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Latest product innovations take center stage at Petfood Forum

Explore cutting-edge products and trends at the Petfood Tech Talk stage with dedicated sessions bringing together insights and inspiration.

Discover emerging technologies and future trends shaping the pet food landscape at the Petfood Tech Talk stage.

Polish pet food maker invests in production capabilities

The company hopes to advance plans to add new products to its growing range.

French pet food brand to launch new production facility

The company is looking to invest to expand its manufacturing capabilities and product range.

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U.S. and Canada

Deportations may challenge pet food labor and supply chain

Along with ripple effects from the agricultural sector, the pet food industry may be affected by reduced numbers of immigrant workers.

Deportation flight for undocumented immigrants

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Take a deep dive into pet food sustainability at Petfood Essentials

Sustainability is becoming increasingly essential to pet food business success.

Petfood Essentials, an interactive, informal education preconference seminar held during Petfood Forum, will tackle the topic of sustainability in 2025.

Kormotech breaks ground on €60 million pet food plant in Lithuania

When the Kėdainiai facility is fully operational, it will account for 61% of Kormotech’s total wet food production.

The official groundbreaking ceremony in Kėdainiai included the placement of a symbolic time capsule containing a letter from Rostyslav Vovk, chairman of the board and co-owner of the Kormotech Group of Companies.

Pet Food Processing

Hiperbaric opens HPP pilot plant in Shanghai

High-pressure processing (HPP) technology is a non-thermal food preservation technique that uses ultra-high pressure, pure cold water to inactivate harmful pathogens and spoilage microorganisms in packaged foods.

Pictured left to right: Cassie Yu, office clerk; Guangqi Zheng, sales area manager China; and Cloris Lei, HPP Food Applications specialist, at the HPP Incubator Shanghai.

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EPISODE 79: What role does a Technical Center play in pet food manufacturing?

Justin Moore, Technical Center manager at Wenger Manufacturing, and Lindsay Beaton explore the recent upgrades to Wenger’s Technical Center, highlighting its role in advancing pet food manufacturing through research, development and education.

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Harnessing science and technology in pet food extrusion

Wenger’s Ed de Souza will focus on advancements in extrusion technology that are enhancing energy efficiency, optimizing starch gelatinization and improving pet food quality during this year’s Petfood Forum.

During his Petfood Forum education session, Ed de Souza will explore how to harness the power of science and technology in the extrusion process to optimize energy usage efficiently and precisely control the cooking levels of pet foods.

Pet Food Equipment

Innovations in pet food drying, cooling technologies boost efficiency, quality

The latest advancements in drying and cooling methods are focused on increasing efficiency, ensuring food safety and improving product consistency.

Freeze drying continues to gain popularity because it offers shelf life benefits along with nutritional preservation.

Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Tebrio begins construction on insect farm in Spain

A leader in Tenebrio molitor, the company has broken ground on its new 90,000-square-meter plant, which will have an annual production capacity of more than 100,000 tons of products when completed.

Slated to be completed by 2028, Tebrio's new facility will produce high-quality proteins and lipids for animal feed, organic biofertilizers and chitosan.

Bühler acquires Cerex puffing technology for pet food, feed applications

New technology enhances production while improving efficiency and sustainability.

Puffing is a hydrothermal process that uses heat and pressure to significantly expand the volume of raw materials.

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