Packaging: Page 11

Pet Food Packaging

Sustainability in pet food packaging: An evolving trend

Packaging continues to be a focus for pet food industry sustainability initiatives, as pet owners demand better from the companies they interact with.

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Brand Insights

Solving Separation and Segregation Issues in Pet Food Blends

Horizon Systems

Industry trends of using finer ingredients like starches, fillers and flow agents — also regrind and recycle materials — in greater percentages can result in ingredient separation and segregation, affecting your final product.

Solving Separation and Segregation Issues in Pet Food Blends

Pet Food Packaging

Automation, diversity top-of-mind in pet food packaging

Packaging technologies focusing on automation and adaptability are providing solutions to some of the pet food industry’s common challenges.

Automation in pet food packaging may provide solutions to come common challenges. | Pixabay | Pexels.com

Pet food production tech creates need for skilled labor

Technology used in pet food production, such as robotics and computers, create a need for skilled workers at dog, cat and other pet food facilities.

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Eagle Product Inspection Eagle Pack 430 food inspection machine

Eagle Product Inspection

Eagle Product Inspection Eagle Pack 430 food inspection machine

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.

Recyclable dog, cat food packaging trials at R&D facility

At flexible packaging maker Coveris’ Pack Innovation Centre in Halle, Germany, pet food companies can run trials with their products on vertical form fill seal packaging machines to check for problems.

courtesy Coveris

Pet food flexible plastic packaging recycling report

In the United States, Nestlé Purina is a founding member of Material Recovery for the Future, which promotes a circular economy and stronger recycling infrastructure.

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Coveris Bag-in-Bag packaging solution

Coveris Bag-in-Bag packaging solution

Steel King Industries Pallet Load Stops

Steel King Industries, Inc.

Steel King Industries Pallet Load Stops

Pet Food Market

AAFCO to require qualification of the term ‘buffalo’

New requirements from AAFCO regarding the term "buffalo" will require label updates, and there is currently no grace period for enforcement.

In the U.S., North American buffalo are also called bison (left). In other countries, however, “buffalo” is more commonly used to refer to water buffalo (right). | (volkova natalia | Shutterstock.com and WoraponL | Shutterstock.com)

Pet Food Market

More AAFCO pet food regulation changes on the way

Product naming, ingredient claims and trial protocols are all seeing modifications under new AAFCO rules.

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Pet Food Market

Wet Noses: Making ‘the best damn dog food on the planet’

Wet Noses is an independent pet food company that has expanded from dog treats to jarred dog and cat food as well as toppers with a focus on sustainability and nutrition.

Wet Nose Founder and Owner Jasmine Galligan, here with rescue pups Miguel and Lucy, focuses on eco-consciousness and quality as two of the company’s primary drivers. | Courtesy Wet Noses

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