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Pet Food Product Database

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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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Will private label petfood sales rebound?

Although private label products occupy a prominent position in the dog and cat food marketplace, Euromonitor International data shows that their overall global market value share fell slightly from 10.8% to 10.6% between 2003 and 2006. However, beneath this headline decline a more complex picture of regional and category trends emerges, and, taken together, these trends suggest that private label dog and cat food will pose a renewed threat to branded products in the medium term.

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Dear China: Thanks

For brand owners, the real money is in brand name and retail - the two areas where developed economies are strong. China's strength is in fast and low-cost manufacturing, at least for now.

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Cargill becomes a player

Cargill is no newcomer to the petfood industry. It has been producing and marketing dog and cat foods under its River Run, Pro Premium and Nutrena brands since the early 1960s. But with the launch of its new Loyall premium line, Cargill is positioning itself to become a significant player in the US petfood business.

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US petfood sales go boom

The total US market for petfood and supplies grew more than 34% from 2002-07. The growth can be attributed to pet owners spending more on products for their pets that are less utilitarian and more fun. Consumers are also becoming more discerning about the quality and makeup of products they feed their pets in light of the wide-scale petfood recalls that began in March 2007.

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Save energy

In the petfood industry we use massive amounts of energy. With the combination of ever increasing energy costs and public and legislative pressure to reduce energy use, now is the time to increase efforts to measure and minimize energy costs.

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Make your new product a hit

Virtually anyone in an organization can come up with a moneymaking or moneysaving idea. Employee empowerment is the key. Companies that encourage everyone in the organization to think about new products provide a powerful network of connectivity.

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Ingredients: a tale of two markets

Will US petfood producers eventually find ingredient shortages and high prices a bigger problem than safety?

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How is the US market trending?

This year we have experienced many positive and not so positive social and economic factors that have impacted the US petfood market

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Bringing home success

OmniPro began with a line of superpremium dry foods that has grown to 23 SKUs for all lifestages. The formulations were developed using chicken and rice or lamb and rice as the base, plus other ingredients designed for export to the European Union and other countries with strict regulatory environments for imports. The result was OmniPro Holistic canned foods with unique ingredients such as caviar, sweet potatoes and pheasant.

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Using nutrigenomics in R&D

Nutrigenomics will find its way into our lives and our pets' lives through evolution, not revolution. Some scientists envision two key phases of products: the biomarker phase and the genetics phase. The ultimate goal of nutrigenomics is to be able to prevent, and even treat, disease through targeted nutrition. Not surprisingly, human nutrigenomics is more developed than dog and cat nutrigenomics.

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Something To Chew On: Petfood and retailing share history, passion

Today, though there are fewer independent pet stores, the pet market is booming in the US and globally, with projections for continued growth

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