fi - February 2007

Feature story
Petfood Forum expands
Petfood Forum 2007 and Petfood Forum Europe will offer
intelligence on new products and exposure to new business and
networking opportunities.

Two events slated for this spring—Petfood Europe and to register, go to www.wattnet. Forum 2007 in the United States and com/petfoodforum/ forumeurope.cfm or con-Petfood Forum Europe—will provide pet- tact Marcia Riddle at mriddle@wattnet.net; tel: food professionals with the latest in information +1 815 734 5633, fax: +1 815 734 5631. and technology on their industry.

Presented by Watt Publishing Co. and Petfood Industry magazine, Petfood Forum Europe will take place during Victam International on Tuesday, 8 May, 10:00 to 18:00, in Claus Conference Room, Jaarbeurs Halls, Utrecht, the Netherlands. It is part of Petfood Industry’s long-running and successful Petfood Forum series of conferences, established in 1993. Petfood Forum offers many opportuni- Designed for petfood manufacturers, ties for catching up with colleagues and marketers and suppliers, Petfood Forum meeting other petfood professionals. Europe will feature industry experts sharing their insights. Registration is 195 Euros and Scheduled for 16-18 April, 2007, at the Hyatt includes all education sessions plus breakfast, Regency O’Hare near Chicago, Illinois, USA, lunch and an afternoon refreshment break. Petfood Forum 2007 provides face-to-face

For additional details on Petfood Forum contact with experts on petfood marketing,

production, nutrition and regulatory issues.
New this year are three general sessions on
Wednesday, 18 April, which will provide unique
insights from petfood company and pet retail-
ing executives, plus exclusive, in-depth
research on the industry. Petfood Forum
2007 will be followed immediately on 18-19
April by Petfood Focus on Treats, a compre-
hensive, in-depth educational programme
on the exploding market for pet treats.
Following is the most accurate and up-
to-date programme available at press time.
Full programme and registration information
can be found at www.wattnet.com/pet-
foodforum. If you have specific questions,
contact Marcia Riddle (attendees) at e-mail:

mriddle@wattnet.net; tel: +1.815.734.5633 or Ginny Stadel (exhibitors) at e-mail: gstadel@ wattnet.net; tel: +1.815.734.5691.

Sessions in the same time slot are concurrent.

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Petfood Forum 2007

MONDAY, APRIL 16

1:00-7: 30 pm Registration

5:30-7: 30 pm Reception

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

7:00-8:00 am Breakfast

8:00-8:40 am The latest packaging materials and equipment: Tom Egan of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute covers Wal-

Mart’s sustainable packaging initiative, new retort technology and other pertinent subjects.

Cognitive palatability testing: Joseph Araujo, PhD, of CanCog Technologies explains a cognitive palatability assessment protocol—based on associative learning that is similar to how we select food at a supermarket.

8:45-9: 25 am New product trends: David Lummis of Packaged Facts examines what’s driving new product growth in the petfood industry.

US regulatory report: David Dzanis, DVM, PhD, of Dzanis Consulting updates the US petfood regulation scene, including a proposal that would require calorie content statements on labels and new rules expressly for organic petfoods.

Exhibits open

Break

Popular functional ingredients: Greg Aldrich, PhD, of Pet Food & Ingredient Technology Inc. describes some of the ingredients fueling the hot functional products market.

Obesity prevention: Sean Delaney, DVM, of Davis Veterinary Medical Consulting explores the downside of today’s highly palatable petfoods and how to keep pets from becoming overweight.

11:00-11:40 am Packaging—noteworthy issues: The impact of new product introductions on petfood packaging, such as the need for quick turnaround.

New and significant global regulations: Terry Plant, regulatory consultant, highlights the most important regulations around the world for petfood producers.