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Pet Food Market

What sustainability means to consumers (and what that means for petfood)

Sustainability has become a buzz word in marketing and other circles; it is also a concept that is resonating more with the petfood and human food industries as we struggle to find sustainable sources of protein and other ingredients to feed the growing number of people in the world (not to mention their growing number of pets). And we often hear that many consumers seek brands and products that follow or support sustainable practices. But what exactly does that mean?

Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

Pet Food Product Database

Bosch CCM 3100 case packer

Bosch Packaging Technology Inc

DSM to host open house at premix plant on September 19

DSM Nutritional Products will host an open house at its premix plant in Ames, Iowa, USA, on Thursday, September 19, beginning at 10 a.m. The open house program features speakers on current animal nutrition topics and tours of the facility's new packaging unit, control room/charging area, and warehouse.

Market Report: Pet Care Packaging Market in Hong Kong to 2017 now available

MarketResearchReports.biz offers a new market report, Pet Care Packaging Market in Hong Kong to 2017. This data-only report provides detailed time-series consumption data on primary and outer packaging in the pet care market.

Pet Food Product Database

ITW Muller Wrap n' Ship Program

Indian petfood market to see double-digit growth in fiscal 2013

Indian dog food companies will likely see double-digit growth in sales in the current fiscal year with growth expected to continue in future years, according to an industry official. "While the world petfood market is worth US$65.8 billion and registered a 4 percent growth, the Indian petfood market has been showing a rapid growth," said Awral Beri, the founder of Kennel Kitchen, a dog food brand of Gitwako Farms (I) Pvt Limited.

'Pet Care Packaging Market in Poland to 2017' report available to purchase online

A new report, Pet Care Packaging Market in Poland to 2017, is available online from MarketResearchReports.biz. The report provides a detailed understanding of packaging consumption by individual product categories.

Packaging update: The latest materials, machines and services for petfood

Petfood and treat manufacturers want their packaging to reflect awareness for health, pet pampering and the environment, as well as a focus on consumer convenience, according to the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI). To remain competitive and grow market share, petfood manufacturers should be rethinking their package designs by focusing on package shape, closures and convenience features, says PMMI.

Techniques such as high-resolution printing can be used to create visual effects that capture the consumerâ€™s attention, while the use of special finishes and embossing make packaging more tactile, encouraging greater consumer interaction, says Crown of their services.

Pet Food Ingredients

Exhibitor registration opens for Petfood Forum 2014

Exhibitor registration for Petfood Forum 2014 is now open. The premier, exclusive conference for the global petfood industry, Petfood Forum gives supplier companies the opportunity to see and be seen by industry buyers and influencers.

Petfood Forum is the show that puts industry suppliers in front of petfood manufacturing business leaders without interruption.

Eagle Packaging Machinery LLC

4760 NW 128th St.

Miami, Florida 33054

Pet Food Labeling

‘Made in USA’ claims: What’s required for petfood products?

To appeal to the concerns of many petfood purchasers in the US, the claim "Made in USA" or similar verbiage, often accompanied by a depiction of the American flag, is not uncommon on petfood labels these days. Neither the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nor the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has any regulations or expressed policies regarding use of the claim.

Pet Food Product Database

National Bulk Equipment Inc. mechanical conveying system

National Bulk Equipment Inc

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