CAN-PET INC, Concord, ON

As a privately held family owned business our story began in 1976. Starting under the name Global Pet Food Sales Inc., the company was quite unique in that it dually operated as a wholesaler to the pet trade and a small "open to the public" retail outlet at the front of the warehouse. Due to innovative specialty pet food offerings the public's enthusiastic interest in the retail division became very successful. By 1995 approximately 35 retail stores were serving pet owners throughout Ontario. As growth continued for both its retail and wholesale divisions, the company had an opportunity of becoming an exclusive distributor for a variety of pet specialty food brands. So in 1996 the retail division was sold and the wholesale division was renamed as Can-Pet Distributors Inc.