Insect-based Cat and Dog Food: Page 8

Pet Food Market

Insect protein: Hype or hope for pet food’s future?

Insect protein for pet food, human food and animal feed is getting a lot of attention, investment, research and media coverage. Is that warranted?

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Pet Food Market

Global pet food growth, innovation on display at Interzoo

The pet food market has kept succeeding throughout the pandemic, spurred on by growing interests and categories like sustainability and insect protein.

Pet food and treat packages featuring fun, whimsical illustrations were plentiful at Interzoo 2022.

Top pet food trends: Pet health, sustainability, premium

Current pet food trends of focusing on pet health, demanding transparency in sustainability and merging humanization with premiumization will continue strong.

Health and wellness will be among the top concerns for pet owners going into 2021. Yuttana Jaowattana | Shutterstock.com

3 options for insect-based pet food ingredients

Among the millions of insect species on Earth, arthropod agriculture has adopted only a few types. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), crickets and mealworms are among those few insects raised for use as pet food ingredients.

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Robots run cricket farm for low-CO2 pet food ingredients

In one insect-based pet food ingredient rearing facility, very few humans will be needed to care for the six-legged livestock.

Aspire Cricket Farm

Dogs Plate launches wet dog food with insect protein

Dogs Plate, a Polish pet food company, is introducing dog foods with insect protein and other new pet foods for pets with specific health conditions.

Polish pet food producer Dogs Plate is growing its portfolio with a range of new insect protein-based products.

Asian insect-based pet foods boosted by US, Europe trends

Anecdotes about grilled grubs bought in Bangkok may help market insect-based ingredients to Western audiences. However, upper-class Southeast Asian households may tend to avoid bugs on their plates. Insect-based pet foods found a different route to acceptance in Singapore.

Protenga Yum Grubs

Tomojo eyes new products, markets for insect-based pet food

Tomojo, a French pet food company, offers insect-based dog and cat food, and will soon launch pet treats and a veterinary line with insect protein.

French pet food producer Tomojo specializes in insect-based foot for cats and dogs, and is working to add new products to its portfolio.

Can insect-based and vegan pet foods succeed in Mexico?

Pet foods with non-animal proteins are not likely to enter the Mexican market soon, but that could change as younger pet owners embrace sustainability.

With the recent approval of black soldier fly larvae for use in adult dog foods, insect protein options bear additional consideration. | (TARAPONG PATTAMACHAIYANT | iStock.com)

Insects in pet food gain in research, acceptance

Learn about current research and trends involving insect protein as an alternative protein source in pet foods.

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Insect pet food kept growing in 2021, despite logistics

Growth had already been strong, but the pandemic shifted sales growth to online. Growth in e-commerce was only one consumer trend working for insect-based pet foods.

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Pet Food Market

New pet food product trends winter 2021: insects, health

Several new dog treats and toppers used insect-based ingredients. More refrigerated or frozen fresh pet foods entered the market, including one from the world’s largest pet food company.

(Debbie Phillips-Donaldson)

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