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Oklahoma social service groups feed homeless pets

Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Night Light Tulsa, a social services group that offers weekly dinner and living necessities for homeless or needy people, has added pets to its list of those it helps.

Bühler Aeroglide to hold drying theory seminar

Bühler Aeroglide will hold a drying seminar that aims to help participants learn and apply drying theory to enhance the performance of processing equipment and improve product quality.

Pet Food Market

Biorigin releases sustainability report

Biorigin has released its latest sustainability report which, among other things, announces an investment of US$120 million in its plan to expand production.

Pet Food Market

Nestlé Purina holds 2014 Better with Pets Summit

Nestlé Purina PetCare Co.’s second Better With Pets Summit, held in New York on Oct. 14, 2014, emphasized how technology and scientific advances are leading to a brighter future for pets.

Vets Plus achieves Safe Quality Food Level 3 certification

Global animal health company Vets Plus Inc. has received SQF (Safe Quality Food) Code 7.2 Level 3 certification for manufacture of dietary supplements after an audit of the manufacturing facilities for food safety and quality management systems in September 2014.

Pet Food Market

SHV Holdings bids €2.7 billion for Nutreco

SHV, a family-owned Dutch investment firm, has reached a conditional agreement to buy animal feed and nutrition company Nutreco (parent company of Trouw) for €2.7 billion (US $3.4 billion), expanding into food-related businesses.

Freshpet launches 'Letters' campaign to highlight fresh petfood

Freshpet, a petfood company making fresh, refrigerated dog and cat food in the US, has launched a new marketing campaign, “Letters,” featuring real pet parents, real pets and their true stories about how feeding fresh food has made a positive difference in their lives.

Presto Products teams with Jack Link's Beef Jerky to enhance supply chain

To enhance supply chain efficiency and sustainability for Jack Link’s Beef Jerky, Presto Products Company enrolled the company in Presto’s Fresh-Lock Zipper Spool Recycle and Reuse program.

Pet Food Market

Fetch...For Pets! acquires Bistro Bites from Small Dog Wonders Bakery

Fetch…for pets!, a manufacturer of pet products, has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Small Dog Wonders Bakery LLC for its Bistro Bites dog treat.

Nestlé Purina Australia upgrades PetCare factory

Nestlé Purina Australia has upgraded its PetCare factory in Blayney, and the $65 million in improvements will create 117 jobs in the area, according to reports.

Pet Food Market

InVivo NSA to acquire Total Alimentos

InVivo NSA, a subsidiary of InVivo Group and a French player in animal nutrition and health, has reached an agreement to acquire Brazil-based Total Alimentos.

Market Trends and Reports

Webinar to discuss high-meat recipes and single-screw extruders

Current petfood product developments include high meat/grain-free recipes and related successes using the single-screw extruder to make commercial products.

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