Gravy Train is an American

United States

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 commercial dog food

Dog food

Dog food refers to food specifically intended for consumption by dogs. Though technically omnivorous, dogs exhibit a natural carnivorous bias, have sharp, pointy teeth, and have short gastrointestinal tracts better suited for the consumption of meat...

. Originally developed by General Foods

General Foods

General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the USA by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The name General Foods was adopted in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions...

, it was the first brand of dog food to have the feature when warm water is added to the dry kibble, a brown gravy

Gravy

Gravy is a sauce made often from the juices that run naturally from meat or vegetables during cooking. In North America the term can refer to a wider variety of sauces and gravy is often thicker than in Britain...

 forms when mixed with the kibble's powder coating. The gravy makes the food more palatable for the dog.

The advertising catchphrase is "The Gravy Taste Dogs Can't Wait to Finish."

Although once a brand of General Foods Corporation as part of its Gaines Division which included Gaines Meal, GainesBurgers, Prime & Top Choice, Gravy Train has been a brand of Del Monte Foods

Del Monte Foods

Del Monte Foods is an American food production and distribution company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Del Monte Foods is one of the country's largest producers, distributors and marketers of branded food and pet products for the U.S. retail market, generating approximately $3.6...

Pet Products division since 2002.