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September 2009 Volume 51, Number 9
Features 26 All in the family By Debbie Phillips-Donaldson Tuffy’s Pet Foods succeeds by working family to family and doing the small things right.
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30 Riding out the recession
By Jessica Taylor
The tide continues to turn in favor of the petfood market thanks to natural,
wellness and new products making waves.
38 Tasty and healthy
By Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
Many of today’s palatants also deliver nutritional or functional benefits to petfood.
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44 The age of convenience
By Jessica Taylor
Single-serve, pouch, resealable, easy-open and easy-carry are buzzwords pet
owners are looking for in their petfood packaging.
Departments 6 Something to Chew On By Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
50 Petfood Insights By David Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN
52 Ingredient Issues By Greg Aldrich, PhD
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On the cover: Ken Nelson,
president; Bob Perszyk, traffic
and warehouse manager; and
Charlie Nelson, VP of sales for
Tuffy’s Pet Foods.
10 — Industry News
24 — New on the Shelves
58 — Market Report
62 — Research Notes
63 — Product News
64 — Market Place
68 — Advertisers’ Index
Photo by Joel Butkowski ( www.bdiphoto.com)
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