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Pet Food News

Holistic petfood company Green Dog Food launches ultra luxury petfood line

Holistic petfood company Green Dog Food has launched a limited-edition, ultra-luxury dog food priced at £200 for a 2kg pack. Green Dog Gold is a superpremium complete natural food with a seafood-inspired recipe.

Brand Insights

The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

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What keeps pet food professionals up at 2 AM? It’s not just Salmonella, ingredient shortages, or missed deliveries. It’s the rising pressure from a new generation of pet owners who expect perfection and demand it fast.

Pet Food News

Bemis receives DuPont awards for packaging innovation

Bemis Company has received two DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. Receiving silver awards are the Hillshire Brands Heat Fresh package from Curwood (now Bemis North America) and a standup food service pouch for Fujini-brand vegetables from Bemis Latin America.

Pet Food News

AFIA to host FSMA regional seminars

To enable the industry to better understand the largest set of rules to impact feed and petfood since the 1950s, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is hosting Food Safety Modernization Act regional seminars across the US during the next 18 months. Registration for the "FSMA Regional Seminar, Phase 1: Building a Foundation for Compliance" is now open, and is the first of the multi-phased seminar schedule.

Market Trends and Reports

Pet Industry Sustainability Coalition announces release event for sustainability program

The Pet Industry Sustainability Coalition has announced "The Launch," a release event for a new pilot program focusing on sustainability. The group will formally reveal the new program in conjunction with SuperZoo, on July 21, 2014.

Pet Food News

Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry to offer online petfood processing course

The Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry and Global Campus will offer the course, “Pet Food Processing,” GRSC 645 ZB, for the fall 2014 semester. Taught by a team of experts in the industry and academia, the course will offer a strong emphasis on practical, real-world examples from the trade, according to the school.

Pet Food Market

Taiwan businesses expanding in China pet market

Businesses focusing on pet care in China are growing by 15% per year, and the market has a potential turnover of 20 billion yuan (US$3.21 billion), according to reports. As the number of domestic pets increases, so do the opportunities for market expansion—and Taiwanese businesses are taking full advantage.