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ADM invests in new pet food facility

Archer Daniels Midland Co. has opened a new, high-tech feed facility in Glencoe, Minnesota, USA. The company also said it will invest to expand and modernize its pet food and specialty livestock feed operations in Effingham, Illinois, USA.

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#tbt: Sustainability still growing in pet food industry

For much of the past decade, many in the pet food industry increasingly have kept future needs in mind while continuing to be productive and profitable today. A major driver for this sustainability mindset has been driven consumer demand.

Seventy-meter-tall tall turbines near the villages of Moy and Tomatin, Scotland. | courtesy Mars Inc.

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Report: German pet food sales increase nearly 3%

Pet food accounts for 69% of Germany’s total pet care market, at 3.1 billion Euros (US$3.46 billion) in sales in 2015, representing 2.9% growth.

Germany Interzoo 2016

Honest Kitchen partners with free-range poultry suppliers

The Honest Kitchen announced partnerships with meat suppliers Crystal Lake Farms and Diestel Turkey Ranch to incorporate free-range, sustainably farmed chicken and turkey meat into its Proper Toppers pet foods.

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Market Trends and Reports

Recall: One batch of Blue Buffalo dog food

The recall resulted from excessive moisture and the possibility of mold. Blue Buffalo advises consumers to stop feeding the affected product to their pets immediately.

Animal food safety training in Alabama, summer 2016

The American Feed Industry Association will hold a Food Safety Preventive Control Alliance Preventive Controls for Animal Food training session in Auburn, Alabama from August 16 to 18 at Auburn University.

Auburn University campus | Wikimedia Commons | S. Carter, dregsplod

INFOGRAPHIC: Most of world owns pets; Dogs are tops

Globally, 57% of consumers own pets, according to more than 27,000 online consumers whom GfK surveyed in 22 countries. Dogs are the most popular pet globally, owned by 33% of respondents.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Mars' UK pet food factories powered by wind

Twenty wind turbines in the Scottish Highlands now provide more than enough electricity to power all 12 Mars, Inc. offices and pet food factories in the United Kingdom. Mars formed a partnership with Eneco UK to build the 60 megawatt (MW) wind farm using 70-meter-tall turbines near the villages of Moy and Tomatin, Scotland.

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Interzoo 2016 was largest ever

The 34th Interzoo, an international pet industry trade fair, was the largest in its history. Approximately 39,000 trade visitors from more than 90 countries attended the event.

Interzoo 2016 | courtesy WZF GmbH

Market Trends and Reports

Treats designed for sick pets’ special diets

Veterinarians may recommend specialized pet foods for cats and dogs with certain problems, such as urinary tract or gastrointestinal disorders. However, owners may then counteract the benefits of those foods by giving their pets regular treats.

Wikimedia Commons | US Air Force photo by Veronica Pierce

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Hill’s pet food pulled from PetCo and PetSmart in Kansas

Hill’s Pet Nutrition has their headquarters in Topeka, and the disappearance of Hill’s products from two major retailers in its hometown could be meant as a message to Hill’s.

Photo by Michael Rivera | Wikimedia Commons

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Grandma Lucy’s helps expand reach of Nutriscan test

Grandma Lucy’s, a manufacturer of freeze-dried pet food and treats, has teamed up with world-renowned Dr. Jean Dodds DVM and Nutriscan to create The Nutriscan Project by Grandma Lucy’s.

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