Pet Food News: Page 310

Dog food now packed in microwavable, recyclable pouch

Portland Pet Food Company now uses shelf-stable sustainable packaging for its dog food.

photo by Andrea Gantz | Flickr

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 Market

Cesar launches small dog breed foods with ad campaign

To support the new product launch, BBDO San Francisco is rolling out a new advertising campaign, “Tastes Like Happy,” which features a field full of tennis balls.

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Pet Food Market

Firm invests millions in UK natural dog, cat food company

Piper, a United Kingdom-based consumer brands investment firm, increased its presence in the natural foods market by investing £5 million (US$6.24 million) into Pet Food UK.

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EuroCan pig ears recalled for potential Salmonella

The pig ears were distributed throughout the United States and Canada. No illnesses of any kind have been reported to date.

image courtesy FDA

Pet Food Market

Pet Fair Asia moves to larger, 8-hall venue in Shanghai

For Pet Fair Asia’s 20th anniversary, there will be 1,000 exhibitors, stands up to 1,000 square meters and a total exhibition space of 100,000 square meters.

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WellPet recalls dog food topper for thyroid hormone

WellPet has initiated a voluntary recall of a limited amount of one canned dog food topper product due to potential elevated levels of naturally occurring beef thyroid hormone.

WellPet-thyroid

Blue Buffalo wet dog food recall for cattle hormones

Levels of naturally occurring thyroid hormones may be too high in one lot of BLUE Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Dinner.

image courtesy Blue Buffalo

Pet Food Market

Infographic: Trends in new pet food product launches

Worldwide, more than 80 percent of pet food launches recorded by Innova Market Insights from September 2015 to 2016 were marketed with a focus on health aspects.

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Pet Food Market

US natural pet food market sales top US$8.2 billion

Packaged Facts analysts tracked US pet food sales and identified consumers’ demographic patterns, while forecasting rising trends for new natural pet foods.

Consumers purchasing natural and organic pet foods largely fall into certain demographics, providing manufacturers with important information regarding what those consumers may be looking for within the segment. | sigma1850.Fotolia.com

Pet Food Market

Refrigerated US pet food brand expands to 300 UK stores

United States-based refrigerated pet food company Freshpet is expanding their partnership with Tesco in the United Kingdom, reported Pet Gazette.

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PetSmart to feed needy pet for every pet food bag sold

In PetSmart’s Buy a Bag, Give a Meal program, the pet specialty retailer will match every bag sold with a donation of a meal to a pet shelters or similar group.

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High pressure processing: more raw pet food research needed

Scientists haven’t published much research on a key raw pet food pasteurization technique, called high pressure processing, although it is widely used.

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