Africa

Pet Food Institute expands global reach with RAPP initiative

In 2025, PFI will concentrate its USDA RAPP efforts on five priority markets: Brazil, Central America, South Africa, South Korea and Taiwan.

With RAPP, PFI is strategically targeting regions with limited awareness of U.S. pet food quality and challenging regulatory requirements.

Brand Insights

Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

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Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

South African BSF producer expands into EU, UK pet food markets

Maltento’s golden whole-dried larvae derived from the black soldier fly contains 45% protein and 27% fat.

Maltento’s whole-dried larvae is produced at the company’s state-of-the-art insect breeding facility in Cape Town, South Africa.

Ingredient Issues

Morocco sets rules for importing rendered products for pet food

The country's new procedures for importing animal meal now allow its use in pet food and potentially other animal feeds.

Morocco's new code of procedures for importing animal meal now permits its use in dog and cat food, opening opportunities for broader applications of rendered products in other animal feeds.

Pet Food Ingredients

Antelopes are novel, mushrooms are functional pet food ingredients

Both functional ingredients and novel proteins play roles when formulating pet foods, but they provide different health benefits and meet other pet owner demands.

Although a novel pet food protein source, springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in South Africa also count as a locally sourced ingredient for Montego Pet Nutrition.

Global Pet Food Trends by Region

6 ways urbanization influences global pet food industry

Although regional differences exist, six effects of human urbanization influence pet ownership worldwide.

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Pet food among top opportunities for US exporters to Kenya

Cats were the most frequently kept pets in Kenya with 68% of pet owners having them.

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Pet Ownership Statistics

5 emerging markets for cat food; China, Brazil, Mexico top

The popularity of cats seems to be growing globally.

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Pet food investments by Montego, Kormotech, United Petfood

The South African, Ukrainian and Belgian companies all announced pet food expansions.

Kormotech is adding to its workforce at its pet food plant in Lithuania.

Pet food’s legal status in South Africa favors exporting

Regulations require all pet food products and companies to be registered individually, lengthening registration times.

Pet Food Industry Southern Africa

Pet Food Market

African pet food market: Net importer, few exports

The continent of Africa is projected to increase its pet food market by only 3% through 2027, but is led by a strong South African pet food market.

South African Boerboel dogs (Jacques Jacobsz | Fotolia.com)

Pet Food Press Releases

PFI announces new VP

PFI announces Nat Davies as new VP.

Pet Food Market

Maneli Pets of South Africa recovers to pre-COVID revenues

After the pandemic greatly disrupted its pet food export business, Maneli Pets pivoted to finding customers in its native South Africa, in addition to exporting.

South Africa’s novel proteins, known the world over, include free-range ostrich, venison, rabbits and warthogs – the ones used by Maneli Pets.

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