Not exact matches
Unilever has announced a partnership with
start - up
company Ioniqa and the largest global producer of
PET resin Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology which converts
PET waste back into virgin grade material for use in
food packaging.
The team of nutritionists, statisticians, and public - health experts
started by studying models generated by
food companies, but most were «haphazard» and «nontransparent,» according to
Peter Scarborough, a mathematician in the group.
Stop me if you've heard this one before... A small
pet product
company starts off by exclusively serving
pet stores, eventually grows into prominence and promptly moves on to seek its fortunes in the
food / drug / mass (FDM) channel.
«We
start by determining a consumer need, which means identifying that the
food is something that is truly going to help the
pet,» says Mark Shuster, the
company's vice president of marketing.
This
company was
started with the goal of providing
pets and
pet owners with «
food for a lifetime» and they design all of their products based on sound scientific principles and nutritional truths.
When Blue's family
started a
pet food company, their vision was clear.
However, the
company didn't
start out as being a manufacturing
company for
pet food.
Whether your
pet is
starting to transition to eating raw
food, or you'd simply like to learn more about this diet, we collected a few tips from Healthy Spot's highly knowledgeable
company leaders and employees to help it make it an easier process.
From there they branched out into optimum nutrition for normal dogs (unlike other
companies that
started as livestock feed operations, branching out into
pet foods; we're talking 1981, remember).
But yeah, really there's lots of great high quality
pet foods out there to choose from; but yeah definitely talking with a
pet nutritionist or a vet or the customer service team at a
pet food company are great places to
start.
So one of the first things we did after
starting our
pet food company was to establish the Foundation to raise money for
pet cancer research, and raise awareness among
pet parents of the early warning signs of this disease.»
Nestlé Purina PetCare itself has only been around since 2001, when Nestle began gathering
pet food companies,
starting with Ralston Purina, which it bought for $ 10.3 billion.
The Blue Buffalo
Company is a holistic line of dog and cat
foods,
started by a family who had the exact same concerns for their
pets.
PetsWell Pantry, a local
company that makes fresh
pet food and operates a
food truck for dogs, was on hand to reward good behavior, even though Lien Alsup, founder of the
company, said her
food truck's engine wouldn't
start on Saturday morning.
That was not, however, the case for two young men who, more than 60 years ago, found themselves in the unique position of having the resources as well as the knowledge and the drive to
start a
pet food company.
CANIDAE is an independent, family - owned
pet food company that was
started 1996.
This indicates a very passive potential customer base for small and
start - up
pet food companies, which puts a premium on distributors» role in introducing retailers to new product lines.
KIRK YOUNG: Precise
Pet Products is one of the few remaining
companies that controls the process of making
pet food from
start to finish.
Before
starting any homemade diet, or
pet food from a source other than a reputable
pet food company, it is a good idea to check with your veterinarian.