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PFI Teams up with NGFA to host Joint Industries Conference

PFI is teaming up this fall with its strategic ally, the National Grain and Feed Association, to conduct the Feed and Pet Food Joint Industries Conference.  The conference will be conducted Sept. 22-24 in Chicago, Ill. The initial conference will revolve around the theme, “Working in the Rapidly Changing Business, Operations and Regulatory Environment.” This conference is the new shape of a restructed and expanded PFI annual industry meeting.  This is the first time PFI and NGFA have collaborated to host an event of this magnitude and importance.  The learn more about the conference visit the site for the event at www.JointIndustriesConference.org.

Welcome to the Pet Food Institute Web Site

Today, a majority of US households have at least one pet cat or dog. In 2007 there were 67 million pet dogs and nearly 84 million pet cats*. These pets are more than just animals sharing our homes; they are members of the family. As the number of pet dogs and cats in the United States has increased, so too have the efforts of the Pet Food Institute (PFI) and the pet food industry.

The first commercially prepared pet food was a dog biscuit introduced in England about 1860. Since then, pet foods have expanded to include canned, dry and semi-moist foods to meet a wide variety of nutritional needs. Pet owners today have a tremendous choice of products to choose from but all pet foods have one thing in common: decades of effort and research have gone into each and every commercially produced pet food product in the United States to ensure it provides the proper nutrition for your pet dog or cat.

Since 1958, PFI has served as the voice of the US pet food industry, an industry that is committed to providing consumers and their pets with products that meet the complex nutritional requirements of our companion animals. Visit the About PFI section to learn more about PFI and its programs.

* Source: Euromonitor International

Salvage and Distressed Pet Food Handling Guide

Outlines responsibility of manufacturers, distributors, retails and other operations that handle or may handle salvage or distressed pet food. [Read Now...]

How Pet Food Is Made

Ever wonder how pet food is made? Check out the Consumers section of this site for an overview of several common techniques used to make pet food.

Export Promotion

Since 1993 PFI has sponsored export promotion activities by participating in USDA's Market Access Program.  For more information on PFI's program visit our Export Promotion page or the USDA web site at  www.fas.usda.gov