Petfood palatability research from the experts

From combining good taste for pets with pleasant smells for owners to complementing palatants with other functional ingredients and technologies to research on the biology of how animals experience the food they eat—the industry's leading suppliers continually conduct research to develop knowledge and new products to help manufacturers make highly palatable petfood.

August 8, 2012

From combining good taste for pets with pleasant smells for owners to complementing palatants with other functional ingredients and technologies to research on the biology of how animals experience the food they eat—the industry's leading suppliers continually conduct research to develop knowledge and new products to help manufacturers make highly palatable petfood.

Click on the name below to download a document on each company's latest research.

According to some industry players, pet food label modernization (PFLM)-related changes are estimated to cost the pet food industry more than $1 billion in updates to comply with the new requirements.

PFLM: Are you ready?

Dog And Cat Eating

Yeast: A possible approach to preventing pet disease

Ingredient Issues

A proposal to approve ingredients for pets

Streamlining the acceptance process would go a long way towards advancing pet nutrition options for pet food manufacturers.

The pet food industry has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to the efficiency of ingredient acceptance regulations and processes.

Brand Insights

Pet Food Quality: A More Holistic Approach to Food Safety

KEMIN NUTRISURANCE

Learn why addressing microbial risks throughout the value chain is critical to a robust food safety program. Brand Insights from Kemin.

Pet Food Quality: A More Holistic Approach to Food Safety

Something to Chew on

FDA’s evolving role in pet food regulations and safety

Proposed new U.S. pet food legislation, plus the return of an FDA-generated controversy, highlight the agency’s significant role, for better or worse.

New pet food labels may not be the only regulatory change coming to the U.S. pet food market.

Wilbur-Ellis, Bond Pet Foods collaborate on sustainable pet food ingredients

Bond Pet Foods, Inc.

Partnership combines Wilbur-Ellis' expertise in animal nutrition with Bond's innovative fermentation technology to meet the demand for eco-friendly pet food.

The collaboration is the first of its kind for Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, and it is Bond's second strategic partnership with a global pet food industry player.

Pea protein dog food kept pets healthy during yearlong study

Dog, cat and other pet owners may put aside ethical concerns if they don’t know plant-based pet foods are nutritionally balanced and healthy.

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Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Innovafeed opens insect innovation center in Decatur, Illinois

This is the first step in the company's industrial expansion to North America, which aims to scale up production and commercialization of insect protein in the U.S.

Maye Walraven, U.S. general manager at Innovafeed, displays one of the six insect cages at the recently opened North American Insect Innovation Center (NAIIC), on April 18.

Alternative proteins: Crafting a sustainable pet food future

Rich Kelleman will speak on the benefits and challenges of sustainable, alternative proteins at Petfood Forum in Kansas City this month.

Emerging technologies in food and ag show promise to mitigate many of the issues surrounding conventional meat procurement and provide manufacturers and pet parents with new ways to deliver high-quality nutrition to their pets.

Petfood Forum News

Petfood Forum Europe 2024 tackles opportunities, challenges

Petfood Forum Europe will co-locate with Interzoo for the second time and feature research and insights on the biggest topics for the pet food industry.

Petfood Forum Europe features industry experts presenting research and insights on the most significant topics for pet food.

Exploring the growing role of probiotics in pet wellness

Pet owners are seeking more health benefits out of probiotic supplements.

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Market Trends and Reports

Research explores nutrition paradox between pet parent intentions, realities

New report from Get Joy shows a discrepancy between what dog owners believe to be beneficial for their pets and the actual practices they implement.

Most dog owners believe they are prioritizing the health of their dogs, but there may be a gap in understanding how to do that effectively.

Study: Dogs can succeed on plant-based diet

Earth Animal touts recent research that shows properly formulated plant-based foods have several healthy benefits for dogs.

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Dog copper-storage disease lacks clear diet, breed correlations

An analysis of samples taken from 2006 through 2022, didn’t reveal correlations among copper levels in dogs’ livers and their varied diets.

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Trending: Pet Food Podcast

EPISODE 44: What is this fermentation technology all about, and how can it apply to pet food?

Rich Kelleman, cofounder and CEO of Bond Pet Foods, sits down with Lindsay Beaton, host of Trending: Pet Food Podcast to discuss the fermentation process as it applies to pet food, treat and supplement applications.

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