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Brown rice considered worse than corn by pet owners

Pet owners may accept heirloom varieties of corn as novel pet food functional ingredients.

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Brand Insights

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 prefer to eat fat, and cats prefer carbs

Dogs gravitate toward high-fat food, but cats pounce on carbohydrates with even greater enthusiasm, according to research into the dietary habits of America’s two most popular pets.

Sorghum germ provides protein and fat in pet food

Scientists found that sorghum germ in particular had higher quantities of fat and protein than other fractions of sorghum or whole grains.

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Market Trends and Reports

Infographic: 6 pet food ingredients consumers don’t want

Pet food buyers look for “free-from” claims on the products they buy and there are specific classes of ingredients that people increasingly don’t want in their pets’ meals.

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Healthy Hemp Pet Co. releases new supplement

Healthy Hemp Pet Company, an industry leader in all-natural pet products including PRC-hemp oil health products for pets, has launched a revolutionary new health product to boost pet immunity.

Phillips Pet Food & Supplies to expand Fresh & Frozen

Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, the nation’s largest pet product distributor, will expand its Fresh & Frozen category on July 2, to further its initiative to build the industry’s leading distribution platform.