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Pet Food Processing
Golden Pet Brands acquires Petsource facility in Nebraska
The deal adds a second U.S. freeze-dried manufacturing site to the company's operations.
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Pet Food Processing
Fairview Mills opens animal protein blending facility in Nebraska
J-Six Enterprises subsidiary Fairview Mills is set to open a new post-render processing facility in Falls City, Nebraska, U.S., in early Q3 2026.
Latin America/Carribean
dsm-firmenich opens pet premix facility in Itatiba, Brazil
A new dedicated pet nutrition premix plant in São Paulo state will serve as the company's South American manufacturing hub for cat and dog vitamins and minerals.
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Something to Chew on
AI in pet food: Usage on the rise, adoption still low
Only 36% of pet food companies polled are actively using AI, as concerns like lack of expertise, the right data, trust and accuracy pose barriers.
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U.S. and Canada
Changes to human food policy aren’t always right for pet food
Former Pet Food Institute President and CEO Dana Brooks explains why the Make America Healthy Again movement does not translate directly into the pet food industry.
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Pet Food Equipment
4 strategies to retrofit legacy pet food plants for food safety
Targeted upgrades can significantly reduce contamination risks without requiring full-scale reconstruction.
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Pet Food Processing
Pet food manufacturing shifts toward flexibility, value-driven growth
During his Petfood Forum Tech Talk, Reiser's Paul McKeithan outlines how premiumization, fresh protein and new formats are reshaping processing operations.
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Production
Consistency and innovation intersect in pet food facility design
Greg Daniel of Haskell Co. argues that breakthrough pet food products demand deep process knowledge, frontier techniques and facilities designed with innovation in mind from day one.
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Pet Food Processing
Digital tools provide quality control where manual controls fail
Annette Lundeen of Datacor spoke at Petfood Essentials 2026 about how to use digital tools to mitigate risks in pet food production.
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Pet Food Processing
AI bridges gap between formulators, operators in pet food production
During Petfood Essentials, Carmen Sook of Bestmix Software outlined how AI-driven analytics can transform production data into shared, actionable insights across shifts.
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Pet Food News
Fortifi acquires Deighton Mfg. for processing expansion
The deal adds more than 25 years of forming, coating and frying technology to Fortifi's portfolio of food processing brands.
Petfood Forum News
Wenger, Extru-Tech unite under JBT Marel at Petfood Forum
Both extrusion brands will share a booth for the first time, showcasing a minimally processed pet food line under their new parent company.
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