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Vafo introduces super-premium cat treats

Brit Care Cat RAW Treats are natural and free from artificial preservatives, flavors, colorants and added salt.

Vafo's super-premium Brit Care Cat RAW Treats are designed with essential nutrients that bolster a cat's overall well-being.

Brand Insights

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

APC Inc

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

Nulo debuts cold-pressed pet food category

Nulo introduces its ultra-premium collection of shelf-stable products designed with chilled, pressed ingredients.

Nulo's cold-pressed pet food line is designed to offer a healthy, shelf-stable alternative to refrigerated or frozen foods, without the special storage or messy clean up.

Market Trends and Reports

Report: Cost of pet parenting grows with humanization trend, premium products

Rover's 2024 True Cost of Parenthood report for dogs and cats revealed that 61% of owners reported an increase in expenses associated with their furry companions over the past year.

Dog parents reported being most financially impacted by increasing costs of pet food (63%), treats and toys (48%) and vet visits (47%) in Rover's True Cost of Pet Parenthood Report.

Cell-cultured meat for pet food nearing market appearance

Cell-cultured meat remained fantasy for most of the century and a quarter since it was first introduced in science fiction. However, like artificial intelligence, drone warfare, fusion power and electric cars, reality has caught up with readers.

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Sustainable Dog and Cat Food

Meatly creates first cultivated-meat cat food for the UK

The product, which uses cultivated chicken as the protein source, still needs regulatory approval, but Pets at Home plans to sell it soon to the UK market.

Meatly has created cat food that uses cultivated chicken as its protein source.

Mars Pet Nutrition names global chief growth officer

Natalia Ball will lead marketing, sales and innovation for global brands including Pedigree, Iams, Cesar, Whiskas and Sheba.

3 global pet food brands invest in facility expansions

A French manufacturer increases capacity, a Polish producer plans a new plant, and an Australian subscription service expands its presence.

Petmex has permission to open a new factory in Polanka, Poland.

Global Pet Food Trends by Region

6 ways urbanization influences global pet food industry

Although regional differences exist, six effects of human urbanization influence pet ownership worldwide.

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Pet food among top opportunities for US exporters to Kenya

Cats were the most frequently kept pets in Kenya with 68% of pet owners having them.

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Central/Western/Southern Asia

Turkish pet food growth opens US ingredients opportunity

Although domestic production has increased, demand has outpaced supply, so Türkiye has also imported more pet food over the years. There may be opportunities for U.S. rendering companies to export pet food ingredients to Türkiye.

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Pet Food Recalls

FDA recalls hamster and gerbil feed over Salmonella contamination

Central Valley Ag Cooperative is voluntarily recalling several lGS Hamster/Gerbil + Turmeric bulk super sacks after testing detected the possible presence of Salmonella.

Central Valley Ag Cooperative is voluntarily recalling several lGS Hamster/Gerbil + Turmeric bulk super sacks after Salmonella was detected during testing.

Purina's $550 million dry pet food facility progresses in Ohio

This is the first project Purina has constructed from the ground up since 1975, and the company expects the Williamsburg Township facility to be fully operational in the next 12 months.

The new dry pet food facility in Williamsburg Township, Ohio, is the first project Purina has constructed from the ground up since 1975.

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