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Pet Food Marketing and Branding

Royal Canin launches Ultimate Breed Showdown to promote breed-specific nutrition

Pet owners can vote for their favorite dog breed while learning about tailored nutrition — and a chance to win a year’s supply of pet food.

Ultimate Breed Showdown Royal Canin

Petfood Forum News

What is the state of US pet food ingredient approvals?

A closing panel discussion at Petfood Forum 2025 will tackle this issue with key industry players answering your questions.

The expiration of a key AAFCO-FDA agreement on Oct. 1, 2024, eliminated a major regulatory pathway for pet food ingredient approvals, which could impact innovation in the industry.

Pet Food Ingredients

Sustainability, pet health and wellness key topics for novel proteins

As the options for novel proteins expand, pet owners are looking for them to do more.

Novel proteins continue to expand in availability as science-backed solutions become more prominent and pet owners become more educated on their existence and what they can provide.

Pet Food Processing

Study: HPP preserves nutrients, extends shelf life

Research from JBT Marel finds high-pressure processing maintains antioxidants and flavor while improving food safety.

The JBT Marel study concluded that high-pressure processing did not affect the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory bioactive compounds during different HPP treatment conditions.

Obesity continues to be a problem for pets

Global pet obesity in mature pet ownership markets continues to grow as a top challenge to overall pet health.

Dogs and cats are bearing the brunt of the pet obesity epidemic, with numbers going up in spite of significant options in the pet food space to help mitigate the issue.

Safety & Quality

Navigating pet nutrition myths in the social media age

Misinformation spreads quickly online — pet food professionals must step up to educate consumers.

Pet owners need to research to ensure their decisions are based on science and appropriate for their specific pet before making nutritional decisions.

Pet Food Insights

A greener future for pets

The popularity of plant-based pet foods continues to grow, even while customers also have questions.

Those in the plant-based pet food space must ensure that their formulations are nutritionally complete for pets and appealing to pet owners.

Value found in both traditional, new pet food palatability analysis

After reviewing the palatability measures available, researchers concluded that traditional methods remain essential, but new approaches are expanding humans’ understanding of pet food preferences.

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Polish cat food maker launches new products, eyes new markets

The company has rolled out three new products for senior and aging cats, and is making efforts to offer products for all life stages, from kitten to senior.

Adventures in Pet Food

Sneak peek: Pet food market data reported at Petfood Forum

During Petfood Forum 2025, several sessions will provide data and insights on the pet food market, including ingredients from around the world.

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African game meat emerges as a sustainable protein for pet food

Angelique Myburgh with Montego Pet Nutrition will explore how South Africa's abundant game meat offers a novel, eco-friendly protein source that enhances pet nutrition during Petfood Forum.

African game meat offers pet food manufacturers an innovative solution for advancing pet nutrition and promoting global sustainability efforts.

Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Polish biotech firm unveils scalable beef analog from insects

Proteine Resources said its product offers a 1:1 nutritional profile to real beef while cutting production costs by up to 50% and addressing pet allergies.

The company’s business model relies on a network of modular, AI-driven mini-factories, with the first of many already under construction.

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