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HH Backer announces changes to Total Pet Expo Spring

H.H. Backer Associates announced significant changes to its biennial spring show, Backer’s Total Pet Expo Spring, to be held April 9-11, 2014, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. The changes are designed to increase buyer attendance, highlight innovative new exhibitors, and focus on education and networking.

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Pet market premiumization: An industry update

The all-important human/animal bond is helping to insulate the pet market during the recession and boding well for ongoing market growth, as marketers across all pet categories solidly position their products on pet owners' affection for their animals. In Packaged Facts' February/March 2013 online survey, as reported in our Pet Market Outlook 2013-2014, 83% of pet owners agreed with the statement "I consider my pet(s) to be part of the family," with 59% agreeing a lot and 25% agreeing a little.

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Topics and speakers announced for Petfood Forum and Workshop 2014

Petfood Forum 2014’s conference program has been confirmed and includes industry experts addressing the latest research and information on pet nutrition, petfood safety, processing, marketing, retailing, regulatory issues and more.

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Petfood mergers and acquisitions poised to reshape the market

Petfood is a concentrated, top-heavy market, with the top two companies alone (Mars Petcare and Nestlé Purina PetCare) accounting for nearly 50% of sales. The top 30 companies comprise at least 70% of the market (see p. XX). Much of that concentration is due to continued merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, which never really slowed down during the global recession and has really heated up in the past few years. Expect it to continue this year and beyond.

Pet Food Product Database

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Pet Food Product Database

Starlinger & Co. easy open feature for PP STAR bags

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Leanlix sweet potato-flavored training tool for dogs

Pet Food Product Database

Wondercide LLC premium jerky medallions and strips

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PetSafe indigo smokehouse strips

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Top 30 petfood companies highlight new global leaders

The Top Petfood Companies Database on www.petfoodindustry.com has been expanded with more than 190 new listings and, in some cases, more complete data. On these pages, you will find information on the top 10%—or top 30 global petfood companies by annual revenue, based on 2012 sales data where available. This list highlights some new players that are growing via acquisitions, new product sales and other means.

The list of the top 30 global petfood companies highlights some new players that are growing via acquisitions, new product sales and other means.

Petfood market in Romania worth nearly EUR168 million

The petfood market in Romania was worth nearly EUR168 million (US$227.7 million) in 2013, up around 6 percent on the previous year, according to a report from Romania-Insider.com. There are 11 million pets in Romania, including 4.1 million dogs and 4 million cats.

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How global business leaders view sustainability, including consumer influence

"You can't compartmentalize sustainability anymore everything is interrelated." So said Richard Edelman, CEO of his namesake public relations firm, as part of the "UN Global Compact Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability 2013," conducted by the United Nations and Accenture (a

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