Pet Food Insights

Pet Food Insights
The legal landscape of pet food packaging
The key issues and developments in an evolving segment of the pet space.
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Pet Food Insights
A greener future for pets
The popularity of plant-based pet foods continues to grow, even while customers also have questions.
Those in the plant-based pet food space must ensure that their formulations are nutritionally complete for pets and appealing to pet owners.
Pet Food Insights
2024 in review: Key pet food trends that defined the year and their impact on 2025
Global top trends in the pet food space are slated to continue affecting the market in the coming months.
The global pet food market’s 2024 trends will have clear influence on the trends shaping 2025.
Pet Food Insights
Why companies are firing Gen Z employees and what both can do about it
A new generation is entering the work force, and with them are new expectations and ways of doing things that may clash with the way businesses currently handle employees.
Gen Z and their potential employers alike are experiencing growing pains as the latest generation enters the workforce.
Pet Food Insights
4 ways Gen Z is influencing the pet food industry
This upcoming generation is redefining the future of work.
Generation Z is entering the workforce, and they have high expectations of their prospective employers.
Pet Food Regulations
AFIA manages legislative challenges to state-led animal welfare initiatives
Several U.S. states want to raise pet food taxes in order to fund animal welfare programs.
With rescue and shelter programs expanding across the U.S., some states want pet food companies to share in the financial burden.
Pet Food Insights
FTC issues final rule limiting non-compete agreements
Changes in the law affect pet food companies' ability to prevent information leakage from their businesses.
FTC’s ruling is already being challenged, but companies should begin looking at their agreements to ensure future enforceability, as well as reviewing who has access to what company information.
Pet Food Insights
Global trends in cat food as more than nutrition
The success of cat food being used to support pets’ emotional well-being as well as their nutrition seems inevitable.
As cat ownership becomes more popular globally, pet food companies are starting to explore the many untapped opportunities in the cat space.
Pet Food Insights
Pet food label modernization is here (now states need to adopt it)
With a six-year grace period for compliance, the pet food industry has a lot of work ahead.
New pet food labeling guidelines will bring nutrition labels in line with those on human food products.
Pet Food Insights
Bites and benefits: The legal landscape of functional foods
There are many angles to consider when working with functional pet products.
Navigating the various legalities of functional pet ingredients and food can be challenging, but knowing what you need to pay attention to is a good place to start.
Pet Food Insights
How packaging automation could impact industries in 2024
Rethinking sustainability, precision and speed.
The automated packaging segment is seeing increasing growth as industries require more flexibility, customized solutions, and the ability to do more with less.
Pet Food Insights
How can AAFCO help address emerging pet food health issues surrounding copper?
Copper-associated hepatopathy used to be associated with rare breeds, but has recently been rising among all dogs.
The discussion over dietary copper in dogs’ diets continues to increase in complexity as concerns over CAH grow.
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