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Petfood Industry Community Petfood Industry Community is the networking resource for petfood professionals. Have a production issue or nutrition question?

The Petfood Industry Community is for petfood professionals involved in everything from packaging and marketing to manufacturing and ingredients. Network with petfood professionals from all over the world and stay up-to-date on the latest companion animal nutrition, research and trends. Petfood Industry Community editors and experts are here to help you enhance your bottom line and help feed pets with the best ingredients and the safest methods.

The 2025 edition includes refined nutrient tables and clarified annexes to support pet food formulation and compliance.
09/25/2025

The 2025 edition includes refined nutrient tables and clarified annexes to support pet food formulation and compliance.

With a growing population of senior dogs and cats, manufacturers are investing in targeted formulations to support healt...
09/25/2025

With a growing population of senior dogs and cats, manufacturers are investing in targeted formulations to support health and well-being.

Advanced technologies can help nutritionists identify formulation errors before production while managing ingredient var...
09/24/2025

Advanced technologies can help nutritionists identify formulation errors before production while managing ingredient variability and supply chain challenges.

Despite economic headwinds, Eastern Europe is seeing an influx of investment in pet food production
09/24/2025

Despite economic headwinds, Eastern Europe is seeing an influx of investment in pet food production

Petfood Forum Asia is only a month away! 👀 Don't miss your chance to "talk shop" with our 2025 sponsors on what's workin...
09/24/2025

Petfood Forum Asia is only a month away! 👀
Don't miss your chance to "talk shop" with our 2025 sponsors on what's working for Asian pet food markets, solutions for ingredients, processing and packaging plus real-world case studies to use in your own business. Meet them all:

- 3D Corporate Solutions
- Afb International
- Coperion Food, Health & Nutrition Division
- dsm-firmenich Taste, Texture & Health
- Extru-Tech
- Datacor Animal Nutrition, formerly Format Solutions
- GEA Group
- Jones-Hamilton Co.
- Kerry Taste & Nutrition

Still haven't registered? October 29 is coming up FAST. Sign up this week and book your travel! ➡️ Details and registration at the link in comment.






Pet Fair South East Asia

Companies will present next-generation natural antioxidant solutions for pet food applications at the September event in...
09/23/2025

Companies will present next-generation natural antioxidant solutions for pet food applications at the September event in Sweden.

Carnivore Meat Company's flagship brand will offer freeze-dried raw dog and cat food across more than 725 locations.
09/23/2025

Carnivore Meat Company's flagship brand will offer freeze-dried raw dog and cat food across more than 725 locations.

Seeing the growth rates for formats like raw, fresh and freeze-dried pet food is leading larger companies to follow smal...
09/23/2025

Seeing the growth rates for formats like raw, fresh and freeze-dried pet food is leading larger companies to follow smaller players into those categories.

2026 Petfood Essentials Announced! Plan ahead now to join your peers on Monday, April 27 - details at link in comment. ⬇...
09/22/2025

2026 Petfood Essentials Announced! Plan ahead now to join your peers on Monday, April 27 - details at link in comment. ⬇️

Hundreds of pet food professionals have made the Petfood Essentials seminar, held the day before Petfood Forum opens, their foundation to a week of pet food information, learning and connections. Make sure you're there in 2026!

The 2026 focus will be on pet food business efficiency. You'll get ideas and learn about tools and technology, including AI, to:
✅ control costs
✅ streamline operations
✅ optimize formulations and supply chains
✅ manufacture efficiently, whether on your own or through a co-manufacturer

Petfood Forum registration opens in early October. Look for the combination pass of Petfood Essentials + both days of Petfood Forum, at our lowest price Kickoff rates, to lock in your seat at this can't-miss seminar.

This raw pet food brand is looking to make raw feeding more accessible to pet parents.
09/22/2025

This raw pet food brand is looking to make raw feeding more accessible to pet parents.

🚨 New Webinar: Freshness First — How Raw Materials Impact Pet Food Performance📅 Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–11:00...
09/22/2025

🚨 New Webinar: Freshness First — How Raw Materials Impact Pet Food Performance
📅 Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 🕙 10:00–11:00 a.m. CDT

Ingredient quality starts at intake. Join us for an exclusive session featuring Dr. Carl Frame, Technical Services Manager at Kemin Nutrisurance North America, to explore how raw material freshness shapes pet food palatability, shelf life, and product quality.

📊 Get insights from over 4,000 samples—plus practical strategies to improve ingredient monitoring and ensure product consistency.

👉 Register now: https://buff.ly/im0h0cL
Sponsored by Kemin

TOMORROW! Ask the Pet Food Pro 📅 Tuesday, Sept. 23 | 🕚 10 a.m. CT➡️ FREE sign up link in comments. ⬇️Join Will Henry, Pr...
09/22/2025

TOMORROW! Ask the Pet Food Pro 📅 Tuesday, Sept. 23 | 🕚 10 a.m. CT
➡️ FREE sign up link in comments. ⬇️

Join Will Henry, Process Group Director for 1 Solution Group and Extru-Tech, in this interactive discussion to learn best practices for developing a premium pet food diet, such as high meat, grain-free, clean label, or limited ingredients.

Sponsored by Extru-Tech. Don't miss it!

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The Petfood Industry Community is for pet food professionals involved in everything from packaging and marketing to manufacturing and ingredients. Network with pet food professionals from all over the world and stay up-to-date on the latest companion animal nutrition, research and trends. Have a production issue or nutrition question? Pet food Industry Community editors and experts are here to help you enhance your bottom line and help feed pets with the best ingredients and the safest methods.