Market Trends and Reports: Page 12

Pet Food Additives/Supplements

Form and function both in for pet food toppers

Pet owners are looking to toppers for myriad reasons, all presenting opportunities for any company looking to expand into the segment.

Pet owners’ more complex approach to preparing their pets’ meals has opened the door for the toppers segment in the pet food space.

Brand Insights

Solving Separation and Segregation Issues in Pet Food Blends

Horizon Systems

Industry trends of using finer ingredients like starches, fillers and flow agents — also regrind and recycle materials — in greater percentages can result in ingredient separation and segregation, affecting your final product.

Solving Separation and Segregation Issues in Pet Food Blends

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E-commerce to B&M: What you need to know

Beginning in the e-commerce pet space can have a lot of advantages that later translate to results in the physical retail market.

Starting out in ecommerce has its advantages, and can even lead to more solid footing when looking into brick-and-mortar expansion.

Something to Chew on

The ongoing strength and growth of pet food omnichannel

Omnichannel shopping — buying pet food both in physical stores and online — really took off during the pandemic and is still a popular choice for pet owners.

Omnichannel pet food shopping became more popular during the pandemic and is still preferred by many pet owners.

3 European pet food, ingredient companies launch expansions

Josera, Omni and Symrise announce pet food plant openings and increased sales.

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Post Holdings to acquire co-packer Perfection Pet Foods

Post Holding’s acquisition includes Perfection’s two manufacturing facilities located in Visalia, California.

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Adventures in Pet Food

US pet food spending increased by double digits in 2022

U.S. households spent 12.5% more on pet food in 2022, reaching US$38.69 billion. Among the groups who spent more or less, there were a few surprises.

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Italy, Spain, France top pet bird populations in Europe

Birds are the third most common pets in Europe. In 2022, the European pet food market grew to EUR29.1 billion (US$31.1 billion) with an average 5.1% annual growth rate during the past three years.

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12 top UK-based dog, cat and other pet food companies 2022

The United Kingdom was home to the second-largest pet dog population (13,000,000) and fourth-highest pet cat population (12,000,000) in Europe in 2022

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Purina launches Unleashed Accelerator in Brazil and Mexico

The program for supporting pet care startups is now welcoming applicants from the two Latin American countries.

Purina Unleashed 2022 Cohort

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Spanish pet food sales may hit US$2bil; Brands’ 2022 revenues

Retail sales channels were affected by the pandemic, and the repercussions still influence sales.

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Latin America/Carribean

Mexican pet food companies’ 2022 revenues

Pet ownership trends may be responsible for much of the disparity in growth between dog and cat food sales in Mexico.

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3 pet food companies making moves to expand and invest

Kormotech, Vafo Group and Healthybud recently announced new investments and products.

Besides expanding distribution of its flagship brands, Ukraine’s Kormotech is launching a new UK-based venture that invests in pet food startups.

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