Pet Food Ingredients

Hill’s report details small dogs’ distinct nutritional needs

Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s “World of the Small Dog Report 2026” finds dogs under 25 pounds have metabolic, anatomical and clinical needs that differ from those of larger breeds.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Cultivated wagyu beef gains UK pet food approval

Ivy Farm Technologies can now supply its cultivated wagyu beef to U.K. pet food brands, with its first commercial-scale production run expected to be completed in early 2027.

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Pet Food Ingredients

GAPFA updates fact sheet on carbohydrates in pet food

The Global Alliance of Pet Food Associations revised its carbohydrate fact sheet to reflect current science and changing global labeling requirements.

TOOL: Pet food protein-blend calculator explores ingredient cost tradeoffs

This interactive calculator identifies blends of three ingredients that meet a specified minimum protein level.

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AI machine learning tests personalized dog food formulation

Researchers combined machine learning and mathematical optimization to generate potential wet dog food recipes, but data gaps limited personalization and nutritional completeness.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Chicory root powder may have functional dog food ingredient potential

Research with Labrador puppies suggests whole chicory root powder may support digestive, metabolic and immune benefits beyond its established role as a source of prebiotic fiber.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Meatly relocates ahead of 2027 cultivated meat production

Cultivated meat producer has moved to Imperial College London's Grapht Works facility as it prepares to scale manufacturing for the pet food market.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Novel, but endangered, Japanese eel in cat food improved coat quality, antioxidants

Cats eating diets containing Japanese eel improved several measures of coat condition and antioxidant capacity. However, scientists classify the species as Endangered.

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Sustainable Dog and Cat Food

Royal Canin, Roquette co-invest in regenerative wheat farms

The partnership with Soil Capital supports more than 60 farms in France and allows each company to count verified farm-level outcomes toward its own Scope 3 emissions reporting.

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Symrise pet food division returns to growth

Symrise AG’s Pet Food Division posted positive organic sales growth in the third quarter of 2026, driven by higher volumes in palatability and pet nutrition.

Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Shiitake mushrooms may lower cholesterol in dogs

Researchers examined whether blood lipid responses differed between younger and older dogs.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Scoular, Giorgi bring mushroom ingredients to pet food

Scoular’s annual sustainability report also shows its regenerative wheat program with Grupo Trimex has grown to 35,000 acres.

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