Pet Food Market: Page 16

Adventures in Pet Food

Pet treats: The gift that keeps on giving

Pet owners increasingly see treats as a way to bond with their pets and support their health, while the pet food industry benefits from ongoing sales growth.

Pfi dog With Treats

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

Market Trends and Reports

General Mills enters pet supplement space with Fera Pets acquisition

This pet product company acquisition represents General Mills’ first step into the pet supplement category and first acquisition by its newly launched growth equity fund.

Dall·e 2023 11 09 11 48 56 Synthwave Image Of A Cat Using A Computer, The Cat Is A Hacker

Pet Food Market

Russian pet food industry weighs export prospects

Russian pet food companies have significant potential to expand exports, but challenges remain.

Pfi 202102 Shipping Containers

EU council updates organic pet food labeling rules

Organic labeling in human food will now apply to organic pet food.

Two Dogs Kissing Kitchen Table Vegetables

Vafo Group rolls out new sustainable dog and cat food brand

Dr. PetCare also launches a wet cat food range in Poland, while Hasvet Medikal in Turkey has opened a new pet food facility.

Dr. PetCare is expanding its Country & Nature line of wet pet food.

Market Trends and Reports

Growth continues in cat food space, trends evolve

More pet parents are tackling their cats’ specific needs when it comes to nutrition and wellness.

Cat owners are closer than ever to their feline companions, and as a result they’re looking to maximize their animal’s health with the best cat food and treat options out there.

Market Trends and Reports

Central Garden and Pet acquired pet treat maker TDBBS

The addition of TDBBS will expand Central’s portfolio with bully and collagen sticks, bones and jerky, and further strengthen Central’s e-commerce and digital capabilities.

Pfi wrinkled Dog Business Computer Desk Shar Pei(studio Pixeltext, Big Stock com)

Pet Food Company Profiles

Pet Wants: Premium dry pet food as a foundation for feeding

This nutrition-focused company prides itself on fresh kibble and accessible nutrition.

Pet Wants’ model is to provide multiple ways for its customers to get their food, whether it’s from a physical retail location, delivered to their home or purchased online. (Pictured: Australian Shepherd Elliot Januszki with his Pet Wants haul.)

Adventures in Pet Food

Human food, pet food ingredients coming full circle?

Human food and pet food have gone through cycles emphasizing avoidance of certain ingredients, yet the focus now seems more on functional ingredients.

Soybeans and meals are among the pet food ingredients that have been demonized over time.

The prognosis for prescription pet foods

Pet owners continue to shift the channels through which they purchase their pets’ diets.

Veterinary diet purchasing directly through the veterinarian is down, but that doesn’t mean pet owners aren’t spending their money on specialty formulations for their pets.

Market Trends and Reports

Hill’s net sales up 21.5% in Q3 2023, profit at US$201 million

Hill's Pet Nutrition made up 22% of parent company Colgate-Palmolive’s sales in the third quarter of 2023.

23093982119 C60ae11cc8 O

Something to Chew on

Why cats are a growth category for pet food

Rising urbanization is leading to increased cat ownership and, following on, higher cat food sales growth, presenting opportunities for pet food companies.

Higher cat ownership means higher growth rates for cat food and treat sales.

Page 16 of 704