Adventures in Pet Food: Page 9

Adventures in Pet Food

Functional pet food drivers: health, nutrition, science

A new study from Kerry shows half of North American pet owners surveyed are willing to pay more for pet foods with functional benefits, with the key to their willingness lying in a keen interest in health and nutrition.

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Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation. 

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What’s in a name: Can ‘upcycling’ attract pet food buyers?

Does consumer interest in upcycled foods offer an opportunity to rebrand pet food ingredients like meat by-products with more pet-owner-friendly label claims?

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Good and bad news: US pet food inflation remains steady

U.S. pet food inflation in April 2023 increased slightly from March and is more than three times the national CPI, but pet food producer prices are declining.

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Petfood Forum and Petfood Essentials 2023 by the numbers

Whether or not you attended Petfood Forum, these data points may be interesting because they reflect the strength and dynamism of the global pet food industry.

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The ongoing search for new pet food protein sources

As with human food, the pet food industry continues to seek alternative sources of protein to meet demand and address sustainability and other concerns.

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DCM-pet food research welcome, points to need for more

A new study shows no link between pulses in dog diets and cases of DCM, yet the DCM situation serves as an example of the need for more pet food research.

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U.S. pet food inflation on downward trend?

Pet food inflation in the U.S. declined year over year in March 2023 previous month, as did inflation for pet care, human food and the economy overall.

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When pet food M&A focuses on the M, not the A

The deal between Canidae Pet Foods and Natural Balance Pet Foods is a true merger of two similar companies, perhaps offering a model for other industry players.

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Pet food producer prices stabilize, retail prices still up

In the US, the pet food producer index was down in February 2023, but pet food retail price inflation remains comfortably high, as well as in other markets.

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More food for thought on pet food-human food mergers

Pet food industry experts have their own experiences and insights as to why some marriages between pet food and human food companies work, while some don’t.

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Novel pet food ingredients call for consumer education

Alternative proteins and other novel pet food ingredients get a lot of hype, but consumers may be unlikely to buy them if they are too unfamiliar.

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Pet food-human food marriages don’t always work out

Mars and Nestle have decades of success in both pet food and human food, and General Mills scored with Blue Buffalo, but not all such unions have lasted.

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