East Asia

AFB International opens Asia Pacific regional hub

Based in Thailand, the new facility will bring together corporate, offices, manufacturing, R&D and quality teams under one roof.

AFB Thailand is the company's first regional headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Asia Pacific region.

AFIA, VSAVA launch Pet Health Month in Vietnam

The campaign engages Vietnamese veterinarians and pet owners in workshops about how they can better tailor pet health care and nutrition to meet their pets’ physical and biological needs.

The seminar was attended by leading experts and many veterinarians in Vietnam.

Courses on cooking for pets trending in South Korea

Pet owners are enrolling in educational courses on how to cook for their pets to guarantee that it's safe, tasty and healthy.

Two Dogs Kissing Kitchen Table Vegetables

Taiwanese pet food market reports strong growth

Plus, Poland's Perro readies new dog options and gets ready to export, while Vafo Group opens its first showroom in the Czech Republic.

According to government data, Taiwan's 2023 pet population has grown to 1.48 million dogs and 1.31 million cats.

Pet Food Ingredients

Partnership advances cultivated seafood production in South Korea

UMAMI Bioworks, KCell Biosciences and WSG will work together to establish a scalable, sustainable domestic production pipeline for cultivated seafood.

In July, Umami Bioworks partnered with Friends & Family Pet Food (FnF) to co-develop and launch what they said were the world's first cat treats made from cultivated fish.

Thailand eyes more pet food exports to Taiwan and Japan

The Thai government is urging local pet food companies to do more business with Taiwan and Japan, which offers two advantages: close proximity and abundant demand.

Pfi cat Money Bed

South Korean pet food imports drop in 2023, despite sales growth

In 2022, the market size for dog and cat food reached KRW 1.69 trillion (US$1,308 million), representing a 71% increase from 2017's KRW 988 billion (US$874 million).

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Ukrainian pet food producer Kormotech enters South Korean market

The company becomes the first from Ukraine to export pet food to South Korea.

In South Korea, 67% of pet food sales occur through online channels.

Notti Pet Food secures seed money for expansion, product launches

The company plans to use the capital to launch new product lines into the Philippines and Singapore markets.

(Left to right) Ke Yee Yap, founder of Notti Pet Food, Amanda Cham, associate director, 500 Global, Joel Neoh, partner, First Move and Audra Pakalnyte, partner, First Move.

Mars begins production at pet food plant in Tianjin, China

The CN¥ 1 billion (US$138 million) facility is designed to produce 250,000 tons/year when fully operational.

Mars' Tianjin pet food factory is dedicated to the research, development and production of dry food, wet food and treats.

Pet Fair Asia 2024 to be held in Shanghai in August

Event will feature 2,500-plus exhibitors showcasing groundbreaking products for the pet industry in 300,000 square meters of exhibit space.

Kelly & Co's recognized for freeze-dried technology

Company's freeze-dried pet nutrition wins Silver for Innovation at the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

Kelly & Co's innovation in pet nutrition wins silver at 11th Annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

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