Product makers and foodservice companies are finding consumer interest is readily piqued by the addition of inclusions

Call them bits, pieces, inclusions, mix-ins, or add-ins, inclusions bring both flavor and textural elements to foods. Color, too, can make it to the show by way of inclusions. Trends such as candy confetti in cake batter and edible glitter in frosting take celebration cakes to the next level. Fruit and nut pieces can be called in to add yet a fourth role for inclusions by raising a product’s health profile.  Read more.

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Ramo, Anne-Marie. “Inclusions Bring On the Taste, Texture to Food Formulations.” Prepared Foods RSS, Prepared Foods, 21 Nov. 2018, http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/121770-inclusions-bring-on-the-taste-texture-to-food-formulations.

Billy + Margot is part of an international companion animal food group known as Real Pet Food Company.

Billy + Margot has acquired raw dog food manufacturer Benyfit Natural Pet Food, which is based in the United Kingdom, reported Global Pets. The pet food company was purchased from its shareholders and founders, Ben Van Praagh and Greg Van Praagh. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Billy Margot Acquires Benyfit Natural Pet Food.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 15 Nov. 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7642-billy-margot-acquires-benyfit-natural-pet-food.

Integrating artificially intelligent computer technology with pet food extruder hardware gives a manufacturer greater control over efficiency and product quality.

Integrating artificially intelligent (AI) computer technology with pet food extruder hardware gives a manufacturer greater control over efficiency and product quality, while increasing their ability to trace and correct problems. Rodolphe Sivet, project manager with Clextral, described how artificial intelligence allows machines to make decisions, control operating parameters and perform maintenance before it becomes a problem at Clextral’s Animal Feed Extrusion Course. Clextral, a pet food and animal feed processing machine manufacturer, hosted the interactive event from October 16 to 18 in Saint-Etienne, France. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “6 Ways Computerization and AI Improve Pet Food Extrusion.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 12 Nov. 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7631-ways-computerization-and-ai-improve-pet-food-extrusion.