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MiracleCorp Products pro-treat freeze-dried ferret treats

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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

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Dogswell LLC jerky treats

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PetSafe Lickety Stik LiquiMints, Gel

Pet Food Market

Petfood Forum highlights positive numbers for petfood market and its future

Among 2,000 pet owners surveyed online in March, 72% agree that their pets have a positive impact on their physical health, and 79% agree their pets have a positive impact on their mental health, according to Packaged Facts. Out of many interesting and impressive numbers emanating from Petfood Forum last week, those data, delivered by David Sprinkle, publisher and research director for Packaged Facts, stood out.

Pet owners' spending on cat, dog food up 62 percent since 2001, report says

Since 2001, pet owners' spending on dog and cat food has grown 62 percent to a record US$19 billion in 2012, according to a report. Euromonitor International estimated petfood spending at US$12.41 billion in 2000, measured in current prices, and says spending grew even in the recession to US$17.7 billion in 2008 and US$18.5 billion in 2009.

Natura expands expiration dates in dry petfood recall

Natura Pet Products is again expanding its March 29 dry petfood recall because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The expanded recall now includes all dry cat food, dog food and pet treat products with expiration dates prior to and including March 24, 2014.

Organic petfood, novel protein sources among 'Top Pet Trends of 2013'

Following the launch of new petfood and pet products at Global Pet Expo, Petsweekly.com compiled a list of the "Top 10 Pet Trends of 2013." One trend listed was pet owners' increasing demands for all-natural, organic, "Made in USA" products.

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Petfood manufacturers challenged to eat their own petfood

At Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida, USA, the team at Pet360, online community for pet owners, put representatives from major petfood manufacturers to the test. The team challenged 12 petfood companies to eat their company's petfood live on camera as part of its "Eat Your Food" series.

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Partner in Pet Food: Innovating to the top of the market

Hungary-based Partner in Pet Food (PPF) has made some significant changes as a company since its last Petfood Industry profile in 2008 (seewww.petfoodindustry.com/3977.html), beginning operations as an independent company in January 2009 with a separate management and a new strategy. Growth was accelerated and internal processes were improved to provide customers with better products and service, according to the company, and PPF is now the second largest private label petfood producer in Europe.

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Globalinx Pet LLC One Rewards single-ingredient dog treats

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Miracle Corp. Products Stewart Pro-Treat freeze-dried pork liver treats

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PetSafe indigo super premium dog treats

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