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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

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Purina Petcare 5-year growth at 7.5%; Few Nestle pet M&As

Science-based and premium brands, such as Purina Pro Plan, Fancy Feast, and Purina ONE, contributed the most to this growth, as did veterinary products. Sales volume increases contributed 9.4% to growth, while 3.4% was attributable to pricing.

The pet food market has withstood economic downturns since at least the 1990s, perhaps even back to the 1970s.| (ramcreations | Shutterstock.com)

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Do pet food manufacturers profit from price increases?

Pet food producers’ cost structures, material sourcing and market power may help explain who wins or loses in the current inflationary situation.

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Polish hemp company to launch CBD oil-based dog treats

Thanks to record-breaking crowdfunding, Kombinat Konopny will be able to launch CBD-based dog treats and other pet products in Poland, then other markets.

Poland’s Kombinat Konopny specializes in hemp-based products from its own plantations and aims to add dog treats and other pet products to its portfolio.

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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Pet food industry stock market revenue peaked in June 2021

Pet food industry stocks in one bank’s index grew by 16.2% in 2021, compared to 9.8% in the prior year. Overall, established pet food industry companies yielded higher earnings per share than emerging businesses.

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Inspirational stories help underdog pet food start-ups

Lower-income groups, ethnic and religious minorities, immigrants and refugees could find business success in the U.S. pet food industry. Their plights are often well-known, yet many feel largely powerless to help. Buying a dog biscuit to help people escape suffering turns a banal buy into a social statement.

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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.

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Elk, bison could reduce environmental impact of pet food

By using organ meat and co-products from bison and elk, the pet food industry helps to increase the market for the whole animal.

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Bison in 36 dog, cat and other pet foods, treats

In Petfood Industry’s Pet Food Product Database, 36 pet foods, treats and supplements included American bison (Bison bison) in their descriptions.

American Bison Herd on the Sunny Colorado Prairie. American Wildlife Theme.

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Pet food processing, ingredient, claims research gaps seen

Few researchers have stopped to ask if academic and market research provides the specific insights that pet food industry executives feel they need.

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US pet food sales eclipse pandemic spike, keep climbing

By the beginning of this year, pet retail sales had climbed gradually to surpass pandemic highs as dollar sales volume neared US$900 million per four-week period in December 2021.

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