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Welcome to the new Petfood Forum website!

Bookmark this site for everything you've ever wanted or needed to know about any of the exclusive, premier Petfood Forum conferences. Here you'll find information about the annual US event, including Petfood Forum 2013 and Petfood Workshop, the in-depth, hands-on symposium following it.

Petfood Forum 2013 will be held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel.

Pet Food Market

Natural Balance Pet Foods

12924 Pierce St.

Pacoima 91331

Dr. Harvey's introduces new canine formula at SuperZoo

Dr. Harvey’s introduced its newest canine formulation, Veg-to-Bowl Fine Ground, at Pet SuperZoo in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, September 11-13. The new formula is grain free and has nine dehydrated vegetables and herbs.

Dr. Harvey's Veg-to-Bowl Fine Ground is a pre-mix meal with nine dehydrated vegetables and herbs for dogs.

Update: What's new in the animal nutraceuticals market

Nutritional supplements are one of the fastest-growing segments of the pet industry. According to the Nutrition Business Journal, August 2011, pet supplements are growing faster than other pet categories.

There are thousands of pet health conditions that may be appropriately treated using one or several of the numerous pet supplements available.

The protein problem: Ingredient shortages and alternative sources

Consumers of pet products are expressing an increasing want for high-quality ingredients and formulas for their companion animals. One of their main concerns? A focus on the protein source.

Although protein can be derived from a plethora of sourcesâ€”from kangaroo and krill to egg and milk products to pea protein concentrateâ€”the standard of quality must always meet certain criteria to make it to a pet's bowl.

Just Food for thought

'Unique' is often a word used to describe young petfood companies who enter the frozen/fresh segment of the market. The ingredients used are many times novel and always less processed, the packaging may be sustainable and the pet parents who buy their products love what they do for their dogs' and cats' health.

Just Food For Dogs operates out of a kitchen that is also a storefront. Pet parents are invited to watch food being prepared or get their hands dirty and make the recipes (which the company makes readily available) at home.

By Nature Pet Foods launches online resource for dogs owners

By Nature Pet Foods has launched a new online resource that features the journey back to health of a former bait dog and offers an engaging way for pet owners to access tips on dog ownership. The new resource tells the story of Colin, an American Bulldog that was used as a bait dog before being found on the streets of Miami, Florida, USA, as well as features two other dogs, all rescued by Big Dog Ranch Rescue and adopted into homes.

Pet Food Market

Hill's Pet Nutrition

400 S.W. 8th Ave. #101

Topeka 66603-3925

Pet Food Market

What corn and soybean prices at all-time highs mean for petfood

Though parts of the US Midwest have finally received some rain over the last few weeks, it's a case of too little, too late. The 2012 US drought has done irreparable damage to this year's crops of corn, soybeans and other grains (and the farmers who grow them) and will likely have a long-lasting impact on meat supplies and prices, too. This will definitely affect the prices of food, feed and, likely, petfood in the near future; food prices are already soaring in some parts of the world.

BHJ USA Inc. acquires petfood meat blends supplier Protein Inc.

BHJ USA Inc. acquired Protein Inc., a supplier of fresh/chilled meat blends to the wet and dry petfood markets. Protein Inc. will continue its current operations as a subsidiary of BHJ USA Inc., maintaining its current name and independent profile.

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Approval process for petfood ingredients not perfect, but it works

The process by which new petfood ingredients are approved and defined in the US is, well, complicated. But for the most part, the process has worked, based on cooperation between the Association of American Feed Control Officials and US Food and Drug Administration. Last week, the memorandum of understanding that underpins that collaborative process was extended.

Groups commend FDA, AAFCO for ingredient definition process extension

Five major US grain, animal feed, feed ingredient and petfood organizations commended the US Food and Drug Administration and the Association of American Feed Control Officials for extending the current Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties, entitled Memorandum of Understanding Between the US Food and Drug Administration and the Association of American Feed Control Officials. "This 12-month extension is vital to the continued success of the AAFCO ingredient review process.

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