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"Phillips measures
the temperature of
inbound products at
several points in the
unloading process."
Jeff Poore, Phillips Pet Food & Supplies

food and treats is ensuring products are kept at correct
temperatures at each step in the supply chain, especially
with the links that Phillips does not control. Koss of
Primal Pet Foods says the company combats cold chain
challenges by using its HACCP program and its cold
chain logistics program to verify the temperature of its
frozen finished goods.

Kirakosyan says Nature's Pet Club doesn't see much
challenge in maintaining its cold chain. However, a
greater barrier the company faces, he says, is promoting
its cooked treats in the frozen section of pet food stores.
"People go to the freezer for raw food - not treats that
are already cooked," he says. "It's hard to get consumers
to look in the freezer for products. We have created a
new category with cooked frozen treats for dogs - this
didn't previously exist in the marketplace."
Kirakosyan says to avoid cold chain issues, retailers
need to train employees to be diligent in recordkeeping
of temperatures when products arrive in the stores and
double-check refrigerator temperatures afterwards.

Best practices
Poore recommends a few best practices for maintaining
the cold chain. He suggests processors commit to strict
and detailed operating processes, establish robust temperature monitoring procedures, and conduct ongoing
audits to ensure processes are being followed. "Phillips
maintains documentation to ensure proof of the cold

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PET Food Processing - December 2018
CONTENTS
OFF THE LEASH - Center of attention
TRENDS - REWARDING INDULGENCE
PLANT PROFILE - World Record INNOVATION
PROCESSOR SPOTLIGHT - BEGGIN' FOR MORE
SMALL BUSINESS MATTERS - BARKING UP A NEW TREE
FOOD SAFETY - MANAGING THE COLD
INGREDIENTS - VETTING vegetarian pet food
PACKAGING TRENDS - all about AESTHETICS
FORMULATION - CLEAN BY ANY NAME
EQUIPMENT - MIXING MATTERS
OPERATIONS - Integrated INTELLIGENCE
PACKAGING - sealed and DELIVERED
BEST IN SHOW
EVENTS
SIT, STAY, READ
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - CONTENTS
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - OFF THE LEASH - Center of attention
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 10
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - TRENDS - REWARDING INDULGENCE
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 13
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - PLANT PROFILE - World Record INNOVATION
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - PROCESSOR SPOTLIGHT - BEGGIN' FOR MORE
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 28
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 29
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - SMALL BUSINESS MATTERS - BARKING UP A NEW TREE
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 31
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 32
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - FOOD SAFETY - MANAGING THE COLD
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - INGREDIENTS - VETTING vegetarian pet food
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 44
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 45
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 46
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - PACKAGING TRENDS - all about AESTHETICS
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - FORMULATION - CLEAN BY ANY NAME
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - EQUIPMENT - MIXING MATTERS
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - OPERATIONS - Integrated INTELLIGENCE
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 65
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 66
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - PACKAGING - sealed and DELIVERED
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 68
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - 69
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - BEST IN SHOW
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PET Food Processing - December 2018 - EVENTS
PET Food Processing - December 2018 - SIT, STAY, READ
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