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Global Commerce

The Strait of Hormuz crisis tests the pet food industry's resilience

Three months into the blockade, industry associations report limited impact on pet food so far, though energy costs and shipping disruption remain serious concerns.

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Business Strategy

Smucker pet food in Q4 FY26 outpaced company growth with Meow Mix momentum

Pet food accounted for approximately 18% of fiscal 2026 revenue, generating about US$1.6 billion in sales.

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Economic pressures hamper pet food sales growth

The ongoing complex global economic situation is wearing on pet owners and their bank accounts.

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10 takeaways: Smarter batching to reduce pet food waste, improve efficiency

During a recent Ask the Petfood Pro, Horizon Systems experts shared practical ways to cut ingredient loss, streamline changeovers and improve throughput without major capital investment.

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Wheat beat oats and rye in dog food, contrary to human results

Although oats and rye are often associated with health benefits in people, those advantages were not evident in a study of healthy adult dogs.

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Pet Supplements & Treats Digest

Cat supplement market poised for growth as ownership trends shift

Shannon Landry of Packaged Facts Pet presented consumer insights at the NASC Annual Conference outlining why the cat market deserves more attention from supplement makers.

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Latin America/Carribean

Why retailers are becoming pet food companies in Mexico

A new Triplethree International report finds that retailers in Mexico are reshaping the pet food value chain through private-label development, category management and direct access to shopper data.

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Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Innovafeed raises €51 million, restructures insect ingredient business

The French producer of Hermetia illucens ingredients will shift investment toward commercial growth in pet food and aquaculture.

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Marketing, manufacturing, consumer priorities: Petfood Industry News Quiz May 29-June 4

Test your industry news knowledge with questions on marketing trends and fresh pet food expansion.

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Pet Food Marketing and Branding

How human consumer trends reshape pet food marketing

Pet owners now apply the same values — nutrition, wellness and identity — to their animals that they apply to themselves, creating new opportunities.

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Adventures in Pet Food

The human food influence: Our pets are what we eat?

A survey combining human food preferences and pet feeding drivers shows just how much what we give our pets is affected by how we eat ourselves.

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Sanitary extruder hood designs may reduce pet food recontamination

According to a Petfood Forum Tech Talk from Coperion, reorienting the traditional vacuum takeaway system eliminates a key recontamination risk while improving product safety and process control.

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