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Pet Food News
Pet food plants grew 2017 to 2022; Pennsylvania tops
While dog and cat food manufacturing facilities can be found in most regions of the United States, some states have significantly more than others.
Production
Efficiency, flexibility current top pet food equipment needs
Learn about the current state of equipment needs in pet food, as well as how equipment suppliers are evolving to meet those needs.
Pet Food Ingredients
Pet food extrusion focuses on precision
As the core processing step for pet food production, extrusion plays an important role, however it doesn’t make sense to focus exclusively on extrusion if precision material handling is not achieved in each step along the way from grinding to packaging.
Pet Food Market
Criteria for choosing extruded dog, cat food ingredients
Certain criteria influence why pet food formulators choose specific ingredients for new recipes to be processed in extruders.
Pet Food Market
Petfood Forum led Marel to enter pet industry, buy Wenger
After attending Petfood Forum a few years ago, one executive with meat processing equipment maker Marel decided to discuss moving the company into pet food production machinery.
Pet Food News
Pet food plants keep workers who use tech to advise boss
Losing opportunities for pet food processing improvement brings an economic toll for companies in the long run.  Making a pet food production-line employee’s life easier also tends to make the job itself more efficient and safer, saving time and money for the business.
Pet Food Market
Pet food format pros and cons: kibble, wet, treats, toppers
The form of a new pet product, whether dry kibble, wet or raw, determines many of the available formulation options. Each format has pros and cons.
Pet Food Market
Marel adds pet food processing by acquiring Wenger
The acquisition of Wenger is a platform investment into new, complementary and attractive growth markets for Marel and will form the fourth business segment alongside poultry, meat and fish.
Production
The top 2 challenges of pet food automation
Learn about some of the current challenges of pet food automation as automated solutions become more appealing all along the production chain.
Production
Automation in pet food: optimizing production, safety
Learn about the benefits and challenges of automation in the pet food production process, including with regards to safety, efficiency, traceability and manpower replacement.
Pet Food News
Energy efficient kibble drying for lower costs, pollution
Reducing energy usage benefits a pet food manufacturer’s finances while decreasing environmental repercussions.
Pet Food News
4 reasons for processing dog, cat and other pet foods
Four main reasons may explain why pet food makers process pet food in extruders to produce kibble and why dry pet food has remained popular with consumers for decades.
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