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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
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
You may know that Bill Barr & Company has been a family-owned business since it started in 1956. But you may not have gotten to know our long-standing president, Bill Barr – and no, we’re not talking about the U.S. Attorney General. A Leader in Business In 1970, after serving 2 ½ years activeRead More
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused seismic shifts in every industry across the globe. We’re all navigating uncharted waters, and it can be unnerving at times. But thankfully, our dedicated team continues to pursue excellence while carefully mitigating risk factors through a number of strategies — strategies that we have employed inRead More
