Pet Food Processing

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.

Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

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.

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.

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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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 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.

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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.

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Pet Food Market

Adimax opens new Brazilian pet food plant with R$140M investment

The company said its sixth Brazilian facility will help it become the country's largest pet food producer by capacity.

At Mandirituba, Adimax will make its flagship brands — Fórmula Natural, Origens, Magnus and Qualidy.

Mars opens $450M Royal Canin facility in Ohio

The Lewisburg site marks Mars' biggest investment in Royal Canin manufacturing and adds to the company’s $6 billion in recent U.S. operations spending.

The Mars Royal Canin Facility in Lewisburg, Ohio, U.S., is part of a $6 billion investment in U.S.-based manufacturing.

Pet Food Ingredients

SARVAL reopens upgraded wet pet food plant in the Netherlands

The revamped Cuijk facility is designed to increase production capacity and efficiency while advancing SARVAL’s sustainability goals and pet food ingredient offerings.

SARVAL is a global provider of sustainable pet food ingredients, offering a portfolio that includes multiple species, functional proteins, and both fresh and frozen products.

Pet Food Processing

High-pressure thermal processing creates safe, minimally cooked pet food

HPTP aims to create microbially safe products that can be shelf stable, fresh or minimally cooked.

Pet Food Processing

AI aids new pet food plant workers, preserves institutional knowledge

An AI system may address various issues pet food manufacturers face, from tight labor markets and retiring expert workers to increasing automation complexity and tight budgets.

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