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Market Trends and Reports

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Pet Food Market

Best Breed: natural, holistic pet food focuses on health

This premium pet food company uses its historical focus on natural and holistic formulas as the bedrock of its present and future innovation.

Best Breed Vice President Levi Wittenmyer, Dr. Toni Cotton, DVM, Founder Dr. Gary Cotton, DVM, and President Kent Benson, here with American Foxhound mix Walter and black cat Barney, focus on natural and holistic formulations to provide the best nutrition available to pets. | Courtesy Best Breed

Purina’s new product line will focus on weight loss

In January 2018, Purina Pro Plan, a brand of US-based Nestlé Purina PetCare Co., will deliver a patented weight loss system, the Simply Fit product line.

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Salmon meal is in nearly one-quarter of dry dog foods

Salmon appears as oil, broth, meat and meal in dog and cat foods, both wet and dry, according to an analysis of the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center.

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Updated pet food line will support independent retailers

Holistic Select has announced a new lineup of recipes for cats and dogs that continue to deliver high levels of probiotics and digestive enzymes.

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ESM Technologies acquires Stratum Nutrition

ESM Technologies has announced the consolidation of its human and pet supplement ingredients business under the Stratum Nutrition brand.

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Pet Food Press Releases

Simmons Feed opens new pet food ingredient facility

Simmons Feed Ingredients, an affiliate of Simmons Foods Inc., held a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 31, 2017, for its new ingredient facility in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

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Grain-free dry dog, cat food no longer a niche market

Grain-free dry dog and cat food formulas continue to gain market share. Learn what these formulas contain and what brands are investing in this movement.

Performing an analysis of dry pet food recipes using the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center shows that 44 percent of dry dog food recipes and 47 percent of dry cat food recipes in the database do not contain grains. | Elena Schweitzer, Dreamstime

Pet food palatability stimulates pets’ senses, owners’ joy

Advances in pet food palatability technologies help manufacturers optimize pets’ enjoyment while addressing both nutrition and pet owners’ desires to please their pets.

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Animal welfare claims on pet food may attract pet owners

Scientists found a statistically significant correlation between pet ownership and support for animal welfare.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Pet food ingredients: companies betting big on bugs

Learn why pet food industry suppliers in Europe are investing in research and technology for using insects as a novel protein ingredient in pet food.

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Salmon common fish in dog and cat foods

Wild-caught or farm-raised, salmon offers a source of digestible protein and omega-3 fatty acids for pet diets. Salmon, the supposed last wild food has become very popular in petfoods.

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