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GMO labeling bill applauded by AFIA

AFIA thanked the House of Representatives for its response to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764, known as the Roberts-Stabenow agreement, which mandates labeling of certain products that contain GMOs.

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | USDA

Mondi acquires Turkish flexible packaging manufacturer

Mondi Group announced the acquisition of Kalenobel, a Turkish flexible packaging manufacturer.

photo by Andrea Gantz | Flickr

Pet Food Market

Merger creates pet food specialty retail giant

With over 930 stores, the new Pet Retail Brands will generate approximately $1 billion in system-wide retail sales across the US and Canada.

Dog By Water Dish

Pet Food Market

#tbt: Mergers still shaping the pet food market

Recent purchases of other companies by pet food manufacturers and equipment suppliers have resulted in the creation of some of the world’s largest pet food firms.

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Pet Food Market

Top 10 non-US pet food companies

Pet food companies from France, Japan, Spain and Ireland are gaining ground on US and German traditional powerhouses.

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Pet Food Market

Brexit and the online pet food industry

In the short term, many online pet food retailers top priority will be to ensure continued ease and minimum additional costs of importing EU pet products into the UK. In the long term, a prolonged fall in the value of the pound may increase the cost to import pet food and other products.

Andrea Gantz | Flickr

Royal Canin breaks ground on South Dakota facility

Royal Canin USA, a subsidiary of Mars Petcare Inc., held a groundbreaking event at the site of the new plant, which includes an investment expected to exceed $100 million.

courtesy of South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development

Cat taste bud cells grown in lab

BRAIN AG and DIANA Pet Food announced that the partners were able to establish proliferating cat taste cells with the goal to perform long-term studies on the taste perception in cats.

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AFIA Thanks Outgoing Committee Members

As a membership-driven organization, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) depends heavily on the dedication, commitment and involvement of its members to ensure the strength and success of the association's mission, objectives and programs.

Pet Food Market

C&D Foods acquires Continentale Nutrition

Ireland-based C&D Foods acquired French pet food manufacturer Continentale Nutrition

Antioxidant from blood may extend pet food shelf life

An antioxidant created from animals’ red blood cells, named Prot-X, may extend the shelf life of pet food.

Chicken red blood cells magnified 1000 times | John Alan Elson | Wikimedia Commons

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3 Petfood Industry blogs for June

Bloggers and columnists for Petfood Industry recently shared insights on cat food palatability, large pet food chains, and FDA guidelines for therapeutic pet foods.

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