Hartz Executive and Leadership Team

JDH has been delivering high-integrity commodity trading and feed solutions since 1886, serving clients in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada for over 137 years. Their expertise lies in grains, co-products, and animal feed, with a focus on providing reliable access and consultative partnerships to food and beverage manufacturers, bio-fuel producers, and other agribusiness sectors. With a decentralized, family-owned model, JDH emphasizes regional decision-making and logistical excellence, ensuring timely product delivery. The company prides itself on building honest relationships and a safety-focused culture, benefiting both employees and customers alike.

Purina, formally Nestle Purina PetCare, is a leading global pet food manufacturer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and a subsidiary of the Swiss company Nestle S.A. Founded in the late 1800s and formed in its current structure through Nestle's acquisition of Ralston Purina, the company produces dog and cat food, treats, and litter under well-known brands such as Purina Pro Plan, Purina ONE, Dog Chow, Friskies, Fancy Feast, Beneful, and Tidy Cats. Purina operates manufacturing facilities across multiple countries, serving pet owners worldwide through supermarkets, pet specialty retailers, and online channels.

The Farmer's Dog is a privately held American pet-food company that develops, manufactures, and delivers fresh dog food directly to consumers. Headquartered in New York, the company operates a subscription-based direct-to-consumer model designed around personalized feeding plans and freshly prepared meals for dogs. Its business was established by dog owners who wanted an alternative to conventional highly processed pet food and sought to make fresh, nutritionally complete meals easier for dog owners to provide on a consistent basis. The company has since developed a nationwide delivery operation and a broader product portfolio that includes fresh food, treats, and shelf-stable fresh-style food products.

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming products, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, e-commerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.