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UK pet ownership at 62% overall in 2022, dogs top list

Dogs remained the most common pets with 13 million animals, followed closely by cats with a population of 12 million.

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Subtle threats to strong spring 2022 pet food growth

The United States pet food industry continues growing atop the pandemic-fueled surge in pet ownership and premiumization, but some industry analysts warned that the good news may hide weaknesses.

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Positive management culture retains top pet food workers

Finding and keeping good employees is rooted in a pet food company’s management culture, and that ethos can be focused and improved to boost retention of skilled, experienced workers. Pet food companies aren’t the only cultures changing, though.

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Camil pulls out of purchase of Chilean pet food producer

Camil Alimentos of Brazil offered to buy the pet food business of Empresas Iansa in January 2020, but recently announced it is no longer making the purchase.

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Existing ingredients may serve new roles in pet food recipes

Pet food formulators may wish to reconsider what they already have when considering new product development or formulation changes.

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Western sanctions cripple Russian pet food market

Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the domestic pet food market is dealing with falling pet food imports, price increases and pet stores at risk of closing.

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Feces, blood, rusty hooks: FDA warns Pet Center dog treats

Some of the violations involved rusty meat hooks, pest feces on bags of finished dog chews, or blood and raw flesh splashed onto finished dog chews.

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Petfood Forum led Marel to enter pet industry, buy Wenger

After attending Petfood Forum a few years ago, one executive with meat processing equipment maker Marel decided to discuss moving the company into pet food production machinery.

The Rottweiler was the most searched for dog breed in 34 countries in 2020. (denisfilm | Bigstock.com)

Pet food plants keep workers who use tech to advise boss

Losing opportunities for pet food processing improvement brings an economic toll for companies in the long run. Making a pet food production-line employee’s life easier also tends to make the job itself more efficient and safer, saving time and money for the business.

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5 Petfood Industry blogs, columns in April 2022

In April 2022, Petfood Industry’s staff and contributors wrote 6 blogs and columns. These articles covered pet food sustainability, supply chain issues and more.

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Hill’s acquires Nutriamo wet pet food facility in Italy

The acquisition is Hill's first canned pet food facility in Europe.

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Black, minority business potential in US pet food industry

When a wider range of people work for the company, pet food businesses may benefit from a wider range of viewpoints, opinions, experiences and ideas.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected pet adoptions in a positive way, as people find they have more time at home to take care of a new animal. (Monkey Business Images | Shutterstock.com)

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