Sustainable Dog and Cat Food: Page 20

Plant-based pet foods keep growing amid supply chain snags

Following the human food trend, plant-based pet foods continue to grow in popularity and sales, boosted by supply chain issues with animal-based proteins.

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Pet Food Packaging

Do more with less: Pet food packaging demands increasing

Learn about the latest in pet food packaging trends. Topping the list: sustainability.

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Market Trends and Reports

Pet food packaging and sustainability

Learn more about the current state of sustainability demands with in the pet food packaging space.

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3D printing pet treats with plant, insect, algae protein

Ordering a perfect cup of Earl Grey tea from a Star Trek-style replicator remains for the next generation. However, small-scale 3D printing of pet treats may not be science fiction for long. Those futuristically created treats may themselves contain equally unconventional ingredients, such as insect and algae proteins.

Protein derived from plants like algae may soon play a large role in pet food. | (waldru | Bigstock.com)

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Can newer technologies ease pet food supply chain woes?

The pet food industry may find answers to supply chain problems with technologies in areas like protein ingredients and packaging materials and production.

Meat cultured in laboratory conditions from stem cells.

Pet food growth may outstrip animal protein supply

Animal protein production bottlenecks were only one of the supply chain issues facing the pet food industry now and in the near future, according to researchers in their examination of the interplay among human and pet food ingredient demands.

With byproducts from a cow being used for pet food, should it have the same carbon footprint as a steak for humans? l Andrea Gantz

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Sustainable food, pet food claims follow consumer demand

Pet owners and other consumers increasingly want sustainable products, and pet food and human food brands are responding with corresponding claims.

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Cat owners report no plant-based diet health problems

As vegetarian and vegan diets become increasingly mainstream, pet owners want their companion animal’s diets to match their own edibility ethics.

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Throw-away pet food bags make biogas energy in landfills

Most pet food packaging ends up in landfills, even the recyclable or return-to-store types. While recycling is familiar and popular, flexible materials used for recyclable pet food bags often are not collected by curbside pick-up.

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Global pet food growth, innovation on display at Interzoo

The pet food market has kept succeeding throughout the pandemic, spurred on by growing interests and categories like sustainability and insect protein.

Pet food and treat packages featuring fun, whimsical illustrations were plentiful at Interzoo 2022.

Top pet food trends: Pet health, sustainability, premium

Current pet food trends of focusing on pet health, demanding transparency in sustainability and merging humanization with premiumization will continue strong.

Health and wellness will be among the top concerns for pet owners going into 2021. Yuttana Jaowattana | Shutterstock.com

Inspirational stories help underdog pet food start-ups

Lower-income groups, ethnic and religious minorities, immigrants and refugees could find business success in the U.S. pet food industry. Their plights are often well-known, yet many feel largely powerless to help. Buying a dog biscuit to help people escape suffering turns a banal buy into a social statement.

Coach Ken Carter Aae Speaking

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