Raw Cat and Dog Food: Page 8

Market Trends and Reports

Automated dog food cooker preps dehydrated meals

In the age of Roombas and Keurigs, a dog food cooking and dispensing device attempts to bridge that gap between convenience and fresh.

Brand Insights

The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

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What keeps pet food professionals up at 2 AM? It’s not just Salmonella, ingredient shortages, or missed deliveries. It’s the rising pressure from a new generation of pet owners who expect perfection and demand it fast.

The 2 AM Formula Crisis: Why Pet Food Professionals Are Burning Out

4 pet food trends post-COVID: type, retail, package, value

A panel of pet food industry professionals discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic would affect dog, cat and other pet food market trends, along with other prevailing movements in consumer demand.

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Pet Food Market

Raw, freeze-dried, other pet foods gain consumer traction

Though shares are small, frozen, refrigerated and freeze-dried pet foods are growing faster than conventional ones and rebounding from spikes and drops.

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Australia feeds more raw pet food; Canada conventional

Regional differences emerged in pet owners’ feeding of raw, homemade and conventional pet foods.

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Pet Food Market

Cali Raw Nutrition: Facing unique challenges at one year

Raw pet food company Cali Raw Nutrition, founded in April 2019, is now making its way through unprecedented times in a niche market and meeting challenges head on.

Cali Raw Nutrition Founder and CEO Brandine Strand, seen here with her dogs Bodhi, a French Bulldog, and Dharma, a Pitbull, has had a memorable first year filled with growth and pivots as a global pandemic changes everyone’s business plans. | (Courtesy Cali Raw Nutrition)

Pumpkin’s nutrition benefits popular in pet food formulas

Pumpkin, a formerly seasonal ingredient, has since become a year-round choice for pet food formulators who tout its nutritional benefits.

Pumpkin has long been a food ingredient associated with the fall months, but it’s fast becoming a staple year-round. | Kasefoto | Shutterstock.com

Benyfit raw beef dog food recalled in UK for Salmonella

These products have been sold by various independent pet food stores in the UK and online.

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Carnivora raw pet food recalled in Canada for E. coli

On June 12, Canadian health officials announced the recall of Carnivora Fresh Frozen Patties for Dogs and Cats. The recalled pet food may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157 (E. coli) and there is risk of cross contamination and illness after handling the pet food.

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Pet Food Market

Refrigeration considerations: Fresh, frozen pet food

Pet food manufacturers and retailers must work together to properly display fresh and frozen products; if they do the whole process can be profitable for everyone involved.

Refrigerated pet food sections require a bit of maintenance but are overall easy to manage with the right knowledge. | Andrea Gantz | WATT Global Media

Pet Food Market

Aliments Mackenzie acquired Karnivor raw pet food brand

Aliments Alternatifs 2000 inc. and its registered brand Karnivor were founded in 1999 with the mission of providing animals with food adapted to their physiology and that aligns with their carnivorous nature.

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Is the future of pet nutrition feeding the microbiome?

Ongoing research points to the importance of considering an animal’s microbiome when formulating pet food.

Understanding the gut microbiome may provide new avenues of formulation when considering new pet foods and animal nutrition. (Katho Menden | Shutterstock.com)

Pet Food Market

Tollden Farms raw pet food acquisition during pandemic

Increasing numbers of remote workers may create opportunities for dog, cat and other pet food companies, as pet owners spend more time at home with their animals.

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