FYI, Merrick was purchased by Nestle Purina a couple years ago.
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-news/nestle-purina-merrick-buyoutI personally worry about quality and cost-saving measures when a giant corporation buys out a smaller successful business. YMMV, but I wanted to give you the heads up. I switched two years to Blue Buffalo because of this.