Blue Buffalo at Petsmart

[judyM]

Saw 6 oz cans of BB cat food last weekend.  Called BB about it because they don't show it as available on their website.  Could not get through to anyone.  Tried to call Petsmart.  Spoke to someone at customer service.  They said they don't know anything about it and to talk to the store manager.  I spoke with the manager--he said "we get in what they send us."  I e-mailed BB asking if this was a new product and if it is supposed to be on the shelf for sale.  They have not answered.  Anyone else see this at Petsmart?  I couldn't find it for sale on-line, either.

[judyM]

I recieved the following response from BB:

Dear Judy,

Thank you for your interest in BLUE. I am not sure when you called however, if it was over the weekend, that would be why you were unable to get a hold of us. We are here Mon-Fir, 9am-5pm eastern standard time. Looking back at our records we do not have a message from you, but we do apologize for the inconvenience. In response to your email, the canned foods on the shelves are new. We started re-producing and shipping to retailers in the beginning of October. The reason it is not on our website yet is because not all stores have their shipments and there are more retailers who do not have them then do. We did not want to confuse the majority of the people by showing it on our site, and then not having it available. By the end of Oct beginning of Nov. all stores should have their shipments and our website will be updated.

 Best regards,

Samantha Downing

The Blue Buffalo Company

Note:
 (I e-mailed her again, asking who the manufacturer is)

[Therese]

When I first contacted Blue Buffalo I was told their manufacturer(s) were confidential. However, during the time of the recalls, some of their food was made by them (Blue Fuffalo), CJ Foods and American Nutrition. You can see the list of foods recalled and the manufacturer (at that time) on the FDA website.

I'm not sure if they still use CJFoods or American Nutrition or not.

[judyM]

I received an e-mail from BB stating that this new 6 0z canned cat food is made by Simmons Pet Food.  I googled Simmons.  They had a major dog food recall.  I could find no cat food recall as of yet related to Simmons.
BB did respond promptly to my query about who their manufacturer is.

[jenny]

I also received a response abuot Simmons.