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Colgate executives report Hill's Pet second quarter earnings

Colgate-Palmolive, parent company of Hill's Pet Nutrition, held an earnings call on July 28, to discuss the company's second quarter 2011 results. The company is focused on organic sales growth in emerging markets, where the highest quarterly growth in one year was recorded, helped by strong organic growth in the Hill's pet segment, according to Bina Thompson, president of investor relations.

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Nestle Purina recalls adult cat food for Salmonella contamination

Nestle Purina is voluntarily recalling bags of its Purina One Vibrant Maturity 7+ dry cat food due to concerns the petfood could be tainted with Salmonella, according to the company. Purina is recalling select 3.5- and 7-pound bags of the petfood, marked with a "Best by" date of May 2012. Recalled 3.5-pound cat food bags have production codes of 03341084 and 03351084, with UPC codes of 17800 01885.

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Nestle Purina PetCare Co. Veterinary Diets Gentle Snackers

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Fresh butcher meat fuels a new petfood trend

A new trend in petfood has consumers turning to the butcher for fresh meat to feed their pets. One retailer, Albright Farms, in Monkton, Maryland, USA, offers cuts of meat and bones specifically for pets.

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Water in wet cat food affects intake and weight

The objective of this study was to determine whether water content in a wet diet induces decreases in voluntary energy intake (EI) or body weight (BW) in cats fed ad libitum. Maintenance EI was determined for two months in 10 weight-stable cats consuming a control diet.

Nielsen, Walmart sign US sales information agreement

The consumer purchasing analytics company Nielsen signed a cooperation agreement with Walmart to receive and analyze consumer sales information from Walmart’s US stores. The agreement, expected to be followed by similar ones with other research firms, comes after a decade of the retailing giant's ban on sharing scanning data.

Petfood follows organic food trends of pet owners

Recent trends in organic food have carried over from the plates of pet owners to the bowls of their pets. Big-box pet retailers and pet specialty stores are increasingly stocking shelves with premium, organic, locally-sourced, free-range, minimally-processed and raw petfoods to follow this trend, says a recent Los Angeles Times article.

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Royal Canin Selective 31 Aromatic Attraction

Royal Canin USA Inc.

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Royal Canin Selective 34/29 Savor Sensation

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Royal Canin Selective 40 Protein Preference

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Interzoo 2012 to add exhibit space for pet supply trade show

Organizers of the Interzoo 2012 pet supply trade show announced that the number of registrants has already surpassed that of the previous show. The organizer, Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Zoologischer Fachbetriebe, says it is planning to extend the exhibition area to include an extra hall, for a total area of more than 90,000 sq. meters across 11 halls.

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E-commerce company launches online petfood, supply store

E-commerce company Quidsi recently launched Wag.com, an online pet supply and petfood store. The website offers 10,000 pet-related products, ranging from petfood and treats to grooming supplies, clothing and pet health products.

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