Ralston Purina Co.

Headquarters location: Checkerboard Square St. Louis, MO 63164 Tel. (314) 982-1000 Job offers, investor relations: www.ralston.com Stock:

Ralston Purina belongs to shareholder country     % source Nestlé SA 100 Les Echos	Brands name items photo compare the prices Alley Cat Ethishop Beggin Strips Ethishop Bonz Ethishop Butcher's Blend Ethishop Cat Chow Ethishop Dog Chow Ethishop Field 'n farm Ethishop Fit & Trim Ethishop Grravy Ethishop Mainstay Ethishop Moist & Meaty Ethishop Puppy Chow Ethishop Purina Ethishop Whisker Lickin's Ethishop Shop local, ethical and at the best price on Ethishop !
« ETHICAL » RATING OF RALSTON_PURINA , group Nestlé SA and subsidiaries [?] 2 Human: 2 violation(s) of fundamental human rights 6 Labor: 6 violation(s) of fundamental labor rights 4% Job: 4% of company's jobs cut since 1998 6 Environment: 6 major pollution(s) 5 Delinquency: 5 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency 25 Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 25 offshore financial center(s) 61 Sales: more than 61 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales 29 Net profit: more than 29 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998 499 Top management: earns 499 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year) 11 Influence: 11 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying 11 Advertising & marketing: 11 dubious practice(s) Full profile >>>
World locations & Manufacturing country incentive : address & contact : production type source Ralston Purina Sales, Limited : Checkerboard Insurance Company, Ltd :   Purina, DISTRITO FEDERAL CUAUHTEMOC REFORMA # 295 & 6285500 : EBC Uruguay, S. A : The map of tax haven, secret accounts and shell companies Ralston Purina is managed by year name photo position; compensation source 1999Stiritz, Chairman; 1998McGinnis, W Patrick Chief Executive Officer; salary: 7.5 million US$; Forbes Highest paid executives in 2007 Advertising & marketing year dubious practice : image source 1992 slogan: It keeps going and going and going…; 1990 slogan: Dog's don't know it's not bacon.; Dubious practices in 2007

Made by year employees <> social impact : country source 1998 22435 Layoff plans and labour conditions in 2007 Influence year purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution source 1999 Deregulation and "maximum liberalization" through WTO, GATS : TABD (Transatlantic Business Dialogue) : : US Government / European Commission translate Corporate . Influence in 2007 Financials year   sales income buyback source 1999   8 million shares SmartMoney 1999   8 million shares SmartMoney 1998   4.65 1.1   billion US$ Financial delinquency in 2007

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