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Infographic: 3 challenges for organic cat, dog food producers

Three main challenges that have held organic pet food brands from fulfilling their potential.

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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

Market Trends and Reports

Many cats reject renal diets due to palatability issues

Therapeutic renal diet cat foods’ palatability ranked as the top reason cat owners stopped feeding the kidney-health diets to their ailing felines in a survey.

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7 Petfood Industry blogs for November 2016

Brand loyalty, cranberries and labeling modernization among topics covered by Petfood Industry’s bloggers and columnists.

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#tbt 3 causes of lawsuits in the pet food industry

Three recurring reasons for legal battles involving dog and cat food businesses have appeared in Petfood Industry’s coverage over the years.

Study funded on pets’ and humans’ shared health risks

Pets and their owners may share similar health risks and benefits, and a study to examine that phenomenon was recently funded by the Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI).

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Mars sues Smucker over alleged pet treat similarity

The alleged trademark infringement involved Mars’ Greenies Pill Pockets treats and Smucker’s Milk-Bone Pill Pouches pet treats.

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Mercury levels in cat, dog food may depend on fish species

The mercury concentrations in more than 100 dog and cat foods were measured by scientists. Some foods had levels above those considered safe for other animals.

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The Honest Kitchen included on 2016 Entrepreneur 360 list

Lucy Postins, the Honest Kitchen’s founder and CEO, was recently interviewed by Entrepreneur magazine.

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Infographic: Top 5 obesity-related diseases in dogs, cats

Examine how pet food sales have been influenced by the rising rate of dog and cat obesity, and how specialty pet food formulations address obesity-related health problems in pets.

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Clear pet treat labels may help maintain therapeutic diets

Clear labeling of pet treats’ compatibility with special diets is especially important over the Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and other holidays.

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Market Trends and Reports

Raw pet food class available for cat, dog food retailers

The classes teach retailers about raw pet food and pet nutrition to help those retailers become more knowledgeable about the raw pet food trend.

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Longer pet life spans build specialty formulation market

Euromonitor research suggested that pet food manufacturers can capitalize on older dogs and cats with specialized cat and dog food and treats.

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