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Founder of Bliss Industries dies

William Lynn "Bill" Bliss, 79, founder of Bliss Industries Inc., died February 13, 2014, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Bliss founded Bliss Industries in 1979 with his sons after he designed his own hammermill, which he called the Eliminator.

Pet Food Product Database

Dynamic Conveyor Corp. DynaClean custom food conveyor systems

Dynamic Conveyor Corporation

Pet Food Market

2014 IPPE a success in spite of inclement weather

The 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) was successful despite inclement weather conditions that impacted drive-in traffic. IPPE recorded 24,865 registrants, though advanced registration and hotel reservations had projected attendance to be more than 28,000 registrants.

Partner in Pet Food sees sales up 6% in 2013

European petfood producer Partner in Pet Food (PPF) has released its 2013 financials, showing a 6 % rise in annual sales during the year. Total sales came in at €225 million (US$308 million), with a total product volume of 400,000 tons.

Market Trends and Reports

Consumer trends: buying petfood online

When asked to give buzzwords to describe trends in the petfood and treat market, many people—regardless if they are industry experts or pet parents—would answer with words found on many petfood packages: natural, organic, corn-free and human-grade. But perhaps the biggest trend is not what list of ingredients pets are getting from their owners, but where those pet owners are getting those popular niche food and treats.

Online pet retailers are more sophisticated in their web design and e-commerce, reaching their target audience via website usability, SEO, paid search and word of mouth via blogging and discussion boards.

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Bravo! corners the raw petfood market

Bravo! processes its petfood in a US Department of Agriculture inspected and certified facility with human grade meats and processing regulations. Then every product is sent to an independent laboratory to test for the presence of bacteria; consumers can receive the testing results on request.

Bravo! is headquartered in Vernon, Connecticut, USA, and has two more facilities in Manchester, Connecticut, and New Zealand.

Market Trends and Reports

Petfood market: one size no longer fits all

The private equity community has developed a modest fascination with the pet industry over the past five years. Interest has accelerated markedly since 2007, as evidenced by deal volume. Notably, deal volume grew from 2009–2010 in contrast to the broader consumer marketplace which contracted. 2011 is off to a strong start for the industry, with five announced deals in January to-date.

The axis of the pet transaction world was effectively bent by the Swander Pace/Merrick Pet Care transaction and possibly for the better of total transaction volume.

Market Trends and Reports

Build your brand with packaging

Today's pet parents are saavy, well-informed and know what they are looking for. It's up to you to let them know, as concisely and enthusiastically as possible, that your product IS exactly what they are looking for and what better way to express your message than through your packaging? Let's examine what one company did when they decided to overhaul their packaging, and then, let's check out what products are available to give your petfood and pet treat packaging a competitive edge.

Today's pet parents are savvy, well-informed and know what they are looking for. It's up to you to let them know, as concisely and enthusiastically as possible, that your product is exactly what they are looking for. What better way to express your message than through your packaging?

Pet Food Safety

Update: ingredient sourcing and traceability

A provision of the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) recently signed in to law requires that all players in the US petfood supply chain be able to quickly trace from whom they received an ingredient and to whom they sent it. Petfood manufacturers will have to maintain that information in digital form which means consumers could tap into this information through their computers or smartphones.

Tracking technology and management of data are two things suddenly very important for all manufacturers.

Natural petfood pioneers

"We started this business before it was fashionable," declares Susan Weiss, founder of Ark Naturals, Natural Products for Pets. "We believed and still believe we can make a difference." Founded in 1995 - a time, according to Weiss, when the petfood industry was not interested in natural - the company has continued to steadily grow while sticking to their initial goals.

Founded in 1995â€”a time, according to Weiss, when the petfood industry was not interested in naturalâ€”Ark Naturals has continued to steadily grow while sticking to its initial goals.

Market Trends and Reports

Private label petfood performance in global markets

The proportion of value sales accounted for by private label in the US$61.9 billion global petfood market (2010) stood at 11.6% in 2009, up by just 10 basis points since 2004. However, this stable global market share belies significant inter- and intra-regional variations. Global market share may be stable, but it masks a much more complex regional picture.

Global market share of private label petfood may be stable, but it masks a much more regional picture.

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Petfood top 10: Riding out the storm

The names in our annual list of the top 10 petfood manufacturers may remain the same this year, but not all global petfood giants have escaped the effects of the economic meltdown, according to data from Euromonitor. Some companies gained, others lost and others managed to maintain, but all have had to learn to adapt and rebound.

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