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Nestle ranked high for sustainability and human rights

The index report noted that the company uses life-cycle assessment to evaluate the sustainability of their supply chain, including the 760,000 farmers supplying directly to Nestle.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Blue Buffalo breaks ground on dog, cat food facility

Blue Buffalo’s Heartland Pet Food plant will produce BLUE pet food in Richmond, Indiana, USA. When completed, the facility will create 165 jobs.

Courtesy Blue Buffalo

4 reasons why Gen X are less likely to be pet owners

Although the US population of dog- or cat-owning households increased over the past 10 years, the number of Generation X pet owners declined.

New event brings pet food extrusion advances to Mexico

Pet food producers in growing Mexican market can learn new extrusion technology and other pet food innovation techniques at Petfood Technology Workshop

A new Petfood Technology Workshop on advances in pet food extrusion will take place December 5-6 at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) in Ensenada, Mexico. l Courtesy of UABC

Freeze-drying works for protein ingredients, pet treats

In this video from Petfood Innovation Workshop, experts from Scoular Co. explain elements of the freeze-drying process for pet food protein ingredients.

Photo by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

For safe pet jerky treats, follow human food guidelines

Guidelines for human jerky products can help makers of pet jerky treats build safety into their products, said Liz Boyle, PhD, professor at Kansas State.

During the KSU Pet Food Experience and Petfood Innovation Workshop, participants learned about producing safe pet jerky treats, including a hands-on demonstration making jerky treats with kangaroo meat. l Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

4 pet food ingredients from superfood plants

Sweet potatoes, pumpkin, quinoa and peas are plant products that pet food manufacturers have marketed as superfoods.

photo by Karissaa | BigStockPhoto

Viruses attack Salmonella in raw pet food, improve safety

Since these viruses live nearly everywhere on Earth, they can meet consumers’ demands for pet foods made using natural ingredients without synthetic chemicals.

(lucadp | BigStock.com)

Pet Food Ingredients

Rice bran becomes functional, sustainable dog superfood

Adding stabilized rice bran to dog food may allow manufacturers to promote their products as healthy for both dogs and the planet.

Courtesy RiceBran Technologies

Market Trends and Reports

Petfood Forum Europe 2017 opens call for papers

The exclusive conference for pet food professionals will be held 13 June as part of FVG Select, hosted by Victam International in Cologne, Germany.

Petfood Forum Europe 2017 has announced the topics and speakers for its next conference, scheduled for 13 June in Cologne, Germany. l Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

#tbt Evolution of pet food packaging trends since 2007

Nearly ten years ago, Petfood Industry presented trends in pet food packaging coming out of Expozoo 2007 in Paris. Many of those trends are similar to those of today.

photo by Andrea Gantz | Flickr

Pet Food Market

Infographic: Cat, dog food purchasing statistics revealed

Frequency of purchasing affects everything from the strategic role of pet departments within multi-category retailers, to customer receptiveness to reward programs, to the appeal of subscription ordering and home delivery of pet food or treats.

Jen Keller | created using Piktochart

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