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Pet Food Market

14 articles from Petfood Forum 2018: trends, palatability

Petfood Forum and Petfood Innovation Workshop 2018 were held April 23-25, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Brian Hare, PhD, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University and founder of Dognition, delivered the closing address at Petfood Forum 2018. | photo by Greg Watt

Man crushed to death at American Nutrition pet food plant

A 33-year-old man was crushed to death at an Ogden, Utah, USA, pet food manufacturing plant operated by American Nutrition.

Small dogs prefer large kibble in palatability tests

By discerning what size kibble that dogs actually choose, there could be several benefits for both pet food retailers and dog food brands.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Using HPP to produce clean-label raw pet foods

LIVE FROM PFF: High-pressure processing is an effective method for creating a safe, clean-label raw pet food and can help pet food companies avoid recalls to protect their brands.

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Market Trends and Reports

How the pet food industry is leveraging new technologies

LIVE FROM PFF: Technologies like virtual reality and the cloud are enabling the pet food industry to be more transparent and helpful to customers.

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5 techniques for new pet food product validation

LIVE FROM PFF: These five techniques can help pet food companies develop new products, improve existing ones and identify problems.

AFB hosted 'Cards Against Validation' to teach Petfood Workshop attendees about product benchmarking. | Photo by Alyssa Conway