Company Profile
Mounds Pet Food Warehouse
Company Overview
FOUNDED IN 1969,
Mounds Pet Food Warehouse is an employee-owned and locally operated pet food and pet supply company located in Wisconsin with five locations: Middleton, Fitchburg, Janesville, Madison, and Sun Prairie. Read more about the history of Mounds.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Mounds is well known for our community involvement with local humane societies, dog clubs, service animal groups, rescue groups, and police K-9 units. In addition to charitable contributions, we encourage local non-profit animal groups to sign up for in-store events to inform the public about adoption options and how to get involved locally. See the event calendar or Facebook page to discover upcoming in-store events.
PET ADOPTION
Mounds is committed to reducing pet overpopulation. For that reason, Mounds hosts in-store Satellite Adoption Centers at select locations that are staffed and run my local humane societies. Mounds also partners with local humane societies and rescue organizations that offer temporary homes to homeless animals. Visit one of the Mounds adoption centers today!
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Mounds employees receive extensive customer service and pet product training, which allows Mounds to offer a level of customer service that creates loyal, satisfied customers who continue to return to Mounds.
SHOP WITH YOUR PETS
Feel free to bring your pet along when you shop at Mounds. For our safety and yours, please keep your pet on a six foot, or shorter, non-retractable leash or secured in a crate.
Visit us at https://www.moundspet.com/
DON’T FORGET YOUR FREE MOUNDS CANDY BAR!
Company History
Ken Mack, a 1963 University of Wisconsin graduate, began his professional career as a District General Manager for the Ralston Purina Company. It was during his ten-year tenure with Ralston Purina that Ken founded Mounds Agri Service, a livestock company, in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.
By 1974 Mounds Agri Service expanded so quickly that Ken left Purina to focus on his own company. He moved the business to an old warehouse he rented in downtown Middleton. By 1976, Mounds Agri Service had outgrown the old warehouse, so Ken purchased a vacant lot on Highway 14 and began a steady program of building the mill facilities that exist today as Randan Agri Service.
Mounds Agri Service was initially a farm store, built to accommodate farm customers. Its primary business was the manufacture of farm feeds and fertilizers, with some pet food offerings. However, by 1984 the farm store was devoted entirely to pet food and supplies. Ken began selling private label products: Dog Power, Purrfect Cat, Horse Power, and the various wild bird seeds. These products helped the company stay competitive and profitable when larger national chain pet supply stores came to the Madison area.
In 1991 Ken located another pet food and supplies store on South Stoughton Road on Madison’s east side. This store was so successful that in 1993 a 15,000 square foot Mounds Pet Food Warehouse was built at its present location on Stoughton Road. New Mounds locations followed: Middleton (1994), Janesville (1996), and Fitchburg (1997).
In 1999, determined to keep Mounds privately held and locally owned, Ken sold a portion of the business to Mounds management staff members Mary Jansma and Tim Walton. Ken Mack passed away on March 15, 2000. Mary Jansma passed away on January 9, 2014. Committed to keeping Mounds privately held and locally owned, Tim Walton sold 100% of Mounds to its employees in January of 2015.
Now a five-store operation (Sun Prairie, 2006) Mounds is known for its community involvement. Mounds hosts several pet-related events each year and supports area humane societies, police K-9 units, dog clubs, and service animal groups. Mounds is committed to customers, their pets and the community at large. Mounds employees receive extensive customer service and product knowledge training programs which allows Mounds to offer a level of customer service that creates loyal, satisfied customers who continue to return to Mounds.
Notable Products / Brands
Mounds Dog Power; Mounds Purrfect Cat
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Best of Madison Gold 2021
Star of Madison Award, 1st Place- 2020
Janesville Gazette’s Readers Choice Award, 1st Place – 2020
Best of Madison Gold 2020
2019 Dane County Small Business Award
Best of Madison Gold 2019
2019 Global Pet Expo Retailer Excellence award for Best Community Partnership
Star of Madison Award, 1st place – 2019
Isthmus’ Madison’s favorites for pet supplies – 3rd place 2019
Benefits
OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:
A positive, collaborative culture that promotes employee success
Paid sick and vacation time (full-time employees)
Family-friendly hours: Our stores are closed on these holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and
Christmas
Unbelievable benefits: Health plan, dental, short-term, and long-term disability
A generous employee discount
401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Mounds is Employee Owned!
Career advancement opportunities
Paid training
Steady hours