Whiskas: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 00:26 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added UPC 058496703226 from the wanted queue (old title: Whiskas Original Recipe): Whiskas Meaty Selections with Real Chicken 2 kg dry cat food, Canada. Identity from the Open Food Facts front photo (. This is the current version.

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# Whiskas <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Whiskas
disambiguation: the Mars cat food brand
website: https://www.whiskas.ca/en-ca
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target                    | market | from | until | ended | status  | source      | note |
| -------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ---- |
| owned_by | company/mars-incorporated |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wp-whiskas |      |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name    | type | locale | from | until |
| ------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Kal Kan | name | en     |      | 1989  |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref        | url                                                                             | title                                      | accessed   | publisher    | kind         | published | record_id | locator                                                                | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| whiskas    | https://www.whiskas.ca/en-ca/products/dry/whiskas-meaty-selections-real-chicken | WHISKAS MEATY SELECTIONS with Real Chicken | 2026-09-14 | Mars Petcare | manufacturer |           |           | Description; available sizes; where-to-buy button carries 058496703226 |              |                        |          |
| wp-whiskas | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskas                                           | Whiskas                                    | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia    | publication  |           |           |                                                                        | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Whiskas is a cat food brand sold internationally and owned by Mars Inc.; its packs are purple and its logo is a stylised cat's head.[^wp-whiskas] It began as Kal Kan near Los Angeles in 1936, was bought by Mars in 1968, entered the UK as Whiskas in 1958 and replaced the Kal Kan name in the United States in 1989; Kal Kan is still used in Japan.[^wp-whiskas] In Canada the brand's site is run by Mars Petcare.[^whiskas]
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