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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?
Brand Insights
Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production
Datacor (formerly Format Solutions)
Discover how pet food manufacturers are reducing emissions and driving sustainability through ingredient innovation and eco-friendly nutrition.
Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production
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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.
The OmniPro Holistic canned line features unique ingredients like caviar, pheasant and sweet potato, with salmon as the base.
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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.
The head of a microarray printer. Microarrays are used in genomics research and contain thousands of molecular probes. New technologies continue to speed up the progress of nutrigenomic research.
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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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Recall realities
Every industry firm, no matter what size, should plan for the daunting task of recalling products for one or more reasons: human error, supplier error, intentional/unintentional contamination, for example. Being prepared is the best way to handle a recall.
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News from the annual AAFCO meeting
At its annual meeting in August, the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) rejected a label statement policy, exempted snouts from labeling requirements and clarified policy on various ingredients
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Learn from the past
Understanding our history inspires innovation and helps us avoid mistakes. What are the lessons from the commercial petfood industry's pastpositive and negative? The answers are subjective, different people will learn different things. But are there some big lessons on which most of us would agree? Here are my nominees.
Cat foods were a minor factor in the early petfood industry. They were produced primarily along the coast where fish were readily available and were sold in 1-pound cans.
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Is credit crunch hitting petfood sales?
To find out if this financial meltdown is affecting the petfood sector, my market research firm asked pet owners if credit problems are impacting their purchasing decisions.
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Editorial Notes: Birthing PFI and Petfood Industry magazine
The Pet Food Institute and Petfood Industry magazine celebrate their 50 year anniversaries
Pet Food Product Database
Martin Vibration System and Solutions Inc. E-Z Auto Scoop filling system
Martin Vibration Systems
Pet Food Product Database
Mepaco Clean Sweep surge loaders
Mepaco
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