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Market Trends and Reports

Southern California, USA, dog club donates petfood to Japanese animals

Brandi and Stephen Terry of Desperate Paws Dog Club in Newport Beach, California, USA, donated 40,000 tons of petfood to pets affected by the March 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan. In total, the Terrys collected the more than 7 tons of petfood and supplies donated by businesses and organizations in Southern California, USA.

Innova holistic petfood hits Petco store shelves in May

Innova will launch its line of holistic petfood products in all Petco and Unleashed by Petco stores in May 2011. Innova says its natural, holistic petfood is available as dry food, canned food and treats, for both dogs and cats.

Drying petfood at high temperatures may decrease nutrients, researchers find

Researchers at the Animal Nutrition Group of Wageningen University in the Netherlands studied the effects of petfood drying temperature and time on the food's physical and nutritional quality indicators. The researchers conducted two factorial experiments, using four temperatures and two durations, to test the effects of drying variables on extruded canine diets produced using a 4 mm and 8 mm die.

Wenger announces September petfood processing technology seminars

Wenger Manufacturing will offer two Pet Food Processing Technology Seminars in September for plant managers, operations and maintenance personnel, and engineers in the petfood industry. The first course, Pet Food Processing Technology Seminar, will be held from September 13-15.

Online petfood, pet supply store offers eco-friendly products

An online pet food and pet supply store, Eco-Dogs.com, recently opened to provide eco-friendly products to pet owners. Eco-dogs.com officially opened its Web-based storefront on March 1, with the goals of introducing pet owners to natural, organic and eco-friendly products for pets, as well as educating them on ways to support a more sustainable environment, according to co-founder, Marion Elledge.

Canine Caviar petfood company to exhibit at America's Family Pet Expo

Holistic petfood maker Canine Caviar will exhibit at America's Family Pet Expo 2011, being held April 15-17, at the Orange County Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, USA. The company's alkaline-based petfood formulas for dogs and cats were specifically designed to help prevent cancer, Canine Caviar says.

Market Trends and Reports

Petfood prices set to rise in coming months, say experts

The cost of petfood is set to rise in coming months on the heels of increases in human food prices, according to experts. “Recent food price increases appear to be passing through to petfood products, as they did to an even greater degree in 2008," said Zach Pandl, senior economist at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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Hydro-Thermal to present 'Does process heating fit into the sustainability triangle?' at Petfood Forum

Hydro-Thermal Business Development Engineer Dave Degelau will be speaking on the topic, "Does process heating fit into the sustainability triangle?" at the 2011 Petfood Forum. The presentation is on Tuesday, April 12, at 4:00 p.m.

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Fancy Feast's March petfood commercial most likeable on Nielsen Co. index

Fancy Feast's commercial featuring a couple meeting the parents and their cat topped the Nielsen Co. ranking of "Top Ten Best Liked New Ads" in March. The 60-second commercial aired between March 1 and March 31, earning a score of 170 on Nielsen's Likeability Index.

Cei to demonstrate petfood packaging solutions at April's Petfood Forum

Coating Excellence International will exhibit its packaging solutions to the petfood industry at booth 535 during Petfood Forum, taking place April 11-13. At the show, cei will showcase its portfolio of flexible packaging solutions for the petfood market, with representatives available to provide additional information and answer questions.

Holistic Select offers petfood savings with coupon for basketball fans

Holistic Select gave away US$5-off coupons for its petfood in honor of being the Butler bulldog mascot and Blue II's food of choice. Pet parents who registered at www.holisticselect.com/blue2 between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 5, received the coupon for $5 off select cat and dog food bags.

US court rules on melamine-tainted petfood settlement claims payout

Four years after melamine-contaminated petfood sickened and killed thousands of pets in North America, a New Jersey, USA, court opinion was issued to clear the way for settlement claims payouts. The opinion by Judge Noel Hillman in the US District Court of New Jersey was the last piece of court action required to finalize the appeals of a US$24-million petfood settlement approved by Hillman in October 2008.

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