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Biomin to build on YouTube success

In order to address the ingestion of feed contaminated with mycotoxins, Biomin in August 2009 launched the Mycotoxin Channel on YouTube.

Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

AFIA hosts Feed Industry Institute conference

Every two years, the American Feed Industry Association’s Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Committee hosts the Feed Industry Institute, a four-day event of educational programming about all aspects of the feed industry.

Nestlé exceeds 2009 sales forecast

Nestlé expects higher sales growth this year after beating 2009 forecasts through strong growth in North America and developing markets helped by lower commodity prices, according to Reuters.

Menu Foods reports increased net income

The Menu Foods Income Fund reported net income for its fiscal year 2009 as US$13.7 million, a substantial improvement compared to a loss of US$6.8 million in 2008.

How consumers view petfood ingredients

Megan Gill, territory manager for Hill’s Pet Nutrition, and Dr. Megan Williams, a veterinarian with Clear Lakes Animal Wellness, explained how consumers view ingredients.

Del Monte to discuss Q3 in conference call, webcast

Del Monte Foods Company will host a conference call/webcast and slide presentation to discuss its fiscal 2010 third quarter results and full year outlook.

Cat food controls cane toads in Australia

Cane toads, which secrete poison that kills pets and wildlife and injures humans, prompted several initially unsuccessful campaigns to wipe them out in Australia.

Fressnapf sees positive 2009

For its financial year 2009, German pet care retailer Fressnapf announced an annual turnover of almost EUR1.2 billion (US$1.67 billion), up 12.2% from 2008.

AFIA hosts 2 Salmonella webcasts

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and its Pet Food Committee have designed two educational webcasts for this spring to help feed and petfood industry personnel better understand how to control and manage Salmonella.

PIDA names WellPet as Supplier of the Year

WellPet LLC was named Supplier of the Year for the second year in a row by the Pet Industry Distributors Association.

Retailer donates petfood on WellPet's behalf

Pet specialty retailer Buster’s Natural Pet Supply in Conifer, Colorado, USA, distributed Eagle Pack food on behalf of the WellPet Foundation to the Intermountain Humane Society, Park County Animal Control, Ark -Valley Humane Society, Odaroloc Sled Dogs and Leadville Humane Society, each of whom are providing care to the rescued dogs.

Column suggests food allergy cause of cat's UTI

Dr. Michael Fox of the Pocono Record recently addressed the cause of a long history of urinary-tract inflammation in a reader’s 6-year-old neutered cat in his column.

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