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Petfood distribution grant from Banfield Charitable Trust helps low-income seniors

Banfield Charitable Trust recently provided low-income seniors at Old Colony Elder Services in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, with a petfood distribution grant. “Low-income seniors are among America’s millions struggling with hunger and food insecurity.

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Nestle to build US$98.4 million petfood production facility in Poland

Nestle says the company has selected a key market in Poland to lead the expansion of its petfood production operations in central and eastern Europe, where rising incomes have majorly impacted lifestyles. The petfood maker says it is constructing a CHF93 million (US$98.4 million) new plant and distribution center in the southwestern city of Wroclaw, Poland.

New retail price-monitoring, analytics service offered

RetailData and Brand View have formed a new partnership called Retail View, a price-monitoring and analytics service. RetailData, which provides CPGs with a solution to assess accurate pricing data across the country, and Brand View, a provider of real-time price and promotions tracking, have teamed up to provide this fully customizable service with actual price tracking and analysis.

Owners of petfood producer Vitakraft sell company

Vitakraft-Weke owners, the Wührmann family, has sold the producer of petfoods to two new owners. According to a report, the two new shareholders are an unnamed private investor and petfood manufacturer Deuerer.

Livestock Feed and Pet Food Safety Research Round Table to be held August 13

Kansas State University’s Department of Grain Science and Industry will host a Livestock Feed and Pet Food Safety Research Round Table at the International Grains Program on August 13. The event is geared toward professionals interested in learning about the latest updates in feed safety research and regulations in the livestock feed and petfood industries.

Wenger Manufacturing launches new Facebook petfood processing blog

Wenger Manufacturing recently launched a new blog on Facebook, wengerpedia.com. The extrusion processing technology company hopes the platform will educate, inspire and facilitate conversations to advance food and petfood processing around the world.

WATT launches Petfood Industry Community group on LinkedIn

The Petfood Industry Community is the LinkedIn group for all petfood professionals

FDA to issue new 'Salmonella in Food for Animals' Compliance Policy Guide

On July 16 in its Federal Register, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a new Compliance Policy Guide for Salmonella in Food for Animals. The Compliance Policy Guide "provides guidance to FDA staff on Salmonella-contaminated food for animals."

Partner in Pet Food to acquire petfood division of Agro-Trust

Partner in Pet Food, a pan-European petfood producer, has agreed to acquire the petfood division of Agro-trust, a family owned Hungarian agricultural and petfood company. Agro-Trust produces a range of alucup products, petfood sausages, and specialty dried and smoked products.

Global Pet Expo 2014 dates announced

The American Pet Products Association and Pet Industry Distributors Association have announced dates of the 2014 Global Pet Expo. This pet industry show will be held March 12-14, 2014, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA.

'Pet Food in the US, 10th Edition' report available from Packaged Facts

Packaged Facts' Pet Food in the US, 10th Edition (July 2013) report identifies strategic directions for current and prospective marketers, focusing on the future of high-growth product segments and petfood market drivers. The report covers products for many companion animals, with separate chapters for dog food, cat food and other petfood (birds, small animals, fish and reptiles).

Italian pet owners feed most table scraps, treats to pets, survey finds

In a recent survey of nearly 1,300 Italians that asked whether they thought their pets were overweight, 29 percent agreed that their pet was overweight, according to a report commissioned by Hill's petfood company and the survey conducted by UK-based market research company YouGov. The survey further found that 26 percent of Italian pet owners said they feed their pet leftovers and snacks.

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