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General Mills
Tiki Cat
Multinational · 20 listed
FountainVest Partners
Ziwi Peak
Private equity · 18 listed
Formats represented
Tiki
cannedkibble
Ziwi
air-driedcannedsteam-dried
Moisture · as fed
Tiki Cat
canned
78–83
kibble
10
Ziwi Peak
air-dried
14
canned
78
steam-dried
12
0%20%40%60%80%
Shown as fed: the water actually in the food. The dry-matter rows below strip it out so protein and fat can be compared across formats.
Protein · dry matter
Tiki Cat
canned
4172
kibble
47–48
Ziwi Peak
air-dried
4451
canned
4155
steam-dried
43–45
30%40%50%60%70%80%
Fat · dry matter
Tiki Cat
canned
1136
kibble
21
Ziwi Peak
air-dried
2835
canned
1830
steam-dried
27–32
0%10%20%30%40%
Formats and figures reflect the products listed on KibbleGuide, not necessarily each brand’s full range.
Background: ownership, sourcing and positioning
Tiki Cat and Ziwi Peak sit at opposite ends of the ownership spectrum in the Australian cat food market. Tiki Cat was acquired by General Mills in December 2024 for US$1.45 billion, bringing it into the same portfolio as Blue Buffalo. Ziwi Peak was acquired by Hong Kong-based FountainVest Partners in September 2021 at a valuation of around NZ$1.5 billion, after a bidding war against Boyu Capital and reportedly Nestlé. The ownership transitions at both brands reflect a broader pattern of pet food consolidation in the 2020s.
Tiki Cat has most of its canned production made in Thai human-grade canning facilities that also produce human tuna; post-acquisition footprint now includes two Joplin Missouri plants. It is built around visible shredded or flaked whole proteins like ahi tuna and wild salmon in broth rather than pate or gravy, with many recipes carbohydrate-free.
Ziwi Peak is made at a purpose-built kitchen in Napier, New Zealand, which replaced its original Mount Maunganui operations in 2022, with all meat and seafood sourced within New Zealand. It uses recipes that routinely carry 96 percent meat, organs, bone and green-lipped mussel with zero grain, legume or potato content.
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