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Nestle Purina launches new dog food brand TV ad campaign

Beneful, a dog food division of Nestle Purina PetCare, said it began a new television advertisement campaign that plays squeaks, pings and other noises only heard by dogs, while also showing images that appeal to pet owners. Another part of the company's ad campaign was launched in 2010, when dog-food scented billboards were put up around Germany.

Stella & Chewy's to relocate natural petfood plant

Stella & Chewy’s will relocate from its current natural petfood production plant in Muskego, Wisconsin, USA, to a larger petfood manufacturing facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The company currently has about 40 full-time employees and occupies a 17,000-square-foot space in Muskego, but recently leased a 48,862-square-foot facility from Lassman Family Ltd. Partnership.

Dr. Harvey's launches natural petfood, pet products video series

Dr. Harvey's holistic petfood company launched a YouTube video series on pet health, as well as the importance of feeding an all-natural petfood diet and using chemical-free pet products. These videos, which appear on Dr. Harvey's petfood website and on the company's YouTube channel, highlight the company's holistic pet product benefits and the philosophy behind them.

Fromm invests US$10 million in new petfood manufacturing facility

Fromm Family Foods recently spent US$10 million to convert an old animal feed mill outside of Madison, Wisconsin, USA, into a petfood manufacturing facility, madison.com reported. The facility in Columbus, Wisconsin, USA, closed in 2007 and was recently redone by Fromm to create 70,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space, including a 10,000-square-foot meat processing facility and the original 120-foot-tall mill tower.

Kansas State to hold November short course for animal feed industry

Kansas State University will hold a short course, “Establishing a HACCP Program for the Feed Industry," on November 7-10, in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. This interactive course will focus on the development of a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points plan for all sectors of the animal feed industry.

Colgate executives report Hill's Pet second quarter earnings

Colgate-Palmolive, parent company of Hill's Pet Nutrition, held an earnings call on July 28, to discuss the company's second quarter 2011 results. The company is focused on organic sales growth in emerging markets, where the highest quarterly growth in one year was recorded, helped by strong organic growth in the Hill's pet segment, according to Bina Thompson, president of investor relations.

US FDA launches PETNet petfood incident tracking

The Partnership for Food Protection and the US Food and Drug Administration launched the Pet Event Tracking Network, PETNet, which is a secure, Web-based information exchange system for petfood-related incidents. PETNet’s voluntary information exchange, surveillance and alert system provides real-time information sharing about emerging petfood-related illnesses and product defects among FDA, and other federal and state agencies.

Provimi animal nutrition updates 2011 financial results

The Provimi Group delivered a trading update for the first six months of 2011, from January 1 through June 30. The animal nutrition company reported revenues up more than 11% to €871 million (US$1.24 billion).

Fish4Dogs petfood wins UK business award

Fish4Dogs natural petfood was awarded International Business of the Year 2011 by the Herefordshire and Worcestershire UK Chamber of Commerce. The company was presented the award at the Chamber Business Awards, held at Worcester Cathedral.

Market Trends and Reports

Nestle Purina recalls adult cat food for Salmonella contamination

Nestle Purina is voluntarily recalling bags of its Purina One Vibrant Maturity 7+ dry cat food due to concerns the petfood could be tainted with Salmonella, according to the company. Purina is recalling select 3.5- and 7-pound bags of the petfood, marked with a "Best by" date of May 2012. Recalled 3.5-pound cat food bags have production codes of 03341084 and 03351084, with UPC codes of 17800 01885.

Petfood packaging conference scheduled for December

The Packaging Group Inc. announced that the conferences and courses of its Pet Food Pac-2011 will take place on December 6 and 7, in Monroe Township, New Jersey, USA. Two courses will be held on December 6, covering shelf life extension and humanization of petfood packaging.

Fresh butcher meat fuels a new petfood trend

A new trend in petfood has consumers turning to the butcher for fresh meat to feed their pets. One retailer, Albright Farms, in Monkton, Maryland, USA, offers cuts of meat and bones specifically for pets.

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