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Pet Food Marketing and Branding

Merrick Purrfect Bistro launches cat personality awards program

Cat owners can nominate their pets in six personality-based categories through a virtual awards show airing on International Cat Day.

When pet food capacity outpaces demand, what's a manufacturer to do?

As pandemic-era investment continues to come fully online, manufacturers face growing margin pressure — and must compete on distinctiveness, not just scale.

When the building boom ends, the real competition begins.

Pet Food Safety

Study: Microplastics found in many commercial pet food products

A new peer-reviewed study finds several UK dog, cat and hedgehog food products contain microplastic particles, with wet food posing the greatest daily exposure risk.

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Full Moon air-dried dog food wins 2026 Mindful Award

Full Moon's Pure Protein Air-Dried Dog Food was named Pet Product of the Year by the Mindful Awards program.

Full Moon's air-dried dog food made with 90% muscle and organ meat (chicken, beef or turkey) from Perdue family farms.

Cultivated meat, Historic dog bans, Palatability: Petfood Industry News Quiz June 12-18

This week's questions explore new findings on ingredient preferences in dog biscuits, the hurdles facing cultivated meat products and growing investor interest in the expanding pet wellness sector.

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Fresh food diet effects vary by dog breed, vet nurse says

A veterinary nurse at Butternut Box breaks down how minimally processed diets may affect six popular breeds differently.

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Latin America/Carribean

CMI, Grupo Bios form Central American pet food alliance

The partnership unites two established regional players to build one of Latin America's most influential pet food platforms.

The agreement lays the foundation for what could become one of the most influential pet food platforms in Central America and the Caribbean.

Petland mourns Tony Neff, 46-year retail veteran

The pet specialty franchise industry is remembering a quiet behind-the-scenes leader who shaped Petland's distribution model over four decades.

Tony Neff was director of merchandising and private label at Petland.

Product Launches

Purina Europe relaunches Gourmet Perle wet cat food range

Nestlé Purina Petcare Europe is expanding the Gourmet Perle line across nearly 30 European markets, adding a new flaked fish variety backed by MSC-certified sourcing.

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Dogs prefer honey over cane sugar in biscuit palatability study

A National Honey Board-commissioned study found honey outperformed cane sugar in canine consumption trials, while performing comparably to molasses and numerically ahead of brown rice syrup.

Study results support honey’s role as an effective palatability ingredient in dog biscuits, particularly when compared to cane sugar.

Latin America/Carribean

Infographic: Latin America offers growth opportunities for U.S. pet food exports

Economic recovery and pet humanization trends are driving demand for premium dog and cat food across South America and the Caribbean.

Latin America Map

Pet Food Marketing and Branding

Hill's Pet Nutrition becomes first 'Clear The Shelters' presenting sponsor

Hill's is expanding its partnership with NBCUniversal Local's annual pet adoption campaign for the ninth consecutive year.

Since its launch in 2015, Clear The Shelters has resulted in more than 1.3 million pet adoptions and raised more than $5.6 million for animal shelters.

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