Pet Food News

How close is the pet food industry to its own AI singularity?

An artificial dog doesn’t need to be indistinguishable from a biological one. The threshold for zoodroid acceptance may come when a robot is better for a particular person's circumstances than a live pet.

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Brand Insights

Minimize Footprint, Maximize Results with Intralox's Zero-Tangent Curved Conveyor Belt

Intralox

The Intralox Series 2100 ZERO TANGENT™ Radius Flat Top belt maintains product orientation through tight conveyor turns while maximizing space and safely handling delicate products and packages.

Minimize Footprint, Maximize Results with Intralox's Zero-Tangent Curved Conveyor Belt

Pet Food Experts adds Wag & Bright dental products

The partnership expands the Canadian oral care brand's U.S. distribution from regional markets to independent pet retailers nationwide.

Coronavirus and Pets

Infographic: COVID pet food inflation became new-normal retail price

U.S. pet food and treat prices paid by consumers rose nearly 25% from January 2020 through August 2026, with most of the increase occurring after producer prices began surging in 2021.

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Pet Food Market

Dog, cat food producer prices hit record in August

Dog and cat food producer prices remained largely stable in July and August 2026 but set a new record high, while other pet food prices rose in both months, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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Faba beans, vitamin vulnerability: Petfood Industry News Quiz Sept. 25–Oct. 1

Test your knowledge of this week’s pet food developments, including faba bean protein’s potential in wet-food formulations, hidden vulnerabilities in vitamin supply chains, novel ingredients made from industrial side streams, a major Wisconsin processing expansion and efforts to streamline U.S. pet food regulation.

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Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Faba bean protein offers blood plasma replacement options in wet pet food

Full plasma replacement maintained measured texture properties in the tested pâtés, while chunks in gravy required a more limited substitution to preserve firmness.

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Global Commerce

IFEEDER maps vitamin, amino acid supply chain risks

A new primer from IFEEDER and Kemiex examines the precursor materials and intermediates behind vitamins and amino acids used in animal feed and pet food.

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GEA invests $25M to expand Wisconsin processing campus

GEA will add about 70,000 square feet of manufacturing, testing and training space in Janesville, Wisconsin, with a focus on drying technologies for food and nutrition processors.

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Mars Petcare, Big Idea Ventures pick three ingredient startups

The 2026 Next Generation Pet Food Program cohort includes companies from Poland, India and Taiwan developing proteins and fats from upcycled and insect-based sources.

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Product Launches

Native Pet launches first cat supplement line

Pet supplement brand, previously focused on dogs, introduced five daily chews for cats developed by its in-house formulator.

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Petfood Industry's Phillips-Donaldson to retire, Roembke named successor

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson, who has led Petfood Industry content since 2006, will retire Dec. 28, 2026, with Jackie Roembke stepping in as editor-in-chief.

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Pet Food Regulations

AFIA members urge Congress to pass PURR Act

American Feed Industry Association committee members met with 45 congressional offices to discuss pet food regulation, novel ingredient approvals and supply chain concerns.

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