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Adventures in Pet Food

Pet food sales, inflation dynamics in two different markets

Pet food sales keep growing in both the U.S. and Eastern Europe, with inflation having varying impacts. Pet populations may be a more significant factor.

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Brand Insights

Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

Datacor (formerly Format Solutions)

Discover how pet food manufacturers are reducing emissions and driving sustainability through ingredient innovation and eco-friendly nutrition.

Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

Adventures in Pet Food

What consumers think about alternative pet foods

Pet owners in North America and Europe have tried feeding raw, frozen and similar pet foods at varying rates, tied to nutrition and health perceptions.

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Petfood Forum News

How to craft a sustainable business model for pet food

During Petfood Forum this spring in Kansas City, Cindy James with Crafty Beasts Brewing will offer insights into creating a purpose-led venture with tips for staying true to your vision.

Cindy James developed Fetch as a sustainable, healthy, hydrating alternative treat pet owners can share with their dogs.

Something to Chew on

What pet food manufacturing contributes to the U.S. economy

U.S. pet food manufacturers directly contribute billions of dollars in added value, labor income and output to the economy, along with thousands of jobs.

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Pet food plants grew 2017 to 2022; Pennsylvania tops

While dog and cat food manufacturing facilities can be found in most regions of the United States, some states have significantly more than others.

Map of all U.S. zip codes with at least one pet food manufacturing facility

Industrial symbiosis helps pet food sustainability, profits

Beyond the sustainability benefits of the plant itself, the oil from BSFL could help preserve tropical forests where orangutans and other endangered species live.

Black soldier fly larvae growing beds in Innovafeed facility

By-product grind size didn’t affect dog food digestibility

Particle size may not affect protein or fat digestibility in poultry by-product meals used as dog food ingredients. Likewise, by-product meal particle size doesn’t seem to affect fecal quality or palatability.

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Pet Food Market

Automation: Challenges, evolution and what’s next

Current demands bring more use and interest for automation in the pet food industry.

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Balancing legacy equipment with optimization needs

Learn about how to balance legacy equipment with optimization needs, including four ways to continue generating value from existing machinery while continuing to move forward.

The changing needs of pet food manufacturers can lead to challenges in the equipment space when production decisions are being made. | Andrea Gantz, WATT Global Media

Efficiency, flexibility current top pet food equipment needs

Learn about the current state of equipment needs in pet food, as well as how equipment suppliers are evolving to meet those needs.

Clextral Kibble

Pet Food Market

Pet food producers’ costs for wet pet food rising most

The costs of many components for making pet food continue to rise, especially for canned dog and cat food, and are increasingly driving up retail prices.

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3D printing pet treats with plant, insect, algae protein

Ordering a perfect cup of Earl Grey tea from a Star Trek-style replicator remains for the next generation. However, small-scale 3D printing of pet treats may not be science fiction for long. Those futuristically created treats may themselves contain equally unconventional ingredients, such as insect and algae proteins.

Protein derived from plants like algae may soon play a large role in pet food. | (waldru | Bigstock.com)

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