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Pet Food Market

Russian pet food market braces for new price hike

Russian pet food prices continue to climb in 2025, with premium and super premium products seeing the steepest increases due to import restrictions, labeling requirements and taxation.

A new excise duty on dry pet food could help fuel a price increase in the Russian pet food market.

Avanti Group enters pet space with cat food launch

The company is also planning a state-of-the-art pet food manufacturing plant in Hyderabad, India.

The company's first product to launch, Avant Furst, is a range of cat food, with plans to expand into dry, wet, and treat formats for both cats and dogs by late 2025.

Indian online pet store expands into vet care

Supertails launches India's first fear-free pet clinic in Bengaluru.

Supertails said it plans to expand its offline presence with three additional vet clinics in Bengaluru in the next 90 days.

Pet Food Market

Russian pet food imports rebound amid soaring inflation

Russian pet food production rose in 2024, but reduced competition from foreign brands and high-interest rates have hindered innovation and growth opportunities for local producers.

According to sources, pet food prices in Russia have surged due to rising production and logistics costs and the expenditures associated with mandatory state labeling

Kormotech secures €40 million to expand pet food production in Europe

The expansion in Europe will help the company reach €500 million (US$520 million) in revenue by 2029.

Kormotech said the investment will be used to expand its wet pet food production facility in Kėdainiai, Lithuania.

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Saudi-based company to build largest pet food factory in Middle East

Delicious Food Factory will construct a new 55,000-square-meter pet food factory north of the capital, Riyadh, that will produce 100,000 tons per year.

The new facility will have a production capacity of 60,000 tons of dry food and 40,000 tons of wet food annually.

Pet Food Market

India pet food market will double to reach $1.98 billion by 2030

The market is also seeing a trend toward natural and organic pet food, driven by increasing health consciousness among pet owners.

The India pet food market has experienced substantial growth over the past decade, fueled by increasing pet ownership, urbanization and rising disposable incomes.

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Indian pet food market dominated by dogs; Cats distant 2nd

The world’s most populous country also has a growing pet population and a pet food market to provide nutrition for those companion animals.

Pet Food Market

Russian scientists claim world's first anti-aging pet food

Russian researchers from Izhevsk State Medical Academy have developed the world's first pet food using nutrients said to support longevity and combat age-related issues in pets.

The anti-aging, or geroprotective effect, acts by regulating some signaling pathways and molecular markers associated with aging and life expectancy.

Pet Food Market

Pet food production gains momentum in Kazakhstan despite challenges

KazPetFood plans to build Central Asia's first large-capacity pet food factory in Kazakhstan by 2026, marking a major shift in the region's pet food industry, which has historically relied on imports and lacked local large-scale production.

The past few years have been pivotal for Kazakhstan's pet food market.

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Indian insect biomanufacturer secures certifications

Loopworm has acheived the ISO 22000, GMP+ and HACCP certifications for LoopFactory, which produces insect-derived protein for pet foods and animal feed.

Based in Bangalore, India, Loopworm transforms farmed insects into sustainable protein for pet food and animal feed.

Online monitoring reveals illegal pet food trade in Russia

A Russian agency noted deliveries of certain pet food products to Russia lacked necessary veterinary documents, making it difficult to track their origin and safety.

Red Pet Food Label Andrea Gantz

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