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Complete Inspection Systems Inc. Multicheck

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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.

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Dinnissen Process Technology Pandora End of Line Mixing

Dinnissen BV

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Whole new way to feed

Innovation and product development have fueled industry growth for several years now, to the point that you might think we've seen it all in terms of truly new petfood products. Conventional wisdom also says that much of this innovation happens in smaller companies.

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Munson Machinery Co. Inc. Rotary Batch dryer-dehumidifier-cooler

Munson Machinery

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Global trends to 2012

Market researcher David Lummis of Packaged Facts asserts that there are three primary trends driving growth in the global petfood market: humanization, convenience and health. A report from Euromonitor predicts petfood's future, based on the top global trends from the present to 2012.

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Defining innovation

The ability to innovate is a necessity today, but just what is innovation? How do you measure it? In my mind this is all fairly subjective. But I think most people in our industry would agree that innovation - at least in the form of new product development - has been a primary force behind the strong growth we've seen in petfood for several years and that is projected for more years to come.

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A fresh idea

The initial scheme for Freshpet came about when Cathal Walsh, COO and co-founder, and John Phelps, VP of R&D and co-founder, both worked for a major petfood manufacturer in Australia. "In Australia the fresh market is 22% of the petfood market," according to Walsh, "so it's large, successful and growing. The US market is one of the most advanced markets in the world and consumers were absolutely primed for it. All the trends pointed toward fresh food."

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1 Year Later: Changes in China

Since the 2007 melamine contamination scandal, Chinese regulators have upped their oversight, run a four-month-long food industry inspection sweep that covered petfood makers and signed a new export agreement with the US that requires Chinese petfood makers to register with the government.

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Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. Inc. robotic case packer/palletizer

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Ingredients with traceability

Principle Solutions LLC

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Premier Tech Chronos PTK-2700 open-mouth bagger

Premier Tech Systems

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Munson Machinery Co. Inc. miniature rotary batch mixers

Munson Machinery

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