Microbiome health, sustainability in pet food nutrition

Learn about the current trends within pet nutrition, particularly microbiome/gut health for pets and sustainability in pet ingredients.

January 31, 2023

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Pet nutrition will continue to be a focal point for the pet food industry in 2023. | Mikolette | Shutterstock.com

In the January 2023 issue of Petfood Industry magazine, nutrition came out as one of the top pet food trend to pay attention to in 2023. But nutrition covers a lot of ground these days when it comes to pet owner wants: All manner of specialty diets, functional ingredients, and customized health and wellness solutions are currently on the table, not to mention the other macro trends that are affecting the areas of nutrition (sustainability, for example). Below, we’ll take a look at the top two trends within nutrition that pet food experts are seeing and aiming to answer.

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