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Purina opens US$86 million pet food factory in Brazil

Purina’s investment will generate around 80 new direct jobs and a further 400 indirect jobs.

February 6, 2017

The new Purina site in Ribeirão Preto will make wet food for cats and dogs from the Friskies, Cat Chow, Pro Plan and Dog Chow ranges.

Why pet food ingredient traceability matters

Traceability needs to account for people’s behavior, as well as products.

February 6, 2017

Tim Wall

Accurate traceability of ingredients allows pet food manufacturers to solve biosecurity problems more, said Ken Wilson, PhD, of Simmons Feed Ingredients, at Petfood Forum.

Global dry pet food production increases over 10 percent

January 26, 2017

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Production of dry pet food worldwide reached 24.98 million metric tons in 2016, according to Alltech, with some pet food markets showing robust increases.

US still top pet food producer; EU, Indonesia, China grew

Animal-feed market analysts found that US produced the largest quantity of pet food.

January 26, 2017

The 2017 Alltech Global Feed Survey contains more information about the pet food industry than previous years.

Dental pet treats factory expanding in Pennsylvania

The expansion will create 115 new, full-time jobs over the next three years.

January 20, 2017

Tim Wall

Targeted Pet Treats, manufacturer of private-label dental-hygiene dog treats, committed to invest US$3.4 million in their existing pet treat facility in Warren, Pennsylvania, USA.

#tbt Freeze-dried cat and dog food sales keep growing

For several years, freeze-dried cat and dog food have shown strong growth.

January 19, 2017

Tim Wall

Freeze-dried pet food caters to the superpremium pet food market, which is itself growing as more people humanize their pets and feed them accordingly.

Petfood Forum 2017 to present latest pet food research

Exclusive conference's 25th edition also features keynotes by Randi Zuckerberg and Temple Grandin

January 9, 2017

Petfood Forum 2017 showcases the most up-to-date pet food research and hot topics on dog and cat food nutrition, ingredients, marketing, safety and more.