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Pet Food Press Releases

PEDIGREE Foundation to host evening with LeAnn Rimes

PEDIGREE Foundation will commemorate its 10-year anniversary with a special event celebration to honor a decade of giving back to shelters and rescues in the U.S.

Brand Insights

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.

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

Pet Food Ingredients

Dogs equally drawn to insects’ aroma as to kibble’s smell

Scientists found evidence that the smells of various species of insects drew dogs’ attention just as much as factory-made dog food.

photo courtesy EnviroFlight

Pet Food Packaging

Pet food packages resemble human food, not livestock feed

Historically, pet food containers tended to resemble livestock feed bags.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Belgian United Petfood buys Spanish pet food Bynsa Group

The combined group will generate a turnover of 275 million euros with industrial activities in five European countries (Spain, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Poland).

Pet food packaging machine maker KHS USA to buy Scandia

At the same time, access will be granted to several new market segments where KHS USA, Inc. has been inactive.

Radagast recalls raw cat food for E. coli, Listeria

The company discovered these lots were potentially contaminated during enhanced quality testing it conducted as a follow-up to its March 2018 recall.

image courtesy US Food and Drug Administration

US veterinary services changing, says Packaged Facts

Recent years have seen significant consolidation in the industry, with veterinary practices being bought up under one umbrella.

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Cannabis pet food ingredients were trend at SuperZoo 2018

At SuperZoo2018, a growing number of dog and cat treats promoted their use of cannabis products as functional pet food ingredients.

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Pet Food Market

Nestle may purchase Champion Petfoods for US$2 billion

Nestle is in talks to purchase Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Champion Petfoods for more than US$2 billion.

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Pet Food Market

ADM may acquire pet food ingredient supplier Neovia

The acquisition is expected to close by the fourth quarter.

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Euromonitor International highlights pet food innovation

As pet food becomes increasingly competitive, innovation is key to standing out.

Jones Naturals refreshes The Country Butcher brand

Jones Naturals, LLC, leading manufacturer of natural, American-made dog treats and chews, recently refreshed The Country Butcher brand. The brand restage includes a new logo, website support and a celebration of the company’s 160-year history as meat cutters and butchers.

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