Through their international operations, pet food ingredient, equipment and other suppliers saw the COVID-19 disease grow from a regional outbreak to a global pandemic.

Pet food production is a complex process with many steps and considerations.

Keeping pet food extrusion equipment in good operating condition is vital for efficient production, and requires understanding and implementing proper maintenance practices.

As the high-protein trend in pet food continues to expand, sending more fresh meat formulations through the extrusion process presents challenges to current technologies.

The 1,600 exhibitors at Gulfood Manufacturing 2019 included 21 companies in pet food operations.

Mars Petcare cited a desire to be close to Asian markets and reduce operating costs as the reason for the move.

In April, Petfood Industry will launch a Chinese e-newsletter and WeChat social media channel.

With so many different trends clamoring for attention, properly extruding pet food formulas requires more focus and more ability than ever before.

With pet food trends going in any and all directions, here’s where industry experts think pet food extrusion is heading.

Integrating artificially intelligent computer technology with pet food extruder hardware gives a manufacturer greater control over efficiency and product quality.