pet food
24 May 2023
--- Taste and texture remain crucial in encouraging shopper retention, and stabilizers and texturizers are important pieces to this puzzle. Addressing the challenges of price and supply fluctuations of key ingredients like...
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23 May 2023
--- EU cases of African swine fever in pigs fell significantly in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a new report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). But the organization is warning that farmers must...
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22 May 2023
--- Fibenol has partnered with biotechnology start-up ÄIO to create a reliable alternative to traditionally produced fats and vegetable oils. Using ÄIO’s technology, Fibenol’s wood sugars are converted into...
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Yumwoof elevates dog nutrition with gut health “super fats” as founder demands industry transparency
19 May 2023
--- Discoveries in the gut-brain axis are taking pet nutrition to the next level. Scientific evidence is increasingly suggesting that “super fats” in dogs’ diets can prolong the length and quality of the...
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18 May 2023
--- Kerry has opened an innovation hub for food protection and preservation in Wageningen University’s “Food Valley” in the Netherlands, pioneering new food waste and clean label ingredient solutions. The new...
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09 May 2023
--- Ÿnsect has launched a B2B2C brand for the pet food market called Sprÿng. The brand’s ingredients are marketed with scientifically proven benefits and boast a low environmental impact. According to the French...
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02 May 2023
--- Ahead of the imminent completion of DSMs merger with Firmenich, the Dutch business has disclosed a difficult first quarter where the company’s sales and margins have declined. The company reports 6% lower sales than in...
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26 Apr 2023
--- ADM managed to increase its revenue and operating profits in the first quarter of the year, as its Agricultural Services and Oilseeds segment achieved “crushing results” due to record soybean crops and biofuel...
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19 Apr 2023
--- Royal DSM is entering into negotiations to purchase Adare Biome from its parent company, Adare Pharma Solutions, for an enterprise value of €275 million (US$301.2 million). The move will expand the company’s human...
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10 Apr 2023
--- Major airlines, airports and caterers are warning that EU animal agriculture rules are hampering their ability to recycle packaging and food waste and meet sustainability targets. The current regulation requires that all...
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15 Mar 2023
--- Insect protein can help feed a growing world population and contribute to environmental sustainability goals, but the rise of plant-based diets and complications around halal and kosher certifications threaten to dilute the...
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01 Mar 2023
--- Global food insecurity, climate change and resource inefficiency are big problems, but investors are betting on small businesses now more than ever to overcome them. Among an array of promising solutions, alternative...
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02 Feb 2023
--- ProVeg International has released a report outlining how framing cultivated meat as a pet food may discourage consumers from seeing it as a viable human food. The report flags that consumers are less likely to buy cultivated...
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09 Jan 2023
--- Following a successful round of funding, Singapore-based start-up Protenga will receive additional investment in its insect protein technology platform from Yield Lab Asia Pacific, Seeds Capital and JBI Innovations....
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07 Nov 2022
--- Cruelty-free dog food company Wild Earth has developed a cell-based meat broth topper that will be available to consumers in 2023. The cell-based chicken broth, created in Wild Earth’s labs in Berkeley, California, US,...
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12 Oct 2022
--- Innova Market Insights has identified “Redefining Value” as its top F&B trend for 2023, as consumers adapt to a global cost-of-living crisis in the face of economic and political volatility. With budgets...
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27 Jul 2022
--- Morrisons is opening a “lower environmental impact store” in Little Clacton, UK. The store will use 43% less carbon, stock 366 loose products and be almost waste-free by using less packaging and enabling...
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08 Apr 2022
--- Food ingredient prices are predicted to continue rising globally throughout 2022, with many experts warning of knock-on consequences of famine, political turmoil, social unrest and economic recession. The Russian invasion of...
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02 Sep 2020
--- The DNA of the yellow mealworm is being analyzed for enhanced viability as an alternative protein source. The study led by scientists at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), in partnership with...
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25 Jun 2020
--- A new report published by the United Nations (UN) calls upon governments and other actors to undertake urgent measures to radically transform food systems, to ensure endemic food security and nutrition. This comes ahead of...
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