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Market Trends and Reports

Retail shopping update: Mass, pet specialty and online

Retail, e-tail and omnichannel growth are all seeing positive numbers.

Shopping channels continue to evolve, which in the pet food space still means significant growth for both brick-and-mortar and online lanes.

Adventures in Pet Food

The leading questions for pet food in 2024

Based on what happened (and didn’t happen) in pet food in 2023, the new year poses many unknowns and potential challenges, but also opportunities.

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United Petfood acquires De Haan Petfood

De Haan Petfood, located in Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands, specializes in the production of wet dog and cat food.

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Pet Food Company Profiles

Volhard Dog Nutrition: 50 years of fresh feeding support

This company provides the building blocks that set dog owners up for fresh feeding success.

Volhard owners Brian and Lisa Berg are carrying on a 50-year legacy of high-quality dog nutrition alongside the dogs they train at their 24-acre canine training facility. (Pictured here: German Shepherds Thunder, Justice, Legend and Blackjack.)

Pet Food Safety

Employee issues among top manufacturing safety concerns

Discussions about employee mental health, physical safety and labor concerns are taking place all along the pet food manufacturing chain.

Pet food manufacturing safety must take into account everything from the equipment and processes being used to the humans who manage them.

Ingredient Issues

Business to business to business – Communication success

From ingredients to manufacturing to brands, here are the items you need to consider to promote clear communication every step of the way.

Communication all along the supply chain is vital for businesses to succeed, both alone and within their partnerships.

Market Trends and Reports

The race to become China's US$1B pet food brand is on

China’s pet market continues to grow, leading to additional opportunities for brands establishing themselves in the space.

Pet owners in China continue to grow in number, leading to evolving expectations for their pet food options.

Something to Chew on

Joining pet owners on the path to pet food sustainability

Consumers embrace sustainability at varying levels, so you have to understand where your target consumer is, then navigate the complex sustainability journey.

Pet food and treat companies can help pet owners seek and embrace sustainability, but producing “green” products can be quite complex.

Pet Food Safety

Hill’s Pet Nutrition marks safety advancements with wet food plant

The company’s new “smart” wet pet food plant focuses on the latest technologies and opportunities for enhanced plant safety.

Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s new wet pet food plant has all the latest in food safety technologies.

Hard times prompt sale of game meat as pet food

The result is gibier, a trendy addition to Japan's pet food scene.

Kibble Meat Side By Side

Ridley to acquire Oceania Meat Processors

Oceania Meat Processors (OMP) is a premium producer of mechanically deboned meat and other raw materials for global pet food customers.

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Portugal retailer eyes takeover of Musti Group

Plus a UK vegan pet food business unveils a partnership with Europe's largest pet food retailer, and a Polish poultry meat producer constructs a new pet food factory.

Portuguese retailer Sonae is eyeing Finland’s pet care specialist Musti Group.

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