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Kemin to purchase ADF's petfood technology, equipment

Kemin Industries Inc. and American Dehydrated Foods Inc. have reached an acquisition agreement that allows Kemin to purchase property, equipment and assets related to ADF’s spray drying technology for petfood products. The transaction is expected to close on June 30.

Brand Insights

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

APC Inc

Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

Pet Food Safety

Emerging food safety technologies

Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria monocytogenes are three words that instantly grow gray hairs on the heads of every petfood manufacturer. The health of your customers, both furry and otherwise, has to be your top priority. The only way to stay vigilant is to take the proper precautions by using the most innovative technology from reliable sources.

Intervention tools that can assure that your finished petfood and treat products are pathogen free are essential.

Pet Food Product Database

Omega Protein Inc. Virginia Prime Gold fish oil

Omega Protein Inc

Pet Food Product Database

Omega Protein Inc. Special Select fish meal

Omega Protein Inc

Cargill granted US patent for petfood cooking process

Cargill was granted a US patent for the exclusive cooking process it developed for making its Loyall premium petfood. Cargill's Opti-Cook process, for which the patent was granted, works by using a combined steam and pressure cooking system and Near-Infrared Reflective Spectroscopy technology.

Drying petfood at high temperatures may decrease nutrients, researchers find

Researchers at the Animal Nutrition Group of Wageningen University in the Netherlands studied the effects of petfood drying temperature and time on the food's physical and nutritional quality indicators. The researchers conducted two factorial experiments, using four temperatures and two durations, to test the effects of drying variables on extruded canine diets produced using a 4 mm and 8 mm die.

Wenger announces September petfood processing technology seminars

Wenger Manufacturing will offer two Pet Food Processing Technology Seminars in September for plant managers, operations and maintenance personnel, and engineers in the petfood industry. The first course, Pet Food Processing Technology Seminar, will be held from September 13-15.

Pet Food Product Database

Sensient Technologies SensiPearl pearlescent pigment line

Pet Food Product Database

Ever Extruder VR Series 2 line

Pet Food Product Database

Great Western Manufacturing Modular Tru-Balance sifter/screener

Great Western Mfg Co Inc

Pet Food Product Database

Radio Frequency Co. Macrowave Ultra-Series Pasteurization Systems

Radio Frequency Co Inc

Pet Food Product Database

A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp. Model 101 case packer

A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp

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