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Beef. Chicken. Fish. Meal. Lamb. Turkey. The vast majority of pet foods rely on a relatively narrow scope of ingredients for protein. But in the world of human foods, finding alternative sources of protein seems to be an industry all to itself. Will the trend of alternative proteins ever take pet food by storm? AndRead More
When you work in feed or food ingredient sourcing and logistics, you inevitably have stories to tell. We’ve seen and done a lot here at Bill Barr in the 60+ years we’ve been in service. We’ve asked Edna Peuser, office manager and head problem-solver here at Bill Barr & Co., to share some ways we’veRead More
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) was disappointed when the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act of 2023, which would have altered the approval process for feed products that made drug claims, wasn’t passed last month. But AFIA will keep moving forward on the act that could change the industry. The Innovative Feed ActRead More
Big changes are coming for pet food processors. In July, the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) unveiled a six-year plan to make pet food labels more consistent and easier for consumers to understand. It’ll be a lot of work for Bill Barr clients, but in the end, we think it’s a positive development.Read More
These are trying times for any industry, anywhere. Lingering COVID fears, a possible recession, inflation, a populace who are still feeling the effects of a lockdown… spending isn’t the first thing on consumers’ minds. However, allow us to be just a little optimistic for a bit. No industry is recession proof, and we all seeRead More
Ever wonder what we mean by “Dedicated Sourcing & Inventory Management” services? We break it down like this. Dedicated Sourcing We handle the “bottom” 80% of your ingredients so you can focus on the top 20%. That means we coordinate with suppliers to source, provide QA and make sure the bulk of your ingredients areRead More
Every pet owner, deep down, hopes that their dog remembers that he or she is descended from wolves. We want our pets to be snugglers on the couch, but fierce and protective when it matters. This is why so many pet food brands stress the great outdoors on their packaging. It hits consumers on aRead More
Managing Inventory in Today’s Climate It started with a toilet paper crisis. It soon became a lumber shortage that impacted our everyday lives in dozens of ways. Then, computer chips became scarce, meaning that most of our most popular electronics would increase in price at best, become impossible to find at worst. It seems thatRead More
Since 1990, the sales of antibiotic-free foods have increased at a rate of 20% per year. Consumers continue to reach for foods that are advertised as “no antibiotics ever”, creating increasing pressure on the livestock industry to eliminate antibiotics from production. As with every other consumer trend, the antibiotic-free (or ABF) production shift has hadRead More
New research shows that the pet food ingredient market is growing at an explosive rate. A study performed by Reportlinker.com showed that pet food ingredients as an industry will reach a height of $90.3 billion by 2025 — a 5 percent compound annual growth rate between 2020 and 2025. This type of growth leads toRead More
