Tim Phillips, DVMFrom the Author - Page 5ProductionUpgrading productionKeeping up with extrusion advances that have a practical impactProductionLeaders of the organic packIn 1985, Shelley Gunton and her husband Brian Connolly moved to Hong Kong . Due to fear of rabies, Hong Kong authorities required that Joey, the couple's much-loved Labrador mix, be held in quarantine for six months. In quarantine, Joey did not do well on the standard Hong Kong pet diet ...ProductionGood growthStimuli and deterrents to global petfood salesProductionThe art of processingBil-Jac starts with fresh, chilled chicken and uses a unique low-temperature vacuum processing systemProductionRaw: The next big thing?Australian Ian Billinghurst believes grain-based diets are unsuitable for dogs and catsProductionRaw petfood: risky or right?Is feeding pets raw foods too risky?ProductionLooking for sales in all the right placesMore and more manufacturers have to generate value through new product developmentsProductionLearning from a sad and messy crisisFast-breaking news, some inaccurate, from thousands of sources has a huge downside: Brand equity that has taken years to establish can be wiped out in a few days. There are a number of quality assurance systems you can put in place to prevent such devastation. Many petfood companies will likely work at improving vendor certification programs. Still, what if it happens? How do you respond? When something goes terribly wrong, you best be prepared.ProductionHumanization: both sides nowThe humanization of pets has been enormously positive for the petfood industry. However, there's another side to humanization, as we're seeing now in the wake of numerous petfood recalls.ProductionRecall crisis: what we have learnedThe repercussions from this petfood contamination crisis will be seen for years to comeNutritionVitakraft treats - Feed with loveRecent pet snack introductions for cats, dogs, reptiles and rodentsNutritionUS petfood exports reboundingIn these 10 countries, changing attitudes toward pets are boosting importsPrevious PagePage 5 of 8Next Page
