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Lab-grown meat may provide taurine for vegan dog, cat food

Taurine from lab-grown meat may allow pet food formulators to make vegan and vegetarian dog and cat foods, while avoiding dilated cardiomyopathy and adhering to the clean label trend.

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Latin America pet food retailing: two main driving forces

With online pet food sales just emerging in Latin America, small independent pet stores still reign, yet mass market chains are competing for market share.

In Latin American markets like Brazil, small, independent pet stores account for a large share of pet food sales. l Photo by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

DCM: add taurine to grain-free dog foods, say scientists

Experts recommend adding taurine to grain-free dog food formulations to avoid concerns that legumes, potatoes and similar ingredients correlate to cases of dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Home delivery pet food raised US$100 million since 2018

Investors have poured more than US$100 million into direct-to-consumer pet food companies since the start of 2018.

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Czech pet food producer acquires Finnish raw food company

Vafo Praha, owners of the Brit pet food brand, have acquired Kennelpakaste Oy, a raw frozen pet food company based in Finland with revenues of US$1 million.

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FDA drops pet food ingredient compliance policy guide

The FDA reiterated that the use of rendered ingredients in many pet foods, including canned pet food, can provide a safe source of fat and protein.

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5 free-from claims top sales in US pet food market

Market analysts at Nielsen quantified sales of pet foods by the products’ free-from marketing claims.

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How can science, marketing co-exist in pet food?

Can science and marketing both win in the pet food industry? Five industry experts tackled this topic during the panel discussion, “Science vs. marketing: What’s driving pet food product development?” during Petfood Forum 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, last week.

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Hill’s plans small dog feeding trial facility in Kansas

Hill’s Pet Nutrition plans to build a 23,000-square-foot facility largely devoted to conducting feeding trials with small dogs.

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Top 5 fruits and vegetables in U.S. pet food 2018

Market analysts at Nielsen tabulated that pet owners in the United States spent approximately US$33 million on pet foods with human-grade products, such as fruits and vegetables, in 2018.

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Veterinarians have ‘trump card’ for next pet food trend

While the veterinarian pet food channel is losing market share because of the loss of pet medications sales, it has the chance to stay competitive by redefining itself.

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Pentobarbital pet food ingredients sold after FDA warning

JBS Souderton continued to sell pentobarbital-contaminated tallow to pet food companies after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had alerted the pet food ingredient supplier.

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