Pet Food News: Page 194

Sustainability conflicts with premium pet food packaging

On the one hand, pet owners want packaging with low environmental impact. However, those same pet food and treat purchasers also look for artful, resealable packaging that keeps contents fresh for long periods.

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Pandemic, climate ‘baby bust’ may affect pet food industry

With declining numbers of real babies and fewer fur babies, the pet food industry faces potentially conflicting demographic trends.

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J.M. Smucker selling Natural Balance brand to investors

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced Friday it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Natural Balance premium pet food business to Nexus Capital Management LP, in a cash transaction valued at approximately US$50 million.

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Traditional Chinese medicine pet brand thrives in pandemic

In Hong Kong, one traditional Chinese medicine supplement producer adapted a century-old business to include pet health products.

Shelter pet adoption numbers down in 2020, but high rate

The latest data from animal shelter data management agency PetPoint suggests October pet adoption numbers remained lower year-over-year.

Pet Food Packaging

Pet food pods could reduce single-serve packaging waste

Brightly printed, sturdy pet food packages may ensure freshness on par with human foods, but multiple layers of material often mean superpremium packaging must make a trade-off with sustainability.

Extrude, dry and coat pet foods for artisanal appearance

Pet food producers can adjust aspects of the production process, including extrusion, drying and coating, to fine-tune the look of finished kibble and treats.

3 ways of drying pet food, treats for different results

Three different types of machinery used to dry pet food and treats can influence how those products.

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Map of 43 US pet food companies, many in Midwest

Pet food industry cyber-sightseers can take a virtual voyage from coast to coast, visiting United States dog, cat and other pet food producers.

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Circadian rhythm pet foods: untapped human trend?

Pet owners now feed their pets the same foods morning and night, often day after day. Could specific formulations address pets’ daily metabolic changes while forging new ranges of time-specific dog, cat and other pet foods?

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Smucker pet food sales down Q2 FY21, up for first half

In the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, J.M. Smucker pet food net retail sales declined US$1.2 million compared to the same quarter in 2019.

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Tricks to make extruded pet food, treats look homemade

Two pet food industry experts shared tips for using an extruder to make artificially artisanal kibble and pet treats.

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