Pet Food Wet and Dry Processing Articles: PetfoodIndustry

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New Royal Canin, EUKANUBA plant will conserve water, energy

Architects designed the pet food manufacturing plant to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, a certification program for ecologically conscious building design.

April 1, 2021

Tim Wall

Architects designed the pet food manufacturing plant to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, a certification program for ecologically conscious building design.

Pet food, product supply disruptions persist as sales grow

Increased and shifting consumer demand during COVID-19 has led to ongoing higher costs and shortages, APPA says.

March 25, 2021

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Increased and shifting consumer demand has led to healthy pet market growth but also ongoing higher costs and shortages, says Steve King of APPA.

How wet pet food is riding growth and COVID-19 wave

March 17, 2021

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Increased owner-pet interaction during the pandemic, plus ongoing product development and more convenience, is helping wet pet food sales continue to grow.

Simmons Pet Foods continues expansion, plans 3 lines in AR

Simmons Pet Foods plans to expand its Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA production facility, reported local Fox affiliate KNWA.

March 9, 2021

Tim Wall

The expansion will add 90,000 square feet with three production lines. The pet food facility will add 150 jobs, and completion is planned for fall of this year.

Croatian company opens country’s first dry pet food plant

Tvornica Dobre Hrane aims to capture a major share of the Croatian pet food market, which to date has relied on imports.

January 18, 2021

Jaroslaw Adamowski

Tvornica Dobre Hrane aims to capture a major share of the Croatian pet food market, which to date has relied on imports, then expand to other EU markets.

Map of 31 US dog, cat, other pet food production plants

From American Nutrition’s plant in Woodland, Washington to Sunshine Mills in Dublin, Georgia, those pet food producers appear in the map embedded below.

January 4, 2021

Tim Wall

Petfood Industry’s Top Companies Current Data includes 31 pet food and treat production facilities with addresses listed in the United States.

Map of European pet food production facilities in 2020

Pet food production facilities operate across Europe, from Vafo Group in Estonia to C&D Foods in Spain.

December 29, 2020

Tim Wall

Petfood Industry’s Top Companies Current Data includes 42 pet food and treat production facilities with addresses listed in Europe.

1,200 jobs on Petfood Industry Career Center, some remote

Pet food ingredient, equipment and packaging suppliers remain at work.

December 10, 2020

Tim Wall

The Petfood Industry Career Center provides more than 1,200 opportunities around the nation.

Extrude, dry and coat pet foods for artisanal appearance

Tweaking the extrusion, drying and coating of pet foods offers options for brands to mass produce a product resembling one crafted in a home kitchen.

December 2, 2020

Tim Wall

Pet food producers can adjust aspects of the production process, including extrusion, drying and coating, to fine-tune the look of finished kibble and treats.