title: Nature's Variety
text: # Nature's Variety
  
  Nature's Variety is a pet food company, wholly owned by Barcelona, Spain–based Agrolimen. With manufacturing facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska, and headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, Nature's Variety specializes in natural, raw, and grain-free foods for dogs and cats, including dry kibble and canned varieties.
  
  ## Brands
  
  Nature's Variety owns and manages the Instinct and Prairie brands.
  
  Instinct is a full line of grain-free and gluten-free foods for dogs and cats available in a variety of forms and flavors.
  
  Prairie is a line of canned and kibble dog and cat food that utilizes meat as the first ingredient, whole grains and fruits and vegetables.
  
  ## Food safety
  
  Nature's Variety uses a food safety protocol called high pressure processing (HPP or pascalization) in its raw food. HPP is a process that kills pathogenic bacteria through high-pressure, water-based technology.
  
  