Ridley

What Ridley does

Ridley Inc. is described in the available data as one of the commercial animal nutrition companies in North America. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Mankato, United States, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. It was previously publicly listed on the TSX under ticker RCL and is now delisted, and the legal entity "Ridley USA Inc." is referenced in the input as the operating corporate name. A senior leader, Quinton Hildebrand, is listed on Alltech's "Our Companies" page as managing director and CEO of Ridley, indicating Ridley operates within the Alltech corporate family.

No products, services, formulations, brand portfolio, technology stack, pricing model, distribution channels, or customer segments are disclosed in the input data. As a result, the underlying commercial mechanics — what Ridley specifically manufactures, how it monetizes (e.g., feed tonnage contracts, premix sales, branded block supplements), and which species or producer segments it targets — cannot be described from the available evidence. The only documented business event in the data is the February 2026 divestiture of two Old Town Fort Collins, Colorado properties to Akralos Animal Nutrition LLC, a joint venture between Archer Daniels Midland and Alltech, with financial terms undisclosed.

Given the absence of product, financial, and go-to-market detail, this description is necessarily limited to firmographic positioning and the one observable transaction. Revenue, pricing, customer concentration, and unit economics cannot be substantiated from the input.

Name

Ridley

Legal name

Ridley USA Inc.

Website

https://ridleyinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ridley Inc. is a North American commercial animal nutrition company founded in 1994, serving livestock and animal producers with feed and nutrition products across the United States and Canada from its Mankato, Minnesota headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Manufacturing, Private Label & Co-Manufacturing for Animal Diets (HLAMAHAO)

Keywords

• Animal nutrition products
• Commercial livestock feed
• Feed manufacturing services
• Animal feed ingredients
• Agricultural nutrition solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Mankato

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Ridley Inc. is a commercial animal nutrition company operating in North America. The company manufactures and distributes formulated animal feed and nutrition products targeted at the commercial livestock industry. Its corporate entity, Ridley USA Inc., has historically maintained production and distribution assets in locations such as Fort Collins, Colorado, to serve agricultural customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Elanco Animal Health: Global animal health company with growing nutrition and feed additive offerings. Comparable to Ridley in the broader livestock production value chain and as a large incumbent expanding in nutrition.
• Alltech: Global animal nutrition and feed additive company. Directly comparable to Ridley as a major player in commercial animal nutrition, and explicitly named as a counterparty in Ridley's recent property divestiture (via the Akralos JV with ADM).
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agribusiness and major feed/ingredient supplier. Comparable to Ridley through its animal nutrition segment and direct involvement in the Akralos JV that acquired Ridley's Fort Collins assets.
• Cargill Animal Nutrition: One of the largest global producers of animal feed and nutrition products. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving livestock, poultry, and aquaculture producers with similar formulation and supply chain capabilities.

Direct peers

• Hubbard Feeds: North American animal feed manufacturer (subsidiary of Alltech). Comparable as a direct competitor in livestock and equine feed manufacturing, with ties to one of Ridley's recent counterparties.
• Diamond V: Manufacturer of animal nutrition and health products focused on immune support and gut health. Comparable as a specialty animal nutrition company serving similar livestock producer customers.
• Kent Nutrition Group: U.S. commercial animal feed manufacturer serving livestock, equine, and pet markets. Directly comparable to Ridley in scale and product mix across North American animal nutrition.
• Land O'Lakes (Purina Animal Nutrition): Major North American commercial animal feed manufacturer owned by Land O'Lakes. Highly comparable to Ridley in serving U.S. livestock producers with branded and bulk feed products across multiple species.

Emerging players

• Phibro Animal Health: Animal health and nutrition company serving livestock producers with medicated feed additives and nutrition products. Comparable to Ridley through overlap in nutritional and health-focused animal products.

Regional players

• Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition: Western U.S. agribusiness with animal nutrition and feed distribution operations. Comparable to Ridley through animal feed manufacturing and distribution serving North American livestock producers.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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