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Article: Gastropod
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 9, 1994
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THE GASTROPOD has done some grisly things for money over the
years, but could never contemplate doing Edwin Rose's job: he eats
pet food for a living. That is to say, as the chief buyer for
Safeway, he has a duty to check the consistency of each brand of
cat and dog food sold by the chain, by sampling them on a regular
basis. "The job was sold to me as a career enhancement, a chance to
prove myself," he confided.
He has been put in charge of the largest product-tasting
exercise ever undertaken by Safeway, in preparation for the launch
of its own-label premium pet foods. Two thousand cat and dog owners
were canvassed to see which flavours their pets preferred. Then Mr
Rose tried them.
Some of ...