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Dad's Pet Care renamed Ainsworth Pet Nutrition after company restructuring

Dad's Pet Care changed its name to Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, following a restructuring of the company and a series of acquisitions made to expand its product offering. The new name comes from the company's original founder, George Ainsworth Lang Sr., and his father, who began Dad's in 1933.

Petcurean given kudos from pet owner

A pet owner in Tabernacle, N.J, referred to in an article from Consumer Affairs as Leslie K., said she was pleased with how Petcurean handled her finding a metal object in her cats' food. The pet owner found a quarter-inch piece of metal in a bag of Petcurean Go! Natural dry trout food.

Nestlé to acquire US-based Waggin’ Train

Nestlé has agreed to acquire the Waggin’ Train dog snacks business in the US. Waggin’ Train makes real-meat dog snacks.

Blog explores switching your pet's food

In her blog titled Fully Vetted, Dr. Patty Khuly recently discussed the importance of switching up your pet's food, citing that variety in petfood can offer more nutritional balance. "If we’ve undertaken thousands of times more research on human nutrition and still can’t decide what’s best for us, does it not stand to reason that a 'nutritionally balanced' diet for our pets might elude modern science as well?" she writes.

Sales up for Jarrow, UK-based, Pet Supermarket

Mark Berriman, managing director of Pet Supermarket, based in Jarrow, UK, says the retailer is on track for annual sales of £6 million (US$9.2 million), according to www.nebusiness.co.uk. Pet Supermarket also offers an online store, with a newly relaunched website.

Petfood bank aids in New Zealand quake relief

A group in Auckland, New Zealand, is preparing to launch a petfood bank and has stepped up before it's opening to help those affected by the Canterbury, New Zealand, earthquake. Paw Justice Pet Food Bank will officially launch at the Champ Wag 'n' Walk dog walk and fun day in Auckland, Sept. 26, but co-founders Craig Dunn and Shaughan Campbell are distributing petfood from Heinz Wattie's Limited, with help from Mainfreight/Dailyfreight, to animal shelters in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Wenger introduces innovations focused on food safety

With 23 innovations and 11 new patents, Wenger Manufacturing has introduced new products including a high-intensity preconditioner for improved pasteurization and sanitation, a series of thermal twin screw extruders, an enhanced sanitary dryer that reduces the risk of contamination and systems designed to improve hygiene and food safety.

Wenger Manufacturing has recently introduced 23 new innovations and won 11 new patents.

Kemin AgriFoods Iowa facility receives safety certificate

The first FAMI-QS/International Safe Feed/Safe Food certificate has been issued to Kemin AgriFoods North America’s Des Moines, Iowa, facility by Eurofins Scientific Inc. The establishment of the FAMI-QS/I-SF/SF Certification Program was designed to help facilitate US exports with European feed and ingredient customers by providing a tool to illustrate compliance with the EU’s feed hygiene regulation.

Del Monte first quarter fiscal 2011 pet segment sales increase

Del Monte Foods Co. released its fiscal 2011 first quarter results, which included a 3.6% net sales growth in the company's pet products segment. First quarter net sales declined 1.1% overall to US$804.6 million, driven by the 3.6% growth in pet products and an approximately 6% decrease in consumer products.

Halo and Freekibble.com team up to feed homeless pets

Halo, Purely for Pets will be the official sponsor of Freekibble.com and Freekibblekat.com, online dog and cat trivia games that feed shelter pets in need. Freekibble.com and Freekibblekat.com were created in 2008 by Mimi Ausland when she was just 11 years old.

Texas private label petfood producer lays off 43 workers

Pied Piper Pet and Wildlife Inc. laid off about one-fourth of its employees, according to Workforce Solutions of west central Texas USA. Following the layoffs of 43 people, 113 employees remain with the Hamlin, Texas, USA-based company, according to Mary Ross, executive director of Workforce Solutions in Abilene, Texas USA.

Canidae offers new horse feed line at World Equestrian Games

Canidae Pet Foods, maker of dog and cat foods, will offer its new Equidae line of horse feed at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Canidae is an official animal health and nutrition partner for the games, which will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, September 25 to October 10.

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