Ensign-Bickford buys Maine pet-food tester

Ensign-Bickford Industries Inc. in Simsbury announced Monday its acquisition of EnviroLogix Inc., a Portland, Maine, company that performs laboratory safety testing of pet food ingredients.

The purchase by Ensign-Bickford’s EB Analystics Inc. subsidiary was for undisclosed terms.

Ensign-Bickford CEO Caleb White said EnviroLogix’s testing services will complement the growing demand for pet-food ingredients from EB Analytics’ AFB International division.

Privately held Ensign-Bickford also supplies explosives to the aerospace and military markets.

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