Natural/Organic Pet Food: Page 4

Pet Food Company Profiles

California Dog Kitchen serves up organic fresh pet food

Learn about California Dog Kitchen’s certified organic fresh pet food, as well as where the young company sees its biggest opportunities for the rest of 2023.

California Dog Kitchen is a young company with a devoted crew: Rayleen Villa, general manager of production; Sasha Altshteyn, co-founder and Ilya Altshteyn, co-founder; shown here with Cavapoo mix Shamu and Great Dane/Weimaraner mix Lluvia.

Brand Insights

Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

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Learn how regulatory complexity is impacting the pet food industry and how brands will meet the challenge using the right digital tools

Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

German vegan dog food brand uses investments to expand

VEGDOG is capitalizing on a successful investment round in late 2022 to expand capacities and launch new products.

VEGDOG offers a broad portfolio of vegan dog foods and snacks, all plant-based.

Novel proteins in pet food from microbes to bison

On one extreme, researchers explore means of producing protein from cells and microbes, pushing the bounds of technology. On the other, formulators look to ancient sources of protein raised in ways that regenerate the planet’s degraded ecosystems.

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Pet Food Market

Cat treat to include cell-cultured meat of vulnerable fish

When cell-cultured meat replaces wild-caught fish from vulnerable species, the technology gains a conservation edge.

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Vegan, human-grade dog foods meet amino acid requirements

Vegan dog food seems to have amino acid digestibility and energy content on par with animal-based diets.

Cruciferous vegetables do find their way into pet foods, but their health claims are based largely on human food research rather than the little-available pet research. | (Kira_Yan I Shutterstock.com)

Pet Food Market

Cell-based meat’s sustainability complex for pet food

While future developments in cellular agriculture may be able to beat conventional livestock at resource conservation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, current technologies have limited environmental sustainability credibility.

Meat cultured in laboratory conditions from stem cells.

PFAS pet food packaging alternative is biodegradable

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances garnered attention in November 2022 after the Environmental Working Group published a report documenting the chemicals’ presence on pet food packages.

Top trends in pet food packaging are driven by both consumers and the industry itself. | (kmsh | iStock.com)

5 steps for sustainable pet food brand strategies

Developing a sustainability plan can help a pet food company focus their efforts to truly benefit both the environment and the bottom line, while avoiding ineffectual or insincere projects.

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3 most reviewed insect-based pet food marketing claims

Globally, a research team counted 43 brands selling pet products using insect-based ingredients, with 35 of those brands operating in Europe. Black soldier fly larvae and mealworms were the two most frequently used insect species.

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Pet Food Market

Stella & Chewy raw pet food brand to sell in Petco

While selling pet food through mass market retailers, such as Amazon.com, isn’t new for Stella & Chewy’s, a raw, natural pet food brand, the brand’s products haven’t been available in pet specialty retailer Petco.

Mussels in pet food help climate, wildlife and communities

In addition to the social and environmental sustainability aspects, mussels provide the important omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA, which support dog and cat brains, hearts and other aspects of health.

Wood-eating yeast in cat food highly palatable, digestible

Raising fungus as pet food ingredients on otherwise discarded material reduces the environmental impact of companion animal nutrition. For example, torula yeast (Cyberlindnera jadinii) feed on woody biomass left as waste or residues from making wood products.

Photo by Andrea Gantz

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