Petfood Industry - April 2017 - 2
APRIL 2017 Digital version available at www.PetfoodIndustry-digital.com PetfoodIndustry Volume 59 * Number 4 ARTICLES 22 US natural pet food market sales top US$8.2 billion Packaged Facts analysts tracked US pet food sales and forecast rising trends for new natural pet foods. BY TIM WALL 26 R-Trade sees opportunity in Russia pet food market BY VLADISLAV VOROTNIKOV 32 Russian pet food producers aim to increase market share BY VLADISLAV VOROTNIKOV 38 Why more pet owners are buying wet pet food BY TIM WALL 42 US pet food regulatory labeling issues in the spotlight BY DAVID A. DZANIS, DVM, PHD, DACVN On the cover: Natural and organic pet food purchasers largely fall into certain demographics, providing manufacturers with information on what these consumers want. COMMUNITY 46 Petfood Forum Europe showcases new pet food research ANALYSIS 04 Pet parents look beyond natural with pet food purchases BY DEBBIE PHILLIPS-DONALDSON www.linkedin.com/groups/Petfood-IndustryCommunity-5099353?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr 48 Maltodextrins: a unique sugar for special pet food applications BY GREG ALDRICH, PHD www.twitter.com/petfoodindustry www.facebook.com/PetfoodIndustryCommunity www.youtube.com/user/petfoodindustrytv 50 Pet owner demographics get grayer, more golden BY DAVID SPRINKLE DEPARTMENTS 06 Industry News 14 New Products 54 Marketplace 56 Advertiser's Index April 2017 PetfoodIndustry
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