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New Purina product promotes older dogs’ mental sharpness

Purina Pro Plan BRIGHT MIND Adult 7+ dog food is shown to promote alertness and mental sharpness in dogs age 7 and up.

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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

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APPA: 50% more households have pets

A survey by APPA shows 79.7 million pet-owning households, representing a 50% gain over the past two decades.

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Pet industry spending more than US$58 billion in 2014

Overall spending in the pet industry for 2014 exceeded US$58 billion, according to APPA.

AFIA webinar to discuss Safe Feed/Safe Food

AFIA will host a Safe Feed/Safe Food webinar April 7, at 2 p.m. EST, to discuss its recent certification program updates.

Wellness Natural launches well pet campaign

Wellness Natural Pet Food has launched "Five Signs of Wellness," an effort to educate pet parents on the visible indicators of overall health and well-being in their pets.

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Central Garden & Pet’s short interest drops 6.2%

Central Garden & Pet Co.’s short figure has dropped 6.2%, or 82,022 shares.

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Big Heart Pet Brands net income down in third quarter

Big Heart Pet Brands’ third quarter net income was US$33 million, down from US$34.2 million the previous year.

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Canidae hires Umpf to launch brand in UK market

Canidae has hired UK communications agency Umpf to help it as it enters the UK market.

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Open Farm’s petfood is ethically raised and sourced

Open Farm, a Canadian-based family-run company, touts its ethically raised and sourced petfood.

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Partner in Pet Food up for sale

Partner in Pet Food (PPF) has been put up for sale by private equity firm Advent International.

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PetSmart launches Partners in Pethood campaign

PetSmart has launched its Partners in Pethood – pet parenthood – campaign, featuring actresses Anna Faris and Jennifer Coolidge.

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Nestle Purina responds to allegations that Beneful is harmful

Nestle Purina Petcare Co. has responded to allegations that its Beneful dog food is harmful, or even deadly, to pets.

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