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Kemin to host petfood quality, technology symposium on September 10-11

Kemin will host a symposium for the petfood industry on September 10-11 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, focusing on approaches that can be taken utilizing new technologies to improve petfood quality. The Petfood Insights: New Approaches to Quality & Technology symposium will address challenges the industry has faced, such as in raw material sourcing and the Food Safety Modernization Act, and discuss what impact these have on manufacturers of petfood ingredients and petfood.

Pet Food Safety

Aker BioMarine earns Marine Stewardship Council certification for krill fishery

Aker BioMarine Antarctic Australasia Pty has achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification for its sustainable practices and krill fishery infrastructure. Aker BioMarine's krill-derived products sold in Australia are now eligible to bear the MSC eco-label, providing consumers with a guarantee of sustainability, effective fisheries management and traceability from sea to shelf.

Premier Pet Nutrition opens enhanced-safety premix facility

Premier Pet Nutrition has opened its new premix facility designed to provide absolute safety and assurance for all premixes manufactured by the company. Enhanced pharmaceutical features expand on its tumble mix system.

A video of Premier Pet Nutrition's new facility can be viewed by scanning the QR code with your smartphone.

Pet Food Market

Latest human food trends parallel petfood trends (or vice versa)

Petfood product development follows human food trends by only "half a step," said David Sprinkle, research director and publisher with Packaged Facts, during a Petfood Forum 2013 presentation. That was just three months ago; judging by information presented at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo this week, I am beginning to think that perhaps petfood has already caught up and is marching in lock step with human food in many areas.

Market report: Petfood exports increasing in Ukraine

In recent years, Ukraine has been actively developing the export of petfood to the markets of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) and Eastern Europe. Currently, about 10% of all petfood produced by local manufacturers are exported to other countries.

Market report: Russia's petfood market volume keeps growing

In 2013, the volume of the Russian petfood market should reach 585,000 tons in natural volume and exceed US$1 billion in monetary terms, estimate experts of the State Statistic Service of the country. At the same time it is forecasted that the pace of industry growth is going to rise in coming years following the increase of the purchasing power of the Russian population.

Market report: Petfood in India on the rise

The Indian pet industry has come a long way in the past decade. What was once a motley crew of shop keepers casually selling a sparse and sometimes dubious assortment of shampoos and biscuits has now evolved into an US$800-million-plus industry.

A large base of pet owners are shifting from homemade food to commercial petfood as their spending power increases.

Global market update: Emerging petfood segments

According to Euromonitor International, established petfood markets in the US, Japan, Brazil and the UK continue to rule with their retail dominance, but newcomers like Russia, Italy and India are lining up for their very own share from the global petfood bowl. Rising disposable incomes in emerging markets like India and China, coupled with rapid growth in Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia and Vietnam have these regions ready to play a much bigger role in the worldwide petfood and treat market in the upcoming years.

Pedigree has become synonymous with dog food in India, owing to its prolific marketing in all media platforms, educational campaigns for pet owners and widespread presence in the country.

Effects of soluble corn fiber on in vitro hydrolytic digestion in dogs

The objective of these experiments was to measure in vitro hydrolytic digestion and glycemic and insulinemic responses of select carbohydrate blends, all containing the novel carbohydrate soluble corn fiber (SCF), in dogs. Two SCFs that varied in their method of production were used to formulate the carbohydrate blends.

Enzyme effects on extruded soybean meal diets for dogs

This study investigated the effects of exogenous enzymes supplementation on kibble diets for dogs formulated with soybean meal (SBM) as a substitute for poultry by-product meal (PM), highlighting nutrient digestibility, fermentation products formation, post-prandial urea response and selected fecal bacteria counts. Two kibble diets with similar compositions were used in two trials: a PM-based diet (28.9% of PM; soybean hulls as a fiber source) and an SBM-based diet (29.9% of SBM).

Effects of food processing and fiber content on Blue-and-gold macaws

This study was triggered by the increased incidence of obesity and metabolic diseases in caged parrots, and evaluated the effects of fiber and food processing on Blue-and-gold macaws. Four food formulations (0%, 7%, 14% and 21% of sugarcane fiber) processed by pelleting or extrusion were studied, resulting in eight diets.

Top Petfood Companies Database provides industry insight

Watt Publishing Co.'s Top Petfood Companies Database, compiled by Petfood Industry and WATT Research, provides data on more than 115 petfood manufacturers and marketers from around the world. The data includes company headquarters, types of products produced, main brands, annual revenue and volume, number of employees, plants and facilities and other information about each company. The database is searchable by specific company name, geographic markets served or key product categories.

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