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Adventures in Pet Food
Is pet food picking up the pace in adopting AI?
Is AI adoption in pet food accelerating, and can it keep up as the technology advances? Should it? Distrust and fear of AI are receding but concerns remain.
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US pet food construction tops $1.5 billion
IIR News Intelligence reports Nestle Purina, Smucker's and other manufacturers are expanding capacity across multiple states as demand for pet food and treats remains steady.
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Secret AI may drive pet food innovations behind the scenes
The pet food industry's most valuable algorithms are likely remaining behind the firewall, while patents continue to protect the innovations those algorithms help create.
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Patents offer clues to high-fresh-meat dry pet food production
The patent landscape suggests that manufacturers seek production methods capable of meeting demands for higher fresh-meat inclusion while preserving the convenience and shelf life of dry kibble.
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Pet food manufacturers get new factory tax break
New interim guidance outlines how manufacturers, including pet food and treat producers, can immediately deduct the full cost of new or upgraded production facilities.
The IRS has issued guidance to clarify how manufacturers, including pet food producers, can claim a 100% first-year deduction on qualifying factory construction and upgrades.
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Freeze-dried pet food gains ground in demand, ingredients and manufacturing
Consumer behavior, ingredient innovation and production engineering are converging to move freeze-dried pet food from specialty format to scalable category.
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Report: AI adoption in animal nutrition outpaces stalled-pilot narrative
A joint study from Datacor and Tech-Clarity finds pet food companies moving quickly to apply AI to recipe formulation and lab work, with most completed pilots delivering value within a year.
A new survey has found that AI adoption in the animal nutrition industry is moving faster than assumed, even as companies face real barriers to implementation.
Pet Food Insights
Automation is easy. Adoption is hard.
The pet food manufacturing industry is entering a new era of automation.
Greater automation implementation without the appropriate handling of the people behind the work being done can lead to confusion, poor adaptability and, ultimately, failure to transition entirely.
Business Strategy
6 tips for reducing losses during pet food manufacturing
Combined across the manufacturing process, incremental savings can translate into substantial reductions in raw material losses, lower production costs and improved profitability.
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Pet Food Processing
Automation works best when it has purpose, profitability and productivity
Pet food plants should automate where it improves safety, quality and return on investment.
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Plan twice, build once: Steps for organizing productive pet food plants
Careful project planning, process integration and supplier selection become increasingly important.
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From dashboards to decisions: AI's pet food impact
Iván Franco with Triplethree International shares how AI-powered analytics can improve pricing, forecasting and profitability across Latin America's pet food market.
Franco presented a practical framework that combines data, predictive models and AI to improve pricing, demand forecasting and portfolio management.
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