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Sour Hits the Sweet Spot for New Product Innovations

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Sour is the new sweet spot in product development.  Sour is not only a trending flavor; it’s also linked to health and wellness. From kimchi and kombucha to fermented or pickled foods, consumers feel they are enjoying something good when it features sour. See how America’s palates are changing and how to tap into this growing trend. Read more.

“Sour Hits the Sweet Spot for New Product Innovations.” Prepared Foods RSS, Prepared Foods, 19 Feb. 2021, http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/125170-sour-hits-the-sweet-spot-for-new-product-innovations.

Sweet potato bred for natural pet food colorant

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Developing natural colorants can take work. A pet food ingredient supplier needed to breed their own plants when they needed a particular color.

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Most humans’ perceptions of kibble color don’t match the actual pets’ ability to see color, much less the animals’ reaction to that color. Ultimately, pet food colorants influence people more than dogs or cats, and as such colorants play a role in positioning a pet food product. Natural pet foods need natural colorants, and when those colors aren’t available, farmers may be able to breed a plant that can provide just the right natural red. Read more.

Wall, Tim. “Sweet Potato Bred for Natural Pet Food Colorant.” PetfoodIndustrycom RSS, PetfoodIndustry.com, 7 Apr. 2021, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/10170-sweet-potato-bred-for-natural-pet-food-colorant.

US pet food sales rose 10% in 2020, 5% projected for 2021

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Pet food’s 9.7% increase helped the overall U.S. pet care market reach a milestone of exceeding US$100 billion.

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Pet food and treat sales in the U.S. increased 9.7% in 2020, adding US$3.7 billion for a total of $US42 billion for the year, according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA). Those sales accounted for about 40% of total pet care sales in the U.S., which reached a milestone of exceeding $100 billion. That total was US$103.6 billion, representing a 6.7% and US$6.5 billion increase over 2019. Read more.

Phillips-Donaldson, Debbie. “US Pet Food Sales Rose 10% in 2020, 5% Projected for 2021.” PetfoodIndustrycom RSS, PetfoodIndustry.com, 31 Mar. 2021, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/10128-us-pet-food-sales-rose-10-in-2020-5-projected-for-2021.