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Pet Food Market

14 articles from Petfood Forum 2018: trends, palatability

Petfood Forum and Petfood Innovation Workshop 2018 were held April 23-25, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Brian Hare, PhD, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University and founder of Dognition, delivered the closing address at Petfood Forum 2018. | photo by Greg Watt

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The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

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What keeps pet food professionals up at 2 AM? It’s not just Salmonella, ingredient shortages, or missed deliveries. It’s the rising pressure from a new generation of pet owners who expect perfection and demand it fast.

The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

Dogs likely evolved to eat cooked meat and carbohydrates

During their evolution, dogs took advantage of a rich new food source, human garbage, including cooked meat and plant matter, said one scientist.

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Pet Food Ingredients

3 functional foods moving into pet food from human trends

These functional foods are part of a trend in human food, called biohacking.

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5 ways to succeed in pet food product innovation

LIVE FROM PFF: To develop health-focused pet foods and treats, companies may benefit from focusing on five key aspects of new product development.

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Clean label pet foods need identifiable ingredients

The exact definition of a clean label remains amorphous.

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Infographic: Insect-based pet food nutrition

As more dog and cat treats incorporate insects, one scientist notes that further study is needed.

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Discuss insects as pet food ingredients at Petfood Forum

Three scientists and pet food professionals will share their knowledge about insects-based pet food ingredients.

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Biologically appropriate pet foods not based in science

Biologically appropriate generally means that the dog and cat foods are rich in animal protein and fat.

Research shows that through domestication, dogs have evolved away from the mainly carnivorous diet of the wolf. l SBoice, Bigstock.com

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Isle of Dogs: Natural pet food, products promote wellness

Isle of Dogs got its start in a non-food segment of the pet world and has expanded into pet food in order to fully serve its furry customers.

Isle of Dogs President John Hart, here with his Golden Retriever Indy, has married external pet beauty with internal pet health while expanding his business. | Photo courtesy Isle of Dogs

Fresh meat pet food consumer demands differ in US and EU

European and US dog and cat food companies may have different notions of what high meat inclusion means.

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Organic ingredients listed on 8.6 percent of dry dog food

Ingredients specifically listed as organic appeared in 8.6 percent of the approximately 7,000 dry dog food recipes listed in Petfood Industry’s Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database.

10 raw pet food safety studies conducted in past decade

These peer-reviewed journal articles and federal studies attempted to determine how raw diets affect dogs, cats and their owners, including identifying potential health risks.

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