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Pet Food Market

#tbt Online sales of pet food grew steadily since 2014

Internet sales of pet food have steadily increased, and Petfood Industry has reported the data documenting the rising importance of pet food e-commerce.

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Market Trends and Reports

Consumers’ ethical demands impacting pet food marketing

Consumers want to know the societal impact of a pet food company, said Eric Pierce, director of business insights at New Hope Network, at Petfood Forum 2016.

image from Petfood Forum 2016

Pet Food Market

Petfood Forum China 2017 announces call for papers

The Chinese pet food market is growing rapidly. Petfood Forum China 2017, exclusively serving this market, seeks innovative pet food abstracts by 28 April.

Petfood Forum China 2017 is seeking abstracts for noncommercial presentations to inform pet food professionals in the rapidly growing Chinese market. l Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Pet Food Market

Blue Buffalo CEO forecast internet pet food sales growth

Blue Buffalo CEO sees opportunities in e-commerce, veterinary formulas and international markets, he said during the pet food company’s fourth quarter earnings call.

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Blue Buffalo withdraws 17 dog food varieties

Blue Buffalo has issued a voluntary market withdrawal of BLUE Divine Delights 3.5-ounce cups and BLUE Wilderness Trail Trays 3.5-ounce cups.

Image courtesy PetSmart

Evanger’s expands pentobarbital-tainted dog food recalls

Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food expanded its recall of Hunk of Beef dog food and Evanger’s Braised Beef and Against the Grain’s Pulled Beef Products due to potential adulteration with pentobarbital.

image courtesy FDA

Blue Buffalo to provide food to service dog program

Blue Buffalo will be the exclusive food provider for all dogs in the NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans training program.

photo courtesy NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans

Pet food manufacturer to fund animal hero award

American Nutrition announced its sponsorship of the Arizona Friends of Animal Care and Control’s 14th Annual HERO Awards.

image from the Arizona Pet Project

Rice-based pet food ingredients earn non-GMO label

RIBUS products can replace synthetic ingredients such as silicon dioxide in pet food.

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Pet Food Market

AFIA welcomes US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) issued a statement regarding the confirmation of Wilbur Ross as the Department of Commerce's secretary.

photo courtesy US Senate

Infographic: Owners, vets differ on organic, raw pet food

Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) researchers found that pet owners and veterinary professionals disagreed on key pet food issues.

image courtesy Association for Pet Obesity Prevention

Pet food product recalls in February 2017

Evanger’s, PetSmart, Blue Buffalo, Wellness and Against the Grain had recalls during February.

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