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Tuffy’s Pet Foods: retail partnerships key to success

Tuffy’s, a three-generation family-owned business, credits its success largely to the relationships it has formed with both its customers and its retailers.

Tuffy’s Pet Foods benefits from being a three-generation, family-owned business with a reputation for building close ties with its community and its retailers. | Photo by Tuffy’s Pet Foods

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Isle of Dogs: Natural pet food, products promote wellness

Isle of Dogs got its start in a non-food segment of the pet world and has expanded into pet food in order to fully serve its furry customers.

Isle of Dogs President John Hart, here with his Golden Retriever Indy, has married external pet beauty with internal pet health while expanding his business. | Photo courtesy Isle of Dogs

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WellPet Foundation: making a difference for pets in need

Established in 2007, the WellPet Foundation expands its care for pets and their owners into the world beyond pet food.

WellPet focuses on service beyond the pet food it provides, encouraging employees to volunteer and make a difference in their communities. | Photo courtesy WellPet

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WellPet: focus on freeze-dried, raw meat premium pet food

This independent company fast tracks innovation to stay on top of the ‘fourth category’ in premium pet food.

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Pet food companies must quickly adapt to pet owner wants

Learn from Mark Johnson, Mars Petcare president, how pet food companies can keep up with unrelenting change in today’s dynamic, growing pet food market.

Mark Johnson, regional president of Pet Nutrition North America for Mars Petcare, believes the environment today is the most dynamic he’s ever experienced, and that is impacting how Mars does business. | Courtesy Mars Petcare

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How Mars Petcare connects with pet food consumers

Learn how a passion for pets, focus on pet food consumer research and commitment to pet food safety and quality drive the work of everyone at Mars Petcare.

Since becoming regional president of Pet Nutrition North America, Mars Petcare, Mark Johnson (shown with Hoover, the dog of a Mars associate) has focused on connecting with consumers and retail customers. l Courtesy of Mars Petcare

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Lucy Pet: improving pet lives through health and service

With a pet products company and a foundation, Joey Herrick seeks to help animals live their healthiest lives.

Lucy Pet Products and Lucy Pet Foundation Founder Joey Herrick aims to help pets live their best lives through health and nutrition. | Photo by the Lucy Pet Foundation

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Portland Pet Food: human-grade, homestyle cooking for dogs

This young start-up company focuses on high quality and sustainability to best serve dogs.

Portland Pet Food Founder and president Kate McCarron, here with her Standard Poodle Winnie and her Lasapoo Tuxedo, founded the company after another of her Standard Poodles, Rosie, had trouble eating traditional pet food due to health issues in her old age (14 years). A new company was born and Rosie lived to be 16.5 years old. | Photo by Henry Cromett

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Bewital Petfood focused on fresh high-meat formulas

In a small corner of northwest Germany, Dr. Jürgen Wigger and his sister Ulrike Petershagen are carrying on their family’s legacy at Bewital Pet Food GmbH & Co.

Since Dr. Jürgen Wigger and his sister Ulrike Petershagen became co-directors at Bewital Pet Food in 1990, they have expanded the pet food product range at their family-owned firm in Südlohn, Germany. | Courtesy Bewital

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Best Breed: natural, holistic pet food focuses on health

This premium pet food company uses its historical focus on natural and holistic formulas as the bedrock of its present and future innovation.

Best Breed Vice President Levi Wittenmyer, Dr. Toni Cotton, DVM, Founder Dr. Gary Cotton, DVM, and President Kent Benson, here with American Foxhound mix Walter and black cat Barney, focus on natural and holistic formulations to provide the best nutrition available to pets. | Courtesy Best Breed

SuperZoo 2017 attendance exceeds expectations

From July 24 through 27, SuperZoo 2017 gathered together 10,057 pet retail, grooming and service industry professionals at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Purina’s new product line will focus on weight loss

In January 2018, Purina Pro Plan, a brand of US-based Nestlé Purina PetCare Co., will deliver a patented weight loss system, the Simply Fit product line.

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