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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.

Cost efficiency challenges in pet food production run the gamut -- equipment, staff, packaging, energy, raw materials, and even the production process itself.

Brand Insights

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

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Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

Economics, ownership, novel protein: Petfood Industry News Quiz Jan. 2-8

You'll also be tested on innovations in pet food manufacturing, including emerging protein technologies, as well as upcoming global event opportunities for pet food professionals.

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Something to Chew on

How health and wellness are transforming premium pet food

In pet food, health has become a cornerstone of premiumization as more pet owners seek products for their pets with functional and health-related claims.

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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.

The retail channel is now essential for digitally-native brands seeking growth scale.

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.

The younger generation uses social media to drive product discovery and purchasing through platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

Business Strategy

Pet industry economics rebalances in 2026 as ownership changes

Macroeconomics, pet population shifts and inflation have created a new-new-normal in the post-pandemic pet food industry.

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Pet Food Market

Pet food M&A takes measured approach in 2025

Strategic acquisitions focused on geographic expansion and portfolio diversification characterized pet food M&A activity, with one European company accounting for nearly half the year's transactions.

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Czech startup targets 2026 cultivated meat pet food launch

BeneMeat Technologies will bring cultivated meat biomass pet food product to market this year, while Fressnapf expands with new store openings.

Adventures in Pet Food

Will pet food M&A activity pick up in 2026?

Pet food and pet industry M&A has declined over the last three years, though categories like cat food and pet treats remain attractive to investors.

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Pet Food Marketing and Branding

Fresh pet food claims about additives, processing and human-grade may lack evidence

As fresh pet food increases its market share, its marketing claims may be eroding trust in conventional formats.

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Study reveals pet humanization trends in Lithuania

Research from Vilnius University found that 66.7% of pet owners refer to their animals as children, with women and younger people showing stronger humanization behaviors.

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Trending: Pet Food Podcast

EPISODE 101: How is AI being used in the pet retail space?

Lorenzo Trujillo, product team lead at eTailPet, discusses how AI is transforming inventory management and freeing independent pet retailers to focus on what matters most: building relationships with customers and their communities.

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