Neither Mars Petcare not Nestlé Purina PetCare use sharks in any of their recipes. Both have supply chain protocols that should screen out ingredients made with sharks, along with other endangered species.

Russian pet food makers stated their opposition to the invasion of Ukraine through their national pet industry business-to-business publication, Zooinform.

Learn why analysts believe visit-share data indicates Petco may be gaining on PetSmart’s lead in foot traffic. More people are returning to brick-and-mortar pet specialty retail outlets.

Discover how Canadian pet food and treat makers grew throughout the pandemic although challenged by shipping, labor and similar concerns.

For years, Canada’s pet food imports have mainly come from the United States, while growing in both value and volume. Learn more about how much of Canada’s total pet food imports consistently came from their southern neighbor.

The pandemic may have increased U.S. consumers' expenditures on impulse items. Could the pet food industry increase the amount of impulse spending by pet owners?

Freshpet sales in 2021 were driven by velocity, distribution gains and innovation. For 2022, the company forecast net sales of more than US$575 million.

Anecdotes about grilled grubs bought in Bangkok may help market insect-based ingredients to Western audiences. However, upper-class Southeast Asian households may tend to avoid bugs on their plates. Insect-based pet foods found a different route to acceptance in Singapore.

Scientists suggested that endangered silky sharks and other species ended up in pet foods. However, the researchers couldn’t determine the route by which the shark meat made its way into the pet food supply chain.

Smucker’s CEO expects accelerated growth for pet snacks driven by Milk-Bone, along with continued momentum of the cat food business led by Meow Mix.