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Kennomeat was a popular brand of canned dog food sold in the United Kingdom. It was particularly popular in the 1960s due to a successful series of TV commercials which reversed the role of dogs and their masters. Robert Wilson & Sons were an established manufacturer of pet foods, with canneries in Barrhead near Glasgow and at Malone in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and in the 1930s they registered the names ''Kennomeat'' and ''Kattomeat''. The respective products for canines and felines were not launched until the 1950s, but soon took 20 per cent of the British pet food market.〔(Obituary — Dick Wilson ), ''Daily Telegraph'', 15 July 2006.〕 In 1964, Spillers Ltd took over the brand names with its acquisition of Wilsons' subsidiary, Scottish Animal Products Ltd.〔(Purina: Our history ).〕 Kattomeat was renamed as ''Arthurs'' in 1992, but the Kennomeat brand has been dropped, perhaps due to a popular association of the name with the supposed fate of unsuccessful racehorses.〔(Talking Points: Tales straight from horse's mouth ), ''Daily Telegraph'', 24 November 2000.〕 The Spillers business was acquired in 1998 by Nestlé, and the factory at Barrhead was closed in 2004. ==Sources== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kennomeat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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