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Honest Kitchen re-launching trial-size packaging

The Honest Kitchen has re-designed the packaging for its trial size boxes of food to replicate the full-size, eco-friendly boxes for which the company is known. “The size and dimensions of our new trial sizes have been designed with the canned-food customer in mind,” said company founder Lucy Postins.

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Market Trends and Reports

Nature's Logic donates over US$50,000 in petfood to animal non-profits

Nature’s Logic announced the company donated more than US$50,000 worth of free petfood to non-profit organizations dedicated to the health and welfare of animals in the past three years. “We believe that all pets deserve the best, including those not yet lucky enough to be in a forever home with a loving family,” said Scott Freeman, owner of Nature’s Logic.

Del Monte to name Vestar's Neil Harrison as interim chief executive

Del Monte Foods Co. will name Neil Harrison of Vestar Capital as interim chief executive upon the expected closing of the company's US$4 billion acquisition by a group of private equity firms, The Wall Street Journal reported. The petfood maker's acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts Co., Vestar Capital Partners and Centerview Partners will likely close in March, a deal worth US$19 per share including US$1.3 billion in assumed debt, according to The Wall Street Journal's report.

Xylitol poses expanding risk to dogs as more products take out sugar

The popular sugar substitute xylitol has always posed a deadly threat to dogs, but that threat is expanding as xylitol finds its way into vitamins and commonly prescribed drugs that used to be safe for canines—and now aren't. According to veterinarian Patty Khuly, DVM, this expansion poses a risk that veterinarians, their pharmacists and their clients must all be aware of.

Procter & Gamble to air 'Extraordinary Dogs' television series in US

Procter & Gamble will air a 13-episode series called “Eukanuba Extraordinary Dogs," scheduled to premier in the first quarter of 2011. The series of 30-minute episodes aims to show what extraordinary and challenging creatures dogs are, according to the company.

Mocon Inc. announces 2011 free webinar schedule

Mocon Inc. announced the 2011 schedule for its free webinar series, which will cover topics such as petfood safety, product shelf-life and packaging. Each webinar will be taught by an expert with significant experience in the specific webinar subject.

Hill's Pet Nutrition partners with two distributors to spread nutritional assessment awareness

Hill’s Pet Nutrition has announced a new partnership with Butler Schein Animal Health and Webster Veterinary in an effort to help spread awareness among veterinarians and their healthcare teams about nutritional assessments. According to reports, only one in 10 pets in the US that need the benefits of a therapeutic petfood are fed one.

Canidae releases TidNips line of soft pet treats

Canidae Pet Foods has announced the launch of TidNips, a new line of healthy, soft treats for dogs and cats. The new line will be available in the first quarter of 2011, with three formulations for dogs (chicken, turkey, lamb and salmon; chicken and rice; and lamb and rice) and one for cats (chicken and rice).

Local, independent petfood stores get sales boost from organic petfood

Local and independent petfood suppliers looking to stand out from their big-box competitors are turning to organic, raw and gluten-free petfood for inspiration. Annual retail sales of organic and natural petfood are expected to grow three times as fast — 12% a year on average to $2.8 billion by 2015 — as petfood sales overall, according to a recent Packaged Facts report.

Animal advocate pledges to eat dog food until Nitro's Law is reintroduced in Ohio House

Animal advocate, dog trainer and author Nikki Moustaki has promised to eat dog food for one meal every day in an effort to gain awareness for and the passage of an anti-animal cruelty bill called Nitro's Law. The Ohio-based law, formerly known as House Bill 70, would increase the penalty to a fifth degree felony for egregious acts of animal cruelty by the animal's caretaker, punishable by a year in jail per count.

Hill's Science Diet responds to criticism regarding top petfood claim

Hill's Science Diet has released a statement responding to the negative criticism aimed at a GoodGuide.com study that dubbed Science Diet as the number one dog and cat food brand. The primary consumer concern revolves around the belief that grain-based petfoods, of which Science Diet is one, are bad for animals.

Nestle Purina North America president Terence Block retiring

Terence Block, president of Nestle Purina PetCare's North American petfood division, is retiring after 33 years with the company. His retirement will take effect at the end of 2011.

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