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Petfood Forum to feature Mars exec, Zuckerberg, Grandin

Petfood Forum 2017 will showcase Mars Petcare’s general manager, keynotes Randi Zuckerberg and Temple Grandin, plus the latest dog and cat food research.

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Pet Food Press Releases

Purina opens US$86 million pet food factory in Brazil

The new Purina site in Ribeirão Preto will make wet food for cats and dogs from the Friskies, Cat Chow, Pro Plan and Dog Chow ranges.

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Why pet food ingredient traceability matters

Accurate traceability of ingredients allows pet food manufacturers to solve biosecurity problems more, said Ken Wilson, PhD, of Simmons Feed Ingredients, at Petfood Forum.

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Larson Electronics 70-watt explosion-proof LED light fixture

Larson Electronics/Magnalight

Flexicon weigh hopper with fill/pass valve

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Radio Frequency Co. double-bantam post-baking dryers

Radio Frequency Co Inc

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Nyle Systems FD 2.5 food dehydrator

Nyle Systems LLC

Pet Food Market

Global dry pet food production increases over 10 percent

Production of dry pet food worldwide reached 24.98 million metric tons in 2016, according to Alltech, with some pet food markets showing robust increases.

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Pet Food Market

US still top pet food producer; EU, Indonesia, China grew

The 2017 Alltech Global Feed Survey contains more information about the pet food industry than previous years.

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Dental pet treats factory expanding in Pennsylvania

Targeted Pet Treats, manufacturer of private-label dental-hygiene dog treats, committed to invest US$3.4 million in their existing pet treat facility in Warren, Pennsylvania, USA.

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#tbt Freeze-dried cat and dog food sales keep growing

Freeze-dried pet food caters to the superpremium pet food market, which is itself growing as more people humanize their pets and feed them accordingly.

The overall freeze-dried pet food category grew from $120.1 million in 2014 to $195.4 million in 2015. | Courtesy Fresh is Best

Pet food extrusion course offered in Europe

A food and feed drying technology program is offered the previous week. Participants can choose to attend extrusion or drying courses individually, or in combination.

A recently extruded pet treat | Courtesy Extrutech

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