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Hill's reactions to the economy

Bina Thompson, vice president of Colgate-Palmolive investor relations, recently commented on the state of its subsidiary company, Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. in the company’s fourth quarter year-end 2009 earnings conference call.

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

Cat food brands push to recycle cans

Purina’s Friskies and Fancy Feast brands have joined forces to educate cat owners about the recyclability of cat food cans in a mission to help increase the total number of petfood cans recycled each year.

UK dog owner launches petfood line

Peter Speed of England, UK, developed special petfood after he discovered that one of his two dogs had a liver condition and was unable to find a food that would save his pet.

Finnish petfood and pet care report available

The Pet Food and Pet Care in Finland report provides retail sales data from 2003-2008 and forecasts to 2013 for dog food, cat food, other petfood and pet care products

Euromonitor releases Russian pet market report

Euromonitor International released its Pet Food and Pet Care Products in Russia market report that provides the latest retail sales data and identifies leading companies and brands.

APOP lists top weight-loss products

The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention tested a variety of fitness and weight-loss products for pets and listed its favorites.

Romanian expo expects increased attendance

Organizers of the second Pet Expo, set to take place in Bucharest, Romania, from June 18-20, have announced that over 70 exhibitors, including at least 10 foreign companies, will be present at the expo.

PMMI hosts discussion of packaging trends

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), organizer and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, invites petfood manufacturers to attend the first-ever PACK EXPO Thought Leaders Dinner, featuring a discussion of trends in the processing and packaging sectors by supply chain leaders and end users.

Packaged Facts releases US pet supplies report

Packaged Facts announced the release of its Pet Supplies and Pet Care Products: The U.S. Market and a Global Perspective report.

FSI coupon activity up 8% in 2009

Free standing insert (FSI) coupon activity increased 8.0% during 2009, according to Marx Promotion Intelligence. Petfood was a large part of the increased activity, making three top 10 lists of the coupon activity.

Research and Markets releases new Greece petfood report

Research and Markets announced the addition of the Pet Food and Pet Care in Greece report to its collection of market research.

Package testing webinars now in multiple languages

Mocon Inc. is making its free educational webinars on package testing accessible to a larger global audience by offering online classes in Spanish, Chinese and English.

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