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Purina donates $200,000 in pet food to support communities impacted by flooding

Historic flooding in eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia and western Virginia has left many residents without power or heat, and has claimed at least 22 lives to date.

Purina has donated more than 80 tons of dog and cat food from its US-based manufacturing facilities in Iowa, New York and Pennsylvania.

ProMach acquires marking, coding and labeling solutions provider

The acquisition of KelCode Solutions expands ProMach’s labeling and coding capabilities across North America, supporting increased traceability and regulatory compliance.

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Pet Food Marketing and Branding

Purina facilitates therapeutic pet food with D2C sales from vet clinics

By addressing consumer and veterinary challenges through its Vet Direct model, Purina aims to drive continued growth in therapeutic pet foods.

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Market Trends and Reports

3 pillar growth plan for Smucker pet foods, treats

Smucker anticipates net sales growth of 3% to 4% for the company’s pet segment in fiscal year 2026.

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Pet Food Recalls

Wild Coast recalls more raw pet food due to bird flu risk

Voluntary recall impacts frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats, which was distributed to pet food retailers in Washington State and Oregon.

According to officials, the pet owners reported feeding their cats potentially contaminated Wild Coast Raw pet food. At least one of the cats was euthanized while the other cat was treated by a veterinarian.

PSC elects 2025 board chair, names board members

The Pet Sustainability Coalition has elected Stephie Volo with Earth Animal as 2025 board chair.

Royal Canin names Scott Adams site leader of Pet Health Nutrition Center

The PHNC focuses on a variety of key priorities for the business, such as novel proteins, new ingredients, skin and coat, and digestibility.

Scott Adams, site leader of Pet Health Nutrition Center.

The Farmer's Dog adds $10 million investment for vet research

The investment is designed to advance pet nutrition and support veterinarians as essential partners in pet health.

The new investment will build on the company’s existing veterinary research including significant studies on the impact of food on dog hydration, relative supersaturation, and several ongoing projects.

Pet Food Market

Australia's Real Pet Food considers sale

One of country's largest pet food manufacturers has reportedly engaged Citi Australia to explore a potential sale.

ACTIPRO names Alex Diana as lead product manager

The company upcycles food byproducts, such as plasma, hemoglobin and egg proteins, to create sustainable and cost-effective functional animal feed and pet food proteins.

Pet Food Safety

Raw pet food linked to more avian influenza in cats in Washington, California

Two cats in Washington confirmed with HPAI, while a house cat from San Diego, California, is suspected to be the first case of bird flu in that county.

The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory reported the positive results of both cats with HPAI on February 24.

Pet Food Ingredients

Study: Enifer's mycoprotein more carbon efficient than soy protein

Company's new €33M production facility will begin production by early 2026.

PEKILOPet mycoprotein is a nutrient-rich ingredient produced through a biomass fermentation process.

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