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PetSmart joins Grubhub for nationwide pet supply delivery

The collaboration brings more than 14,000 items, including pet supplies, food, supplements, and accessories, from over 1,400 PetSmart locations across all 50 states, allowing customers to order for on-demand delivery.

Grubhub adds a new category to its Marketplace with PetSmart partnership.

Pet Food Processing

Mars Wodonga to be Australia’s first large-scale steam-based pet food plant

The facility, which produces Pedigree and Whiskas, will deploy a 100% renewable energy solution by 2026 with new solar thermal plant.

The Mars Wodonga Solar Thermal Plant will provide up to 10 hours of thermal energy storage for cooking pet food.

Ethos Pet Brands names Matt Amigh CFO

Amigh will lead the financial strategy across Natural Balance and Canidae pet foods.

Matt Amigh, CFO

Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Spanish insect producer secures funding to increase capacity

Tebrio has completed a EUR30 million (US$32.4 million) funding round to boost its annual production to more than 100,000 tons to meet growing global needs.

Adriana Casillas, CEO, and Sabas de Diego, CTO, with Tebrio.

Boehringer Ingelheim expands research and development facility

With a capital investment of US$66.1 million and 63 new jobs created, this expansion includes the addition of 63,000 square feet of administrative space and more than 28,000 square feet of laboratory space in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia.

Anchor Ingredients opens Indiana processing facility

The $40 million transload and ingredient processing facility in Richmond aims to serve as a key distribution hub for top pet food brands.

The Richmond facility was completed within 12 months and commissioned on schedule.

AFB International opens Asia Pacific regional hub

Based in Thailand, the new facility will bring together corporate, offices, manufacturing, R&D and quality teams under one roof.

AFB Thailand is the company's first regional headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Asia Pacific region.

Market Trends and Reports

Pure Treats acquiring Bar W Foods, Eighteen Below pet foods

By integrating 18 Below’s expertise, PureBites may expand its product line and capacity, meeting the growing demand of pet owners who are looking for raw freeze-dried pet treats, food and toppers.

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Pet Food Press Releases

PFI announces new board

Scott Salmon selected as chair.

Live and dead bacteria similarly benefited dog health

In a study using the bacteria Bifidobacterium animalis, both the living and dead forms of the bacteria had beneficial effects on dogs’ health.

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Market Trends and Reports

Survey: Pet population increases, pet spending declines

Results from 2024 AVMA Pet Ownership and Demographic survey showed the percentage of U.S. households that own dogs and cats have increased steadily.

According to the AVMA survey, dog owners spent less overall on their pets this year compared to 2023 while cat owners spent slightly more than they did in 2023.

Petfood Forum News

Interzoo Pavilion at Petfood Forum fosters growth and expansion

The Interzoo Pavilion is designed to support companies from the pet industry in initiating or expanding internationalization projects.

The renewed cooperation of two major events, Interzoo and Petfood Forum, enables businesses in the pet food industry to connect with key decision-makers across the entire supply chain.

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