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Speakers and topics announced for Petfood Forum Europe 2015

Conference for and about the European petfood industry will include the latest research on pet nutrition, petfood processing, safety and packaging.

Pet Food Market

Arden Grange wins 'best dry cat food' award

Sussex, UK-based superpremium petfood company Arden Grange has received the "Best Dry Cat Food" award from the Your Dog and Your Cat Magazine awards 2014/2015, for the company's adult fresh chicken and potato recipe.

Pet Food Market

Petfood entrepreneur invests in former UK plant site

Roger Skinner, of dog food manufacturers Roger Skinner Ltd. in Stradbroke, England, UK, has purchased the 12-acre former site of Tenza Technologies in Saxmundham with plans to regenerate the area.

Oma's Pride recalls feline poultry meal on Salmonella concerns

Oma’s Pride of Avon, Connecticut is recalling Purr-Complete Feline Poultry Meal because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Pet Food Market

FreshPet sees more retailers carrying products, says CEO

Roughly 35,000 major US retailer stores are looking to stock FreshPet's fresh petfood, according to company CEO Richard Thompson.

FDA warns Nestle Purina plant about 'significant violations'

FDA sent a warning letter to a Nestle Purina PetCare manufacturing facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, after an inspection in September 2014 revealed significant deviations from regulations.

Pet Food Market

PET South America 2014 event drew more than 24,000 visitors

PET South America’s 13th annual event drew 24,117 visitors from October 28-30, 2014, including veterinarians, zoo technicians, breeders, pet shop owners and groomers.

Petfood community reacts to recent consumer-funded testing

Recent consumer-funded petfood testing coordinated by the Association for Truth in Pet Food has drawn responses from the petfood industry, which is questioning the methods used and the relevance of the results.

Registration open for AFIA Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference

Registration has opened for the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)'s annual Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference (PISC), to be held March 11–13, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida.

Pet obesity on rise for fourth straight year

New data released by Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI), a US provider of pet health insurance, shows that pet obesity is on the rise for the fourth straight year.

Pet Food Market

UK pet care spending to surpass US$7 billion in 2015

Total spending on pet care in the UK is set to reach a record high of US$7.16 billion (£4.6 billion) in 2015, a 3% increase on 2014’s US$6.92 billion and a growth of 25% since 2010, according to reports.

Pet Food Market

Start-up Pipeline Pet Products appoints CEO

Start-up company Pipeline Pet Products has announced that Brad Hatt, most recently director of Big Heart Pet Brands Canadian operation, has accepted the company position of CEO.

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