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Searches for dog probiotics up in Mexico, Columbia, Chile

More Latin American pet owners confined at home with their dogs turned to probiotics to address health or digestive issues, according to internet searches.

Prearing for a crisis may mean setting up employees to work from home. l chika_milan, Dreamstime.com

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

3 roadblocks to plant-based pet food ingredients

Three factors can stand in the way of acceptance of plant-based proteins as pet food ingredients. Dog and cat owners won't sacrifice taste and texture for their pets when converting to plant-based products.

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Pet Food Market

Coastal wolves, ancient clambakes and paleo dog food

For dogs, the paleo diet can mean meat and other items encountered around human camps during domestication. Although “discarded loincloth” will never become a dog food variety, other ancient flavors may remain to be revived as dog foods.

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5 dog, cat and other pet food ingredients from cattle

While beef is what’s for dinner in many pet’s diets, at least as a principal ingredient, various other cattle components appear in pet food.

8 Petfood Industry features January 2021: sustainability, obesity

In January 2021, Petfood Industry’s contributors covered topics ranging from sustainability, the pandemic, pet owner emotional perceptions, GMO corn and other issues.

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Pet Food Market

Will pet obesity finally get the focus it needs in 2021?

Recently pet obesity has been blamed on the pandemic, but it’s a long-standing problem that the pet food industry can and should play a role in addressing.

Photo by Andrea Gantz

Breed-specific dog food for COVID purebred boom

Rising prices for popular breeds and a shortage of shelter dogs may mean growth opportunities for breed-specific pet foods in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Market Trends and Reports

Trending in 2021: Health and wellness in the pet space

2020’s COVID-19 pandemic brought the need to stay healthy into sharp focus, and that focus will continue in 2021 for both humans and their pets.

Health and wellness will be among the top concerns for pet owners going into 2021. Yuttana Jaowattana | Shutterstock.com

Lamb kidney may be palatable sub for liver in cat food

Researchers at Massey University observed distinct differences among cats’ preference for various raw organ meats and co-products from cows and lambs. Likewise, raw ingredients from lamb and beef had different palatability.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet Food Ingredients

Plant Protein Resource Center

Plant-based pet food demands are on the rise. We’ve gathered these resources to help you meet evolving plant-based consumer demands. Sponsored by Kerry.

Pet Food Market

Big Kibble: A book about a pet food movie

This book by JustFoodForDogs execs seems based on the movie ‘Pet Fooled.’ While it had great potential, it also misses big on key pet food considerations.

Image by Ryan Yamka, created from 'Big Kibble' book cover and 'Pet Fooled' movie graphics.

Pet Food Market

Circadian rhythm pet foods: untapped human trend?

Pet owners now feed their pets the same foods morning and night, often day after day. Could specific formulations address pets’ daily metabolic changes while forging new ranges of time-specific dog, cat and other pet foods?

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