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PetFlow online petfood retailer provides deilvery to customers for US$4.95

PetFlow is an online petfood retailer that allows pet owners to have petfood delivered directly to their homes. PetFlow offers 70 brands of dog and cat food/treats that ship in the US for a flat-rate delivery fee of US$4.95.

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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

Novus International celebrates opening of Green Acres Farm in Missouri

Novus International held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its newest facility, Green Acres Farm, in Montgomery County, Missouri, USA. Ceremony attendees received lunch and heard from a number of guest speakers, like Thad Simons, president and chief executive at Novus.

Canidae supports calendar created to fight breast cancer

Canidae Natural Pet Food has announced its support of the 2011 Pink Ribbon Puppies calendar created to aid in the fight against breast cancer. The calendar is a fundraising project; funds raised will go toward breast cancer research.

Courtesy www.pinkribbonpuppies.com

American Consumer Satisfaction Index for petfood drops 1% for third quarter

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) for petfood fell 1% for the third quarter to 83, but remained one of the highest scoring products with no company ever scoring below 79. After almost two years of stalling scores, the overall ASCI also fell 0.3%, bringing it to 75.7 on a 0-100 point scale.

Natural Balance selects winning dogs for Rose Bowl parade float

Natural Balance Pet Foods selected five winning dogs to ride on the "World's Heaviest Float" in the New Year's Day Rose Bowl parade. More than 100 dogs auditioned for the chance to participate in two activities on the float: dock diving and skimboarding.

Waltham Symposium held in England to discuss petfood industry advances

The three-day Waltham International Nutritional Sciences Symposium concluded on September 18 in Cambridge, England, bringing together nearly 250 researchers to discuss advances in pet nutrition, petfood safety and weight management. Participants were offered presentations on many subjects, including the effects of diet on intestinal bacteria, the potential for enhancing a cat's immune system by dietary supplements, the association between vitamin D and certain tumors in Labrador Retrievers and the problems that diets consisting of bones and raw foods can present for dogs.

GMP+ to consider offering sustainability certification with current FSA scheme

GMP+ International will offer certification relating to sustainability themes in combination with the GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (FSA) scheme beginning in 2011. GMP+ says it will review how a collaboration effort between manufacturers interested in sustainable production and the GMP+ scheme could be structured, detailing the plan in the near future.

Purebred Company selling trademarks

The Purebred Company is selling its trademarks for dog and cat food in the US and Japan after a court ruling in the company's favor against H.J. Heinz. The outcome of the trademark infringement suit solidified Purebred's trademark value.

Food safety bill set for US Senate passage

A long-delayed food safety bill is up for US Senate consideration and is expected to be passed within a week. The bill was passed by both the House and the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in 2009 before being put on the Senate's back burner.

Eagle Pack named official sponsor of 2011 Iditarod dog race

Eagle Pack Natural Pet Food became the official dog food sponsor of the 2011 Iditarod Trail sled dog race. As official sponsor, Eagle Pack will supply dog food along the trail and will dedicate funds to the health and care of the Iditarod dogs.

FDA extends comment period for draft guidance on Salmonella in animal feed

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the comment period for its draft compliance policy guidance regarding Salmonella in animal feed. FDA will now accept comments on the guide until December 31.

Morrisons fights pet obesity with portion control labels on petfood

Morrisons became the first supermarket to print portion control labels on its petfood products, in an effort to control rising obesity in dogs and cats, according to UK's mailonline.com. "We’ve had feedback from our customers which says that they are often in the dark about how much food they should be buying and giving their pet," said John Cannan, product development manager for petfood at Morrisons.

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