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Question Regarding Pet Food Sales Statistics

Hi! Can anyone tell us where I can find recent statistics on the growth (or lack of) of kibble puppy food and hypo-allergenic kibble foods for dogs with food allergies? Thanks!

Added by Ann Rader on June 15, 2009 at 1:04pm — 4 Comments

GRAS and state recognition

It came to most folk’s surprise that GRAS would not immediately be recognized by states simply by addition to the AAFCO manual. However, I’m not that surprised. In short, the FDA has now identified three tiers of “safety” concerns for the ingredient “approval” process:

1. Food additive petition process – highest level of safety,

2. AAFCO ingredient definition committee – some safety… Continue

Added by Jarrod Kersey on June 15, 2009 at 9:40am — No Comments

Is plankton coming to a petfood near you soon?

I was very interested to read Greg Aldrich's article on plankton in "Petfood Industry" May 2009.



Having been closely involved in the search for new sources of petfood raw materials for more than 25 years, I can relate to many of the opinions and views expressed in this article.



The need for new raw materials has many different drivers and these include key factors like sustainability eg sustainable sources of DHA / EPA, functionality eg heat-set proteins or cost reduction… Continue

Added by David Primrose on June 11, 2009 at 2:24am — 2 Comments

Riding the commodity price roller coaster

For those in the industry whose job it is to track, predict and ideally, get ahead of the prices of commodities that are common ingredients in petfood (corn, rice, etc.), living through the last year must have seemed like riding a roller coaster.



Last July, the price of a bushel of corn was US$7.38, according to Jacobsen Publishing Co. By mid-December, it had fallen to US$3.79. Today's price on… Continue

Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 10, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

With The Humanization Of Pets Are We Introducing Real Products of Value?

Debbie Phillips, in her posting of June 1, asked a very serious and pertinent question regarding our industry and its future health and direction. In parenthesis she stated,"humanization opens new product opportunities", and asked the question, "will this bring any health benefits" . I would add the word value to this.



As we all know, new products are the sustaining lifeblood of our industry, but prior to developing any new entry, the question should always be asked, "Will… Continue

Added by Tommy R. Willard on June 5, 2009 at 10:45am — 2 Comments

Are we missing out on a huge marketing opportunity?

Humanization. The human-animal bond. Pets as family members. For several years now we’ve all heard, and used, these phrases as reasons for the petfood industry’s continued growth, especially in developed markets. As more and more consumers pamper their pets and elevate them to same level as human family, they’ve been willing to spend more on petfood.



Naturally, many of you have oriented your brand and product marketing toward this trend. But as an industry, are we missing a huge… Continue

Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 1, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

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