Pet Food Market: Page 596

Woof Gang Bakery to offer Bistro Bites dog treats

Small Dog Wonders Bakery LLC, a maker of all-natural treats created especially for small dogs, has reached an agreement with Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming to sell Bistro Bites on all of Woof Gang’s retail shelves. Woof Gang Bakery is a regional chain operating 29 stores in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas, USA, with expansion planned soon into South Carolina and Arizona, USA.

Brand Insights

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

Market Trends and Reports

Wellness, Daily Kibble host sweepstakes to feed homeless pets

WellPet LLC, maker of Wellness brand dog and cat food, is teaming up with pet information site Daily Kibble to help homeless pets and give one contest winner free petfood. As part of the “Spread the Love (and Good Health!)” Sweepstakes, one subscriber to the Daily Kibble email newsletter will win the opportunity to choose an approved nonprofit pet shelter or rescue to receive US$1,000 worth of Wellness petfood.

Market Trends and Reports

PetCareRx.com, DogWork.com give away free petfood

PetCareRx.com, an online retailer of pet medications, petfood and pet supplies, and DogWork.com, an online pet video site, are offering the chance to win free petfood in celebration of the “work” that pets do. Through December 1, dog owners can submit a photo of their pet "working" for a chance win a one-month or a one-year supply of free petfood.

Pet Food Packaging

Handy Camel petfood bag clip, handle

Honest Kitchen petfood company founder appears on CBS' 'Food Show'

The Honest Kitchen, a maker of human-grade, dehydrated petfoods, was recently selected to be featured on CBS’ annual "Food Show." The episode, which aired on CBS, covers recipes, food pairings, food tourism and current food trends, including a growing trend of gourmet food for pets.

Market Trends and Reports

Del Monte donates 3,000 pounds of cat food to PAWS San Francisco

Petfood manufacturer Del Monte Food's Morris the Cat Facebook campaign banner for the 2012 US election received more than 92,000 shares. This resulted in a donation of 3,000 pounds of the petfood company's 9Lives cat food to Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) San Francisco, California, USA.

Del Monte delivered 3,000 pounds of cat food to Pets Are Wonderful Support San Francisco in November 15.

Recall: Carolina Prime Pet Priority Total Pet Care Bullstrips

Carolina Prime Pet Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of dog treats, is recalling Priority Total Pet Care All Natural Bullstrips because the product has the potential for Salmonella contamination. The recalled dog treat products are sold in a 5-count package, marked with UPC code 0-21130-42080-3, and lot code 20082712 S 3195 and lot code 20090312 S3195.

Market Trends and Reports

Nestlé invests US$15.9 million in petfood production in Argentina

Petfood manufacturer Nestlé Purina has invested CHF15 million (US$15.9 million) in its factory in Santo Tomé, Argentina, increasing its petfood production capacity by 50 percent and creating 250 jobs overall. The petfood manufacturer's investment added a third production line for dry cat and dog food, as well as two new packaging lines.

Petfood safety advocates urge Walmart to remove jerky pet treats

Petfood safety advocates sent a letter to the chairman and president of Walmart asking the company to voluntarily remove chicken jerky pet treats manufactured in China from the shelves of all Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. Since 2007, the jerky treats from China have been linked to the deaths of more than 360 dogs and one cat and 2,200 illnesses, the advocates' letter says.

Pet Food Market

Natural petfood label claims here to stay as market continues to grow

"Natural: present in or produced by nature; of, relating to or concerning nature; not altered, treated or disguised." Those are just some of the definitions for the word that is showing up more and more on all types of consumer products, including petfood.

Pet Food Product Database

Natura Pet Products Inc. Innova Large Bites adult dog food

Pet Food Product Database

My Perfect Pet Ultra-Low Glycemic Blends for dogs

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