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Pet Food Market

Simmons Pet Foods continues expansion, plans 3 lines in AR

The expansion will add 90,000 square feet with three production lines. The pet food facility will add 150 jobs, and completion is planned for fall of this year.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Hair of the dog food: ingredients from booze byproducts

By-product from the brewing industry, such as yeast, have served as pet food ingredients since before the coining of the portmanteau “upcycling” in the 1990s.

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Pet Food Recalls

Vitakraft Vita Smart Hedgehog Food recall for Salmonella

Vitakraft Sun Seed Inc. of Weston, Ohio, USA recalled one lot of Vitakraft Vita Smart Hedgehog Food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

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Pet Food Market

US pet food exports to China up one year after Phase One

Last year, pet food exports from the United States to China increased under the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement, which was signed Jan. 2020.

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Internet searches may provide pet food market snapshot

Information such as searches for dog breeds may give pet food brands insight into breed preferences and, therefore, potential growth opportunities.

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

Pet Food Market

5 insights on China’s pet food market post-2020

Data and observations sum up how the Chinese pet food market fared in 2020, while local pet food businesses and experts offer outlooks for 2021.

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UK pet food exports to EU face Brexit challenges

To ensure continuity of trade between the U.K. and EU, in general terms, UK pet food producers who export to the EU or are planning must adapt to changes.

Brexit may have a significant impact on British pet food businesses trying to export their products to other European countries. | (Iryna Kuznetsova | iStock.com)

Pet Food Market

Vafo Group opens Czech pet food plant, invests in Finland

A leading European pet food producer, Vafo Group is investing in a new Czech Republic factory and expanding into other countries through acquisitions.

Vafo Group recently opened a new pet food production facility in Číčenice, in the Czech Republic’s southern part. l Courtesy of Vafo Group

Pet Food Market

J.M. Smucker pet food, treat sales up 6% in FY21 Q3

Smucker pet food and treat net sales reached US$768.6 million in FY21 Q3. The segment’s profit stood at US$135.1 million with a profit margin of 17.6%.

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

Ancient dog diet Ω fatty acids: the eyes have it, guts too

Eating what unfussy hunters and gathers eschewed, such as rodent eyes, may have provided sources of vital nutrients to dogs during domestication, including omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), along with omega-6 fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA).

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Pet Food Market

Pet food caloric penetration often misunderstood or biased

This important metric for how much commercial pet food is consumed in a market requires accuracy to ensure correct demand forecasts and resource allocation.

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Dog and cat diet omega-3 or -6 fatty acids recommendations

Companion animal nutrition researchers consider both types of fatty acid as conditionally required, meaning they are most needed at certain life stages.

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