Pet Food Processing

Production
Formula Raw opens manufacturing facility in Quebec
Canadian freeze-dried pet food company's facility expansion enables U.S. market entry with in-house manufacturing capabilities.
Formula Raw founders Dimitri Manousos with Kilo and Naya, and Nicholas Atsaidis with Stanley.
Research Notes
Cell-cultured chicken from yeast benefited dogs’ health
Not only did dogs get their required amino acids, but the dogs experienced beneficial changes in their digestion and gut microbiome.
Petri Dish With A Chicken Made From Yeast Cells
Pet Food Processing
Time is money: Efficiency challenges in pet food manufacturing
From equipment to labor and on-the-floor needs, efficiency issues continue to need solutions.
Efficiency in pet food manufacturing involves an ever-evolving landscape of needs and priorities, encompassing everyone from suppliers to end consumers.
Raw Cat and Dog Food
Raw pet food gains ground as consumers gain safety knowledge
As high-pressure processing is better understood by interested pet owners, industry safety standards are becoming established for raw pet food.
We Feed Raw offers customized, complete and balanced raw meals frozen and cold-shipped to customers, including beef, chicken, lamb, turkey and duck.
Production
Pet food automation delivers quality gains and labor cost savings
During a recent Ask the Petfood Pro, Caleb Townsend with APEC noted that automated systems help manufacturers improve consistency while addressing workforce challenges and regulatory compliance needs.
Pet food manufacturers are implementing automation across multiple production stages, with particularly significant impact in batching, blending, and mixing operations.
Pet Food News
Heat and Control acquires Fabcon Food Systems
Acquisition adds UK-based food equipment manufacturer to strengthen Heat and Control’s global footprint and product offering.
The Fabcon Food System team.
Pet Food News
GA Pet Food hosts 238 businesses from 12 countries at annual event
The company held its annual partners event in Lancashire, England, on June 4-5, 2025.
The two-day event featured facility tours, technical presentations and international case studies focused on supporting independent pet specialty businesses.
Research Notes
Dehydrated natural dog food supported immune system, digestibility
Dehydrated pet foods help bridge the gap between the fresh pet food trend and the convenience of dry kibble. Dehydrated pet food may also offer health benefits.
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Pet Food News
Farmina opens first U.S. pet food plant
Italian manufacturer invests $115 million in Reidsville, North Carolina, facility to support North American growth.
Loris Rinaldi, CEO Farmina Pet Foods North America and Angelo Russo, CEO Farmina Pet Foods.
Pet Food Company Profiles
U.S. Pet Food focuses on getting it right the first time
The company’s Next Level superpremium pet food line benefits from the co-owners’ decades of feed and pet food experience.
U.S. Pet Food co-founders Scott Glover and Antoine Albin did significant research to discover exactly what kind of pet food production plant they wanted to build in order to provide cost-effective, nutritionally superior dog and cat food.
Pet Food Extrusion
Wenger and Extru-Tech launch AI-powered extrusion optimization software
Wenger Manufacturing Inc.
EXPRO AI uses predictive modeling to optimize process setpoints and reduce variability in pet food manufacturing.
Ai Computer Chip Processor Coli N00 B Pixabay
Production
Supreme Petfoods doubles output with GIC packaging line upgrade
Supreme Petfoods
The small pet food manufacturer has doubled its production throughput after installing two new automated packing lines at its Suffolk, UK, facility.
Rabbit In Cage With Food Andrea Gantz
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