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4 ways packaging helps sell dog, cat food

Four current trends in pet food packaging exemplify how bags and boxes can tap into popular consumer demands.

Photo by Andrea Gantz

Recall of 355 cases of Addiction Foods canned dog food

There have been no reports of animal illness. The food was manufactured in New Zealand and shipped between February 11 and March 19.

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Kangaroo pet food trial expanding in Australia

Recently, Australian government officials expanded the kangaroo meat trial into four new areas in Western Victoria.

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Olympic gold medalist races dogs in Purina videos

For the 19th season of the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge, the brand partnered with Misty May-Treanor, three-time Olympic gold medalist, to create the 'Incredible Dog Science' video series.

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#tbt 10 years of problems with internet misinformation

Pet food manufacturers still face many of the same challenges from blogs, comments and social media that they did a decade ago.

Tabby Cat On Computer

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Petfood Forum 2017 announces keynotes, registration

Exclusive global pet food conference opens registration for April 2017 edition, confirms Randi Zuckerberg and Temple Grandin as keynote speakers.

Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and former head of marketing for Facebook, will deliver the opening keynote for Petfood Forum 2017, April 4 in Kansas City. l Courtesy of Zuckerberg Media

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UK, Germany and Austria get push-button pet food buying

Pet owners in Great Britain, Austria and Germany can order dog and cat food using Amazon’s Dash Buttons.

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Mars to invest US$20 million in P&G pet food plant

Mars Inc. plans to develop a hand-me-down pet food facility in North Carolina with a US$20 million investment, reported Triangle Business Journal.

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Freeze-dried raw pet food demand growing quickly

Freeze-dried raw pet foods are a small but rapidly growing segment of the pet food industry, said Maria Lange, GfK business group director. However, the now-niche category could expand to become up to 10 percent of the market.

photo by Andrea Gantz

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Solid Gold Pet moves headquarters to St. Louis, Mo.

Solid Gold Pet cat and dog food will move its corporate headquarters to Chesterfield, Missouri from Greenville, South Carolina. The pet food company will increase its operations team at the same time.

Solid Gold Pet CEO and president, Bob Rubin, with dogs Toby & Moose. | courtesy Solid Gold Pet

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5 Petfood Industry blogs for August

China's pet food market is among the topics covered by Petfood Industry’s bloggers and columnists in August.

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Royal Canin sponsors 2016 American Kennel Club dog show

On September 1, Royal Canin pet food company and the American Kennel Club (AKC) purebred dog registry announced a multiyear agreement for Royal Canin to become the presenting sponsor of the AKC National Championship.

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