Petfood Forum News: Page 15

Pet Food Market

2020 pet food sales nearing 2019 levels; dry still down

Market analysts observed that pet food retail sales in the United States have not returned to the level they had reached before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Brand Insights

Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

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Explore sustainable and healthy ingredients that keep your formulations profitable. Brand Insights from Petfood Industry.

Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

Pet Food Market

Purina, Blue Buffalo marketing analyzed via reviews

Purina and Blue Buffalo’s marketing strategies seem to have succeeded in communicating brand value to customers, but one scientist found differences in pet owner reviews of the brands.

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Pet Food Market

'3 circles' scientific analysis of pet food brand strategy

Pet food companies reevaluate their marketing strategies to ensure that they are providing the products that pet food customers want.

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Pet Food Market

5 hacks to break, rebuild pet food industry

One marketing expert presented five ways dog, cat and other pet food brands could break themselves and create their own future by hacking it.

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Safe history helps novel protein from wood-eating yeast

For pet food, Torula yeast may have an advantage over other novel proteins. Torula yeast is already an approved ingredient, with a history of safe use.

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Pet food energy estimates exclude dog, cat body heat

Feeding trials provide the “gold standard” for determining the energy content of pet food, but trials using live animals may be too expensive or otherwise unavailable when pet food formulators test products.

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Industry newcomer found pet food skills and networking

One newcomer to the pet food industry gained professional connections and learned new technical skills at Petfood Forum.

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Trace minerals in pet food may help bone health

An animal nutritionist suggested in a video from Petfood Forum that pet food companies learn from livestock feed formulators.

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Pet Food Processing

How processing affects pet food products, Part 2

Exploring extruded pet food: extrusion and drying

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CBD legal patchwork complicates pet product marketing

Individual state laws tangle with federal regulations to create a patchwork of laws governing the use of CBD in pet foods, treats and supplements.

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Pet food brands can educate pet owners on gut microbiome

Pet food companies can bridge the gap between microbiome research and the marketing claims about certain ingredients effects on pet microbiome health.

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Recyclable premium pet food bag drops a polymer

Many trends in the pet food industry have combined that push materials suppliers to constantly come up with better performing products.

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