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Pet Food Market

Petfood is third largest category for omega-3 new product launches

Among all global product launches with omega-3 fatty acids in 2013, petfood ranked third, only behind human baby food and protein products for humans

Brand Insights

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

Datacor (formerly Format Solutions)

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

Nutrition and the working canine: More from the power of protein in dog food

Dr. Joseph J. Wakshlag explains the importance of protein, carbohydrates, fat and supplements for working canines in his 2014 Petfood Forum presentation.

Purina, Blue Buffalo continue arguments in false advertising case

Purina expands claim to include pet treats and cat litter, Blue Buffalo disputes science of product study conducted

Sethness Products Company caramel color

Sethness Products Co

Pet Food Product Database

Tianjin Tangchao Foods Industry meat juice

Pet Food Ingredients

The power of protein in petfood for dogs

Protein has many functions in a companion animal’s body, but is best known for supplying amino acids to build hair, skin, nails, muscles, tendons, ligaments and cartilage. Protein also plays a primary role in hormone and enzyme production. The protein in petfoods can be supplied by animal sources, plant sources or a combination of the two.

According to Dr. Wakshlag, more recent nutrition research into other sporting breeds like agility and event dogs, detection dogs and hunting dogs is lacking and little research has been done in the past 10 years that examined nutrition, protein and its role in animal athleticism.

Pet Food Ingredients

Is resistant starch a future fiber in petfoods?

There is enough evidence in the human and animal nutrition research literature to suggest that resistant starch may have a wide array of health benefits. So, is resistant starch a “future fiber” for the next generation of petfoods?

Pet Food Ingredients

Kemin acquires sustainably grown certification for rosemary

Kemin Industries has received third-party sustainably grown certification for its vertically integrated rosemary production through SCS Global Services.

Pet Food Market

The wild and wacky side of petfood

A truly novel new pet treat ingredient and a test of a new delivery system could be game-changers for petfood – or not

Pet Food Regulations

Grain-free, gluten-free: ensuring your petfood claims stand up to scrutiny

No observer of the petfood market can miss the pervasiveness of claims such as "grain-free" and "gluten-free" on dog and cat food labels today. There are important factors to consider when making a claim in order for it to survive possible regulatory scrutiny.

Petfood may contribute to pets' behavior

Petfood can obviously affect the health of pets, but it may affect more than that. Petfood ingredients, for example, might affect pet behavior.

Petfood palatability: More information from AFB International

AFB International launched their Palatants Plus blog at www.palatantsplus.com. The blog is designed to share the latest petfood palatability research and developments with petfood industry professionals and how it can enhance petfood performance. Current topics include collaborative innovation, liquid palatants and tracking palatability.

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