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Pet food M&A activity may evolve and outpace rest of pet industry
Industry analysts expect the next wave of activity to be shaped by a backlog of sponsor-backed assets, strategic diversification efforts and financial engineering tools designed to bridge valuation gaps.
Brand Insights
Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food
APC Inc
Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.
Pet Food Marketing and Branding
Pet food as personal statement reshapes branding, packaging and retailing
Identity signaling and lifestyle alignment are redefining pet food development and merchandising.
Trending: Pet Food Podcast
EPISODE 102: How can a company scale up its business?
In the latest episode of Trending: Pet Food, host Lindsay Beaton and her guests talk about scaling a pet food business and how it requires balancing strategic vision with practical execution, from securing the right capital partners to maintaining core values through growth.
Pet Food News
Poll: Pet food industry anticipates modest 2026 growth
Industry professionals express cautious optimism with most expecting single-digit growth while planning innovation investments.
U.S. and Canada
Pet food inflation flat in 2025 as overall inflation rose in December
On a year-to-date basis, pet food prices were essentially flat in 2025, down 0.01% compared with 2024.
Petfood Forum News
10 takeaways: Navigating career transitions and advancement in the pet industry
General Mills executive, Trish Kinney, shares lessons on building confidence, advocating for yourself and balancing career ambitions with personal priorities.
Business Strategy
Purina and Freshpet underperformed S&P500 in 2025
Compared with the S&P 500, pet food companies posted slower share price performance in 2025, even as revenues and earnings continued to grow.
Business Strategy
How to minimize pet food production costs
From raw materials to equipment to product testing, controlling costs is key to maintaining a successful pet food business.
News Hound
Human-grade meat versus sustainability creates a pet food dichotomy
The pet food industry may need to use fewer resources in consideration of what others need in perpetuity.
Market Trends and Reports
Digitally-native pet brands expand into physical retail channels
Cascadia Capital report highlights omnichannel strategies as DTC-first companies pursue scale through brick-and-mortar partnerships.
Business Strategy
Younger pet owners reshape purchasing through social platforms
Cascadia Capital's latest report notes Millennials and Gen Z are driving growth through integrated social commerce channels like TikTok Shop and Instagram.
Business Strategy
Cold chain infrastructure is competitive advantage as fresh pet food grows
Investments in cold storage, transport and retail freezer space carry costs, along with increasing pet food’s energy use and carbon footprint.
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