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Purina sponsors launching of AOL pet website

Purina ProPlan petfood sponsored the recent launching of www.pawnation.com, a new AOL website that lets pet owners share pet photos and stories, read the latest animal news and find pet tips and information, according to a press release from AOL.

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Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

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Discover how pet food manufacturers are reducing emissions and driving sustainability through ingredient innovation and eco-friendly nutrition.

Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

Purina plant uses solar power

Nestlé Purina PetCare officially unveiled and dedicated the company’s new solar-panel array May 14 at the company’s petfood plant in Denver, Colorado, USA, according to an article from the Denver Business Journal.

Petfood manufacturer sponsors vet fund

ZuPreem, an exotic pet and animal food manufacturer, announced the sponsorship of the Ben Cote Veterinary Scholarship Fund in a company press release.

Petfood manufacturers combat price increases

Manufacturers and distributors are between in a difficult position as customers mistakenly blame them for intentionally petfood prices increasing when in reality production costs are going up, according to an article from The Greeley Tribune.

Menu Foods stocks, sales increase

Menu Foods Income Fund reported its first gain in profits since its petfood contamination lawsuit in 2007, according to a Canadian Press article.

Mars Petcare closes Indiana plant

Due to decreased consumer demand, Mars Petcare is closing its Portland, Indiana, USA, manufacturing plant later this year, according to an article from www.allaboutfeed.net.

K9Cuisine.com, WellPet partner in petfood donation

K9Cuisine.com and the WellPet Foundation are each donating 5,000 pounds of dog food to the Pooch Pantry in Mundelein, Illinois, USA, according to an article from www.dogchannel.com.

Arkansas company offers petfood home delivery

Nature's Select of Northwest Arkansas, a petfood company based in Rogers, Arkansas, USA, delivers petfoods ordered by phone or website to customers’ homes in the surrounding counties, according to an article from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Provimi petfood sales increase despite other market's decrease

Animal nutrition products from Provimi saw a dip in sales the first quarter of 2009 in comparison to last year’s first quarter, but petfood sales have increased, according to a company press release.

Petfood market still growing

According to the recently released Pet Food Manufacturers Association annual report on the condition of the petfood industry in the UK, sales showed a 7% increase in value for 2008.

Blue Buffalo's advertising referred to FTC

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, an ad industry self-regulating entity, referred Blue Buffalo Co.’s Blue brand petfood advertising to the Federal Trade Commission because it has not modified its claim of “no animal by-products.”

Vegan-based pets diets gaining popularity

Vegan-based diets for pets are gaining in popularity as some vegan owners are deciding that they want their pets to adopt a similar diet to their own.

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