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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.
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Brand Insights
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
Petfood Industry
Stay current in this fast-growing category with insight that keeps you informed and helps you move forward with confidence.
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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