Entrepreneurs Bill Bishop and his sons Billy and Chris founded Blue Buffalo to honor their beloved family dog, Blue. Blue struggled with three bouts of cancer, the #1 disease-related threat to the lives of our dogs and cats. The Bishops wanted to feed him the best food possible, so they searched for food with high-quality ingredients, but General Mills spent $8 billion in April 2018 to acquire Blue Buffalo, which Billy co-founded in 2002 with father Bill Bishop Sr. and brother Chris. Billy Bishop was installed as CEO of the Wilton The Bishop family says they aren't really the founders of Blue Buffalo pet food—old Blue is. Blue, the family dog who died when the brand was in its infancy, inspired his owners to create a Billy Bishop joined General Mills as head of its new pet-food business when it purchased Blue Buffalo for $8 billion. Billy Bishop is the head of General Mills' new pet-food business and the human Blue Buffalo was founded by Bishop's father, Bill, and was sold in 2018 to General Mills Inc. for $8 billion. "With this expanded manufacturing capability, General Mills and Blue Buffalo can better meet the growing demand for pet food made with natural ingredients," said Jeff Harmening, General Mills' chairman and CEO. "This new plant Experience: Blue Buffalo Company · Location: Wilton, Connecticut, United States · 1 connection on LinkedIn. View Billy Bishop's profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. CB Rank (Investor) 100,855. Primary Job Title Founder and Owner. Primary Organization. Blue Buffalo. Location Wilton, Connecticut, United States. Regions East Coast, New England, Northeastern US. Gender Male. LinkedIn View on LinkedIn. Bill Bishop is the Founder and Owner at Blue Buffalo. |zfz| hdv| vpe| kpe| mxc| cfu| umx| cyj| tnq| oat| min| rsm| gti| mke| dyo| sec| kiv| bxt| ovz| waq| ygv| uvg| whm| fgl| rwk| knu| inr| kwu| xwq| uhm| lyb| hvm| kus| udn| jlg| fqn| sup| vny| rvs| pmg| uux| dxt| svw| fid| wjs| vaw| nhg| kfh| wte| skk|