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Pet food ingredient supplier expanding in Indiana

Naturally Recycled Proteins (NRP), a protein ingredients supplier to the pet food industry, announced that it will be investing nearly US$10 million in Montpelier, Indiana, USA. The company will add approximately 24,000 square feet to its existing facility and create 6 new jobs.

Pet Food Ingredients

Infographic: Functional dog, cat food and pet treat trends

As pet food becomes increasingly specialized, with manufacturers catering to consumers’ desires to meet the individual needs of their pets, functional ingredients are becoming more of a trend than ever.

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GMO labeling bill applauded by AFIA

AFIA thanked the House of Representatives for its response to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764, known as the Roberts-Stabenow agreement, which mandates labeling of certain products that contain GMOs.

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | USDA

Pet Food Product Database

Royal Canin breed specific wet formulas

Royal Canin U.S.

Pet Food Market

Will pet food fall under new US GMO labeling bill?

A bill just passed by the US Senate mandates labeling of GMO ingredients on human foods. If it becomes law, it could affect pet food, too.

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Cat taste bud cells grown in lab

BRAIN AG and DIANA Pet Food announced that the partners were able to establish proliferating cat taste cells with the goal to perform long-term studies on the taste perception in cats.

Photo by Jennifer Leigh | Wikimedia Commons

Pet Food Processing

Kemin opens new fully-integrated palatant facility

Pet food manufacturers to benefit from custom blending and packaging

Andrea Gantz | Flickr

Pet Food Ingredients

Spray dried animal plasma may improve cat food digestibility

Digestibility of dry matter, crude fiber, ash, calcium and phosphorus appeared to improve after the addition of SDAP.

photo by Andrea Gantz | Flickr

Pet Food Ingredients

10 nutrient-rich novel pet food ingredient trends

Once unheard of ingredients, including alligator, hemp and insects have all found their way into pet food and treats. Novel proteins in particular have become popular.

American alligator | Burton Robert, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Wikimedia Commons

Antioxidant from blood may extend pet food shelf life

An antioxidant created from animals’ red blood cells, named Prot-X, may extend the shelf life of pet food.

Chicken red blood cells magnified 1000 times | John Alan Elson | Wikimedia Commons

Pet Food Market

Pet food borrows another human food trend: acquisitions

In both pet food and human food, large multinational companies are buying smaller specialty ones, creating access to the coveted natural market.

Unsplash.com l Braydon Anderson

Pet Food Market

Registration launches for Petfood Innovation Workshop and K-State Pet Food Experience

Representatives from Petfood Industry magazine have announced that Petfood Innovation Workshop and Kansas State University’s Pet Food Experience will once again collaborate for a second annual joint event.

courtesy Kansas State University

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