Not familiar with Berwind... what is it that is disappointing to you specifically? 

This goes back to our Elmers discussion regarding Wellness, moved to here:

http://itchmoforums.com/your-problems-with-pet-food/wellness-canned-t5878.0.html

Unfortunately this seems to be happening more & more, both in the PFI and business world in general - big conglomerates buying out the small guys.  Then the changes start.  How can we make this line more profitable, let's cut corners, let's make it more competitive while riding on the good name these people worked hard to create.  Then the decline in quality starts till the product isn't worth buying anymore. 

Unfortunately with pet food, the pets suffer in all this.  Let's hope that won't happen here, but how can they insist on keeping the product line highest quality if told to up the profit margin by the new parent comany?  These mergers, buy-outs, sell outs happen because original owners want to retire and enjoy life, because the company is struggling in today's market, or because a big co. wants in on a hot product. 

At least with all the input here and other forums, we can get news of these changes so we can keep close track of product quality and problems.

I'm unclear when Eagle Pack was last a family owned business, but in the other thread there is a link to this page http://www.spcap.com/private-equity-case-studies/index.php?case-study=Eagle+Pack+Pet+Foods which that page is dated 9-04 and mentions "transition from a family-run business".  So perhaps it's a case of one corp buying out another?

Not sure if this helps any but a little history on eagle pack  Joe Cocquyt   " returned from Indianapolis in 1971, to work for the family business, Animal By-Products, in New Carlisle, a parent company of Eagle Products in Mishawaka. Joe, along with his brother, Jim, took a small company making dry dog and cat food and turned it into a major manufacturer of super premium pet food."
    From another article I read but cannot access anymore (from newspaper article that is archived )Joe Cocquyt was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003 or 2004 same  time period as eagle sold to swander  then in 2007 it was acquired by Berwind. Joe Cocquyt died in 2008

                               http://www.hahnfuneralhomes.com/show.php?id=326
                                          kathy
  towards the bottom of article above prostate cancer turned into bone cancer but he worked at company up to the last few weeks of his life.

 Edit to add  The last i knew family members were still at eagle pack, this may have already have been in the works before the above happenings (I do not know) . Food is still made in Indiana, so pretty much it comes down to the ordering  and suppliers (this was mentioned about another food somewhere else I cant remember which thread and who, sorry )
    Not one single food is going to work for every animal ,so if one does work ....... and if not another may or rotating may work for a particular animal or home made  or raw.  I guess which ever food or combo works is best for the animal, just my opinion