Business Strategy

Market Trends and Reports

The 2026 pet economic conundrum: Balancing premiumization, value

Pet owners want it all, but not at the expense of their wallets. The industry must adapt.

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.

Petfood Forum News

Petfood Essentials 2026 agenda focuses on business efficiency

Full-day seminar on April 27 in Kansas City will feature practical guidance on controlling costs, streamlining operations and improving manufacturing efficiency.

Business Strategy

10 takeaways: Scaling up a pet food business

Glacial Freeze Dry executives share lessons on funding, partnerships and maintaining mission alignment through growth phases.

News Hound

Halal, international trade, insects: Petfood Industry Quiz Jan. 23-29

This week’s Petfood Industry News Quiz highlights regulatory, ingredient and market forces shaping global pet food development.

Global Commerce

How the EU-Mercosur agreement could affect pet food trade

While the agreement may not create pet-food-specific provisions, its structure illustrates how trade policy can affect the sector indirectly through classification systems and broader agricultural trade rules.

Business Strategy

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.

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.

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