Pet Ingredients: Page 8

Freshpet net sales up 12.5% to US$264.7 million in Q2 2025

Net sales increased 15.0% to $527.9 million for the first six months of 2025 compared to $459.1 million in the prior year period.

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Kormotech partners with Bulgaria's largest online pet retailer

Also: Belgian pet food maker Versele-Laga opens new Hungarian production facility while European industry body calls for harmonized EU waste sorting labels.

Kormotech's pet food brands will now be available across Petmall's 17 brick-and-mortar stores and online platform as the Ukrainian producer expands its eight-year presence in Bulgaria's growing pet food market.

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.

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Top Pet Food Companies

Chart: Top 20 pet food companies 2024; Purina, Mars still dominate

Nestle Purina PetCare and Mars Petcare continue to have the largest annual revenues, as do U.S.-based companies overall.

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Trending: Pet Food Podcast

EPISODE 91: What's the current role of superfoods in pet food?

Kyle Feigenbaum of Healthybud discusses how superfoods have evolved from human health trends to essential functional ingredients in pet nutrition.

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Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Black soldier fly larvae oil in dog food lowered palatability, digestibility

While black soldier fly larvae oil offers some advantages, such as a high lauric acid content and environmental claims, it may not be a perfect replacement for poultry fat.

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Global Commerce

Stability, uncertainty co-exist in current pet markets

With 2025 shaping up to be a significantly economically difficult year, it’s hard to figure out exactly where pet food will fall for consumers.

We’re halfway through perhaps the most economically uncertain year we’ve had since the pandemic, and the only constant seems to be change.

Pet Food Ingredients

Fermented pea starch boosted microbiome in dog food, palatability in cat food

Incorporating pea starch into diets showed benefits for metabolic health in both dogs and cats, and fermenting the starch with Candida utilis yeast offered additional gut microbiome advantages for dogs and improved palatability for cats.

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The veterinary profession and pet food

Traditionally, veterinarians have not been provided with nutritional education that matches pet owner expectations.

Veterinarians must be provided with nutritional education that matches pet owners’ unique needs with regards to their animals’ health and wellness.

Pet Food Ingredients

Salmon: The top marine product for pet food

While marine products as a whole have their place in pet food, salmon is the true star when it comes to this ingredient segment.

Salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty acids (EPA & DHA), which support skin and coat health, reduce inflammation, aid joint health, and promote cognitive function in pets.

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.

Global Commerce

Purina PetCare sales down in H1 2025, but still growing

Purina PetCare remained a top contributor to Nestlé's profitability, with steady margins and positive volume growth despite a slowing pet food category.

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