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Pet Food Market

Ainsworth pet food boosted J.M. Smucker sales in Q1 2018

The acquisition of Ainsworth contributed US$162.8 million to Smucker’s net sales.

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Specific dry pet food bag trend poses recycling challenges

Environmental sustainability has become an important trend in dog, cat and other foods.

Photo by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Single-serve wet dog and cat food may grow in sales

Thirty-two percent of dog and cat owners stated that they found single-serve packaging important for their pet’s wet diets.

photo by Andrea Gantz

BPA-free cans could be marketing tool for wet pet food

The human foods industry abruptly shifted away from using the controversial chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) to line metal cans.

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Pet Food Market

Chinese pet food buyers consider boycott of US imports

Chinese pet owners stated that they are considering shifting to domestic products or pet foods imported from other nations affected by US tariffs.

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Rachael Ray Nutrish dog food faces farm chemical lawsuit

The lawsuit claims that Nutrish engaged in deceptive labeling, marketing and sale of the dog food by claiming that the product was natural pet food.

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G & C Raw recalls raw dog and cat foods for Listeria

G & C Raw of Versailles, Ohio is recalling 30 one-pound containers of Pat's Cat Turkey Cat Food and 40 two-pound containers of Ground Lamb Dog Food.

photo courtesy US FDA

Pet Food Press Releases

Wild Earth teams with Mars Petcare, animal foundation

Wild Earth announced Aug. 2 that it has teamed up with Mars Petcare and Michelson Found Animals Foundation to accelerate the future of clean and sustainable pet food.

Pet Food Safety

6 studies related to dog food and canine heart disease

Empirical evidence is still being collected to correlate dogs’ diets with canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Petfood Forum 2019 announces call for papers

Exclusive global pet food conference invites pet food experts to submit new noncommercial abstracts for oral presentations and posters by October 15.

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Pet Food Market

J.M. Smucker closing pet food offices in California, USA

Three other pet food offices will also be closed: one in Burbank, California, USA and two in Pennsylvania.

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Paper bags top pet food packaging in 2017, plastic grew

Pet food and treats, which made up 86 percent of sales, accounted for the Great Dane’s share of that market.

photo by Andrea Gantz

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