Ralston Purina Company

Nestec S.a.

Nestec Ltd

Karl L Kettinger

Donald Roland Speck

Sandeep Bhatnagar

Jill A Stoll

Bhajmohan Ricky Singh

David M Bebiak

Cathryn (Kati) Fritz-Jung

Timothy Gleason

Cathryn Fritz-Jung

Daryl F Klas

Stephen E Woerz

Bhajmohan (Ricky) Singh

Peifang Zhang

Gary J Woodward

Donald R Speck

Bhajmohan Singh

A pet food and method for manufacturing pet food is provided. The method includes extruding a base meal formulation, grinding the extruded meal, and pressure forming the ground meal into solid form.

Pressure formed pet food and method

Methods for customizing pet food for an individual pet are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of obtaining user input through an electronic user interface, processing the input with stored data on a main computer which is coupled to the user interface, and generating control signals to control the operation of food manufacturing and packaging apparatus according to the user input. The user input is used to form an individual pet profile, which is used to generate a customized pet food formula. The customized pet food formula is then used in the control of the manufacture and packaging of the customized pet food.

Systems for customizing pet food

Methods for customizing pet food for an individual pet are described. The method includes the steps of obtaining user input through an electronic user interface, processing the input with stored data on a main computer which is coupled to the user interface, and generating control signals to control the operation of food manufacturing and packaging apparatus according to the user input. The user input is used to form an individual pet profile, which is used to generate a customized pet food formula. The customized pet food formula is then used in the control of the manufacture and packaging of the customized pet food.

Methods for customizing pet food

A process for making a dry, stable intermediate pet food including meat includes the steps of combining a plurality of ingredients specified by a basal pet food formula, wherein the plurality of ingredients includes a slurry of meat, mixing the plurality of ingredients to form a basal mixture, extruding the basal mixture, cutting the extruded basal mixture into flakes, and drying the flakes to a moisture content of less than about 10% by weight. In one embodiment, to make a finished pet food composition, the flakes are shipped for final processing to a processing facility having finishing equipment including grinding, extruding and coating equipment.

Process for dry stable intermediate pet food composition

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Karl L Kettinger