El Niño, animal welfare, dog rescue: Petfood Industry News Quiz August 14–20

The latest quiz covers El Niño’s potential effects on ingredient supplies, the influence of animal welfare on purchasing decisions, cultivated aquatic proteins, a large dog food donation to rescue organizations and pet-food-related companies outperforming the S&P 500.

August 20, 2026

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Weekly industry challenge

How closely did you follow this week’s pet food news?

Test your knowledge of El Niño ingredient risks, animal-welfare purchasing, cultivated proteins, rescue-food donations and pet-food-linked stocks.

Players have 15 seconds to answer each question and the option to skip if stumped. At the end, a direct link takes you to the full articles.

● 5 questions ◷ 15 seconds each ↗ Sources included

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French freeze-dried cat food producer expands

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Dog, cat food producer prices hit record in August

Faba beans, vitamin vulnerability: Petfood Industry News Quiz Sept. 25–Oct. 1

Test your knowledge of this week’s pet food developments, including faba bean protein’s potential in wet-food formulations, hidden vulnerabilities in vitamin supply chains, novel ingredients made from industrial side streams, a major Wisconsin processing expansion and efforts to streamline U.S. pet food regulation.

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Electronic noses, longevity, ice cream: Petfood Industry New Quiz Sept. 11-17

Test your knowledge of this week’s pet food developments.

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27 cat stars, 3 cat food plot points in 130 years of cinema

Throughout the decades, sometimes the cat saves the day, while other times it causes the problem. In some films, the feline serves as an evil mastermind’s minion. In others, the cat is a valiant hero’s sidekick.

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Girl Scouts, sports, Blue Buffalo: Petfood Industry News Quiz Sept. 4-10

Test your knowledge of this week’s pet food industry developments, from General Mills’ plan for Blue Buffalo Wilderness and a supplement recall to the Girl Scouts’ first dog cookie, new cultivated-meat safety research and The Farmer’s Dog’s landmark sports partnership.

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Pricing, Purina factory, raw recall: Petfood Industry news quiz Aug. 28 - Sept. 3

The latest quiz covers wet cat food’s price premium, Purina’s new Ohio factory, a frozen raw pet food recall, responsible AI personalization and the growing international reach of Pet Fair South East Asia.

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Treat market, North Sea expansion, recall: Petfood Industry News Quiz Aug. 21-27

This week’s Petfood Industry News Quiz covers pet treat market growth, a wet dog food recall, advances in canine nutrition, expansion into the Baltic market and a major dry dog food reformulation.

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Lawsuit, GRAS, air-dried: Petfood Industry News Quiz 8/7-8/13

Test your knowledge of food safety litigation, ingredient regulation, social commerce, air-dried dog food and Petfood Forum Brasil.

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Petfood Industry Networker supplier discovery game

Petfood Industry Networker is an interactive game based on the Petfood Industry Suppliers Directory. Gotta connect with 'em all!

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Grain as a ‘Hazardous Chemical’ in pet food: Deceptive headline sows fear

An article misleadingly used OSHA’s classification of combustible grain dust as a workplace hazard to imply that grain in pet food itself is a “hazardous chemical.”

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Freshpet, palatability, efficacy: Petfood Industry News Quiz July 31 - Aug. 6

Test your knowledge of Freshpet’s updated financial outlook, the need for pet-specific clinical evidence, biological differences in canine and feline taste, the potential of alternative proteins and evolving nutritional strategies for senior dogs.

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Patents, high meat, purchase decisions: Petfood Industry News Quiz July 24-30

Test your knowledge of new research on advanced glycation end-products, high-fresh-meat dry pet food patents, sustainability strategies, manufacturing expansion in Brazil and how today's dog owners are making purchasing decisions.

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Tax incentives, personas, Latin America: Petfood Industry New Quiz July 17-23

Test your knowledge of the week's stories.

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