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Vital Essentials freeze-dried dog treats

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Pet Adventures Worldwide Uncle Ulrick's dog jerky treats

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Merrick Pet Care 2014 fall/winter seasonal petfoods

Merrick Pet Care

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New product development: Reinventing the shelf with petfood-enhancing products

"When I looked at the category of petfood toppers, I found it to be absurdly lacking in healthfulness, logic and value,"? Clear Conscience Pet founder Anthony Bennie says. "But the concept of adding a healthy gravy to petfood for a reasonable cost had great appeal for me after selling millions of bags of petfoods and still hearing from a certain percentage of pet guardians that their animals were never really enthusiastic about food, or even worse, didn't eat well regularly at all."

Could petfood enhancers be the NPD sweet spot? Or are there other consumer trends to consider more carefully?

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Functional petfoods: Breed-specific and life stage formulas

So-called “functional” petfoods—breed-specific, age-specific, weight-related and condition-specific products—are expected to continue growing at above-average rates in the near future, and petfood companies are taking advantage of that growth.

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Three Dog Bakery: 25 years of premium product innovation

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014, in addition to being recently acquired by a private equity group, Three Dog Bakery aims to broaden its horizons and strengthen its presence in the petfood industry.

Three Dog starts its new products out in its 35 bakeries. If the products are successful, they are distributed through the company's pet specialty and food/drug/mass channels.

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Pockets of success in petfood store brands

Despite some ups and downs over the last decade by petfood or treat category, the percent of consumers who report most often buying “store brands” has generally fallen between 2004 and 2014.

The percent of consumers who report most often buying â€œstore brandsâ€ has generally fallen between 2004 and 2014.

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Interzoo posts exhibition film from 2014 show

Interzoo has posted an exhibition video from its 2014 show, highlighting the atmosphere and international flair of the show, say organizers.

Merrick kicks off 'Merrick Mealtime Mayhem' Facebook contest

Merrick has kicked off its "Merrick Mealtime Mayhem" Facebook contest, which encourages pet parents to share video and photos of their dogs "going wild" for the taste of all-natural Merrick.

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Farm Food wins National Business Success Award for petfood

Dutch dog food manufacturer Farm Food has received the National Business Success Award in the petfood category.

Meat species study: Some petfoods may be mislabeled

Researchers in Chapman University’s Food Science Program have published a study focused on commercial petfoods marketed for dogs and cats to identify meat species present as well as any instances of mislabeling.

Dr. Tim, Dr. Tim's Pet Food, wins America's favorite vet award

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation has named Dr. Tim Hunt of Bayshore Veterinary Clinic as the 2014 winner of the "America's Favorite Veterinarian" contest.

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