Sustainable Dog and Cat Food

Pet Food Company Profiles

California Dog Kitchen serves up organic fresh pet food

Learn about California Dog Kitchen’s certified organic fresh pet food, as well as where the young company sees its biggest opportunities for the rest of 2023.

California Dog Kitchen is a young company with a devoted crew: Rayleen Villa, general manager of production; Sasha Altshteyn, co-founder and Ilya Altshteyn, co-founder; shown here with Cavapoo mix Shamu and Great Dane/Weimaraner mix Lluvia.

Brand Insights

Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

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Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

Pet Food Marketing and Branding

Indigenous woman started pet treat brand from rabbit farm

The value of using all of an animal has ancient roots far deeper than pet food marketing trends related to sustainability.

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Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Education affects acceptance of insects in pet food

The growing interest in both insect-based pet food and human entomophagy stems from the environmental and nutritional benefits that insects offer, but effective consumer education may be necessary to expand the market.

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German vegan dog food brand uses investments to expand

VEGDOG is capitalizing on a successful investment round in late 2022 to expand capacities and launch new products.

VEGDOG offers a broad portfolio of vegan dog foods and snacks, all plant-based.

Wild Earth makes cruelty-free dog food their mission

Wild Earth, Inc

Learn about Wild Earth, a cruelty-free (plant-based) dog food company aiming to provide sustainable products to pet owners.

According to CEO Ryan Bethencourt (here with Labrador Retriever Forrest), Wild Earth’s aim is to use science and innovation to create cruelty-free dog food that meets nutritional goals without the need for animal-sourced ingredients.

Insect-protein dog food producer in rapid growth mode

Percuro, based in Europe, is investing in production capacity to keep up with its fast global sales growth.

Animal welfare certifications for chicken in dog food recipe

Along with expressing the company’s ethos, committing to animal welfare may help Vero Beach, Florida-based pet food company Caru market its products.

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Wildlife conservation differentiates pet food brands

People who care about pets tend to care about animals in general. Sometimes pets lead people to appreciate wildlife in revolutionary ways.

Cell-cultured slurry may have advantages over muscle meat

Cell-cultured chicken slurry may be on par with conventional poultry meat in terms of its carbon footprint.

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Pet Food Company Profiles

Polkadog pet treats earn their place in the neighborhood

Learn about Polkadog, a pet treats company focused on sustainable practices and a neighborhood feel with its brick-and-mortar bakeries and its online market.

Deborah Suchman, Polkadog’s co-founder, opened the company’s first bakery store in Boston’s South End because she’d moved there after graduating from college. That neighborhood feeling is something she’s imbued the company with over the years.

Pet Food Market

What’s in a name: Can ‘upcycling’ attract pet food buyers?

Does consumer interest in upcycled foods offer an opportunity to rebrand pet food ingredients like meat by-products with more pet-owner-friendly label claims?

California Safe Soil works with supermarkets to obtain meat past its sell-by date, but still fresh and safe, preserving the cold chain to quickly convert it into pet food ingredients.

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

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