The American Feed Trade Affiliation (AFIA) introduced its 2023 Pal of Pet Meals Award winner, Angele Thompson, Ph.D., founder and president of Thompson PetTech.
Jerry Might, vice president of presidency and commerce affairs at Freshpet, introduced the award January 30 in the course of the AFIA Pet Meals Convention, occurring at the side of the International Manufacturing & Processing Expo (IPPE).
“Dr. Thompson has contributed to the development of innovation, product improvement, and diet within the pet meals trade,” stated Louise Calderwood, AFIA’s director of regulatory affairs. “She continues to be a proactive voice within the trade, and we’re excited to current this award in recognition of her management.”
In her present function as an unbiased guide, Thompson attracts upon her intensive expertise within the pet meals trade and provides diet, product improvement and regulatory companies, and guides firms towards revolutionary options that prioritize pet well being and well-being. As well as, she has served many roles with the Affiliation of American Feed Management Officers (AAFCO), together with talking on skilled panels for growing the Nutrient Profiles and Protocols, and as an trade advisor to the AAFCO Ingredient Definitions Committee and AAFCO Pet Meals Committee.
“I’m very fortunate to have gotten into the pet meals trade firstly of my profession and proceed to contribute to the lives of pets and those that love them,” stated Thompson.
Thompson started her profession as a nutritionist with Heinz Pet Merchandise and rose to the function of technical companies supervisor of diet, analytical laboratory and animal feeding laboratory. After transitioning to Kal Kan, now Mars Pet Care, Thompson spearheaded analysis and improvement efforts because the cat manufacturers product improvement crew supervisor for the USA and Canada. In 1997, she began her unbiased consulting agency, Thompson PetTech.
Thompson earned a bachelor’s diploma in biochemistry from the College of California, Los Angeles, and a doctorate in dietary biochemistry from the College of Arizona.
Launched in 2019, the AFIA Pal of Pet Meals Award acknowledges people who’ve made latest important contributions to help the expansion of the pet meals trade. So far, eight individuals have earned this award. Be taught extra in regards to the award on AFIA’s web site.
