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Sustainable Dog and Cat Food

BioCraft Pet Nutrition, Prefera Petfood partner on cell-cultured pet food

The team up will launch a nutritionally complete, cell-cultured cat food made almost entirely from mouse cells.

Prefera’s products, including the new mousse, will primarily be available in European markets.

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Pet owners want sustainability, but don’t want to pay for it

When asked about their sustainable behaviors, pet owners emphasized reducing household waste, reusing shopping bags and choosing recyclable packaging.

An Origami Dollar Bill In The Shape Of A Cat Playing With The Earth In Its Paws Like A Ball Of String

Sustainable Dog and Cat Food

Pet food sustainability prospects: Alternative proteins and recyclable packaging

Recyclable bags and alternative proteins may not be selling points in and of themselves, though. Sustainability should connect with other attributes pet owners want in their dogs’ and cats’ diets.

A Paper Cut Out Image Of A Dog Dropping A Pet Food Bag Into A Recycling Bin

Zoomark and PSC launch GreenMark to verify sustainable pet brands

A new GreenMark designation at Zoomark 2025 will help pet industry professionals identify exhibitors with third-party-verified sustainability credentials.

PSC developed a rigorous 6-point legitimacy test to filter through the certification noise, selecting over 70 globally recognized certifications that move the needle on environmental and social responsibility.

VEGDOG strengthens leadership amid European vegan pet food expansion

Following expansion in Austria and Switzerland, German VEGDOG plans for up to 80% growth; also, Turkey's pet food exports grow.

Set up in 2015, VEGDOG is headquartered in Munich, Germany. The company’s products are available for purchase online and through pan-European network of retailers.

Adventures in Pet Food

Pet food, pet care insights from Global Pet Expo 2025

The pet care market and pet ownership are growing globally; in the US, online sales and product claims carrying from human food to pet food are driving the growth.

Global Pet Expo 2025 featured several pet food and treat brands based on supporting causes.

Trending: Pet Food Podcast

EPISODE 83: What are the possibilities for shrimp byproducts as pet food ingredients?

Host Lindsay Beaton and Michel Lockhart with ChitoLytic explore the evolving role of shrimp meal in pet food, from palatant to potential protein source, and the growing interest in chitosan for its nutritional and functional benefits.

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Further Foods secures cultivated meat supply for Noochies! pet treats

The company said the move advances commercialization efforts while it expands into Asia.

Noochies! products are designed to provide high-protein, nutrient-rich pet food options made with cultivated meat.

Alltech earns Pet Sustainability Coalition reaccreditation

Pet Food Ingredients

BioCraft gains EU approval to sell cell-cultured pet food ingredients

According to the company, third-party validation confirms cell-cultured pet food ingredients are pathogen-free and non-GMO.

BioCraft has received registration from the Austrian authorities to use Category 3 Animal Byproducts (ABP) in the European Union, enabling it to begin selling ingredients to EU pet food producers.

Something to Chew on

What consumers think about novel pet food proteins

While sustainability concerns help spur interest in non-animal-based proteins, surveys of pet owners still show low awareness and willingness to buy them.

For pet owners to accept alternative proteins like insect-based, education and time are in order.

Adventures in Pet Food

Pet food sustainability starts with ingredient carbon footprint data

Ingredients comprise the largest share of pet food companies’ carbon footprints, yet data on them can be difficult to find. New databases promise to help soon.

Pet Food Ingredient Database

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