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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 Ingredients

Functional ingredients step in as pet owners demand more

Pet parents are requiring more and more of the food and treats they give their animals, and functional ingredient suppliers in the pet food space are doing their best to provide manufacturers with solutions.

The need for functional pet food ingredients in the pet food space has become increasingly diverse as pet owners of all types want more for their pets. | (Courtesy Zinpro Corporation)

Pet Food Ingredients

Functional ingredient solutions for pet food formulations

Evolving pet food ingredient standards require evolved solutions among functional ingredient suppliers looking to help formulators succeed.

Functional ingredient suppliers are providing more complex solutions to meet evolving formulation needs. | Courtesy Trigea

Premium, dog food related to more greenhouse gas than cat

A research team in Scotland calculated that dog food may be associated with higher greenhouse gas emissions and land use than cat food.

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Automation, human health get attention in pet food plants

In some areas of these plants, established food security protocols evolved into human health measures. However, the pandemic did increase the use of automation in other parts of the operations, such as offices and cafeterias.

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How processing affects pet food products, Part 3

Learn about the dry expanded (extruded) pet food production process, including the final steps of coating the kibble and packaging it for distribution.

Pet food production is a complex process with many steps and considerations. | (photo_world | iStock.com)

2 trends fuel pet food facility expansion in 2020

In 2020, pet food industry construction continued to build capacity and create employment.

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Sussex, WI 53089

Baker Rullman Mfg. Inc.

PO Box 67

1329 W Main St.

Watertown, WI 53094

Martin Vibration Systems

990 Degurse Ave.

Marine City, MI 48039

Hapman

5944 East N Avenue

Kalamazoo, MI 49048

Kason Corporation

67-71 East Willow St.

Millburn, NJ 07041-1416

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