Natural / Organic Pet Food
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‘Beautiful system’ supplies by-products to make pet food
Before recycling even entered the English language, some pet food and animal feed ingredient companies reduced the amount of waste produced by reusing byproducts of the human food system.
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Pet food industry disconnected from public on byproducts
Byproduct usage serves as a huge sustainability story for the pet food industry, one executive said. People in the industry take for granted that others know the same.
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Do pet food consumers still care about sustainability?
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be making some pet food shoppers and other consumers focus more on sustainability, food waste and natural/organic products.
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Pet food maker nutrition, quality by ingredient studied
However, pet owners may have trepidations about novel pet food ingredients or varieties, including raw, plant protein, cell-cultured, insect, fungal or algal-based pet foods.
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New pet food product launches down during 2020 pandemic
New pet food and treat launches in the first third of 2020 fell far behind previous years’ number of product introductions.
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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.
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Humanization, natural pet food trends may be near limit
Those trends have become so widespread that they may no longer fuel growth in the same way.
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8 dog obesity factors: kibble vs. fresh, probiotics, more
Researchers identified lower dog obesity prevalence among dogs whose owners’ reported feeding of probiotics or fresh dog food.
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