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Pet Food Market

Criteria for choosing extruded dog, cat food ingredients

Certain criteria influence why pet food formulators choose specific ingredients for new recipes to be processed in extruders.

Brand Insights

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

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Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

4 nutraceutical dog, cat, other pet product ingredients

Formulations using these pet food ingredients may fall under federal oversight as dog, cat and other pet supplements, especially if certain labeling claims are made.

Green tea extract has been credited with many health benefits for humans. However, it had not been considered for inclusion into pet diets until the last few decades. | Subbotina Anna, Bigstock.com

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Pet food producer price index’s link to retail inflation

As costs for pet food companies rise, for everything from ingredients to packaging to transportation to labor, that eventually affects retail pet food prices.

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Longer life reported with plant-based dog food

Vegetarian and vegan pet owners may have perceived the effects of plant-based diets on their pets as more beneficial than they really were.

Plants are becoming a more significant contributor to pet food formulations. | (PPAMPicture | iStock.com)

Market Trends and Reports

Pet supplements evolving to accompany nutrition plans

Learn about the latest trends in the pet supplement space, including specific functional options, the importance of traceability, and consumer education.

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Polish game meat specialist launches new dog food products

With dry and wet dog food, snacks and treats, Elite Expeditions is adding high-value pet food products to its established game meat product brands.

Fresh pet food delivery catching on in Mexico, worldwide

Fresh, refrigerated or frozen pet foods have grown faster than other formats in many markets worldwide.

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5 tips for handling pet food ingredient shortages, changes

A pet food processing expert recommends using sensors to monitor your supplies and processes, and reaching out to your suppliers for information and testing.

Pet food trends may follow human food trends, but ingredient labeling requirements can be quite different between the two markets. | Photo by Andrea Gantz

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Pet food inflation hits new high, with many reasons why

Pet food inflation in the U.S. exceeded the overall consumer price index for May 2022, spurred by ongoing supply chain issues and renewable fuels policy.

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Human trends moving quickly into pet foods

Even pet food packaging looks like that of human food and the marketing follows strategies similar to those of baby products, health foods and other human items.

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Insect protein: Hype or hope for pet food’s future?

Insect protein for pet food, human food and animal feed is getting a lot of attention, investment, research and media coverage. Is that warranted?

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Not all fibers in cat food may control appetite

Pet food formulators may help address the cat obesity problem by creating weight-management recipes using certain ingredients that control appetite in cats.

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