information on proper pet care and nutrition through a toll-free answer line at 1-800-675-3849.