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Pet food automation delivers quality gains and labor cost savings
During a recent Ask the Petfood Pro, Caleb Townsend with APEC noted that automated systems help manufacturers improve consistency while addressing workforce challenges and regulatory compliance needs.
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.
Research Notes
Dehydrated natural dog food supported immune system, digestibility
Dehydrated pet foods help bridge the gap between the fresh pet food trend and the convenience of dry kibble. Dehydrated pet food may also offer health benefits.
Pet Food Company Profiles
U.S. Pet Food focuses on getting it right the first time
The company’s Next Level superpremium pet food line benefits from the co-owners’ decades of feed and pet food experience.
Pet Food Extrusion
Wenger and Extru-Tech launch AI-powered extrusion optimization software
Wenger Manufacturing Inc.
EXPRO AI uses predictive modeling to optimize process setpoints and reduce variability in pet food manufacturing.
Pet Food Market
Adimax opens new Brazilian pet food plant with R$140M investment
The company said its sixth Brazilian facility will help it become the country's largest pet food producer by capacity.
Production
Mars opens $450M Royal Canin facility in Ohio
Mars Petcare
The Lewisburg site marks Mars' biggest investment in Royal Canin manufacturing and adds to the company’s $6 billion in recent U.S. operations spending.
Pet Food Processing
AI aids new pet food plant workers, preserves institutional knowledge
An AI system may address various issues pet food manufacturers face, from tight labor markets and retiring expert workers to increasing automation complexity and tight budgets.
Petfood Forum News
High-moisture extrusion unlocks new possibilities for wet pet food innovation
During Petfood Forum next month, Jenni Harrington with BĂĽhler Group will explore how this advanced processing technology can enhance texture, nutrition and sustainability.
Trending: Pet Food Podcast
EPISODE 79: What role does a Technical Center play in pet food manufacturing?
Justin Moore, Technical Center manager at Wenger Manufacturing, and Lindsay Beaton explore the recent upgrades to Wenger’s Technical Center, highlighting its role in advancing pet food manufacturing through research, development and education.
Petfood Forum News
Harnessing science and technology in pet food extrusion
Wenger’s Ed de Souza will focus on advancements in extrusion technology that are enhancing energy efficiency, optimizing starch gelatinization and improving pet food quality during this year’s Petfood Forum.
Grain-Free Pet Food
Study: Grain-free pet food protein quality improves with extrusion
New research examined the effects of extrusion processes on the protein quality of grain-free pet foods formulated with animal- or plant-based protein ingredients.
Pet Food Processing
Pet food production up everywhere but Europe in 2023
The Western Hemisphere drives growth in the global pet sector with strong growth in both North and South America.
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