Global manufacturers Kraft Foods, Nestlé and Procter & Gamble, along with German-based retailer Metro Group have extended the use of the Global Data Synchronization Network to synchronize data in Russia. 

Formulating the right nutritional balance for your cat necessitates care, research and tremendous forethought, according to an article appearing in The Daily Cat.

Bruker Daltonics recently released a high-capacity ion trap solution for the detection and quantification of melamine and cyanuric acid in food safety laboratories.

Canidae All Natural Pet Foods announced that it will award four individual $2,500 veterinary medicine scholarships in its 2009 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Program.

Ipack-Ima 2009, the exhibition for packaging and agro-food processing technology, will at be held in Milan March 24 to 28 and feature an area dedicated to technology and materials for the petfood industry.

According to a report from Independent Online, an Epol-petfood manufacturer-employee in South Africa died after he fell into a silo full of the food Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, police said.

The Pedigree petfood brand, owned by Mars, recently launched an advertising campaign featuring the Pedigree Adoption Drive.

Betagro Group of Thailand aims to increase its share of the local petfood market in 2009 by launching new commercial feed for dogs, pet fish and fighting cocks under brands Okane, Primo and Rambo, respectively. 

In a difficult financial time, Oscar Pet Foods is hanging on to its reputation as the UK's leading petfood home delivery franchise business, with a steadily growing network, according to a recent story from Franchise UK.  

According to a recent U.S. study, Economy and Pet Care, from Brakke Consulting, the pet care industry is not completely recession proof.