Challenges continue to keep pet food manufacturers on their toes 07.05.2022 By Louise Calderwood AFIA's Louise Calderwood details complications in ingredient procurement, packaging sourcing, finding and retaining employees, managing freight, and possible risks due to livestock diseases.Read More
General Mills pet food sales top $2.3 billion in fiscal 2022 07.01.2022 By Jordan Tyler The company is investing to increase capacity to placate production bottlenecks and meet growing demand.Read More
Meow Mix, Milk-Bone and Nutrish drive pet segment growth for The J.M. Smucker Co. 06.13.2022 By Jordan Tyler Inflated costs and supply chain disruptions continue to affect net pricing in pet and other categories.Read More
General Mills details historic supply chain disruptions 06.08.2022 By Josh Sosland and Nicole Kerwin According to the company, the disruptions are 10 times worse than ever.Read More
The ‘food versus fuel’ debate is real for pet food makers 05.24.2022 By Betsy Flores The supply of plant- and animal-based oil and fat ingredients for use in pet food is being threatened by government mandates.Read More
Trader Joe’s discontinues wet pet food 05.19.2022 By Nicole Kerwin The grocery chain has been forced to discontinue all its wet cat and dog food products amid supply chain disruptions.Read More
Miscanthus grass is shifting the paradigm for pet food fiber 05.19.2022 By Jordan Tyler Putting Miscanthus grass under the microscope as a cost-effective, sustainable and fully traceable source of insoluble fiber for pets.Read More
USDA reveals outlook on wheat, corn 05.18.2022 By Crystal Futrell The agency’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report details reduced supply, low production and high prices.Read More
AFIA, Pet Advocacy Network seek to bolster US supply chain 05.16.2022 By Nicole Kerwin The associations have signed a letter, among more than 130 industry stakeholders, urging Congress to ratify the America COMPETES Act.Read More
Cross-industry collaboration continues through Pet Food Alliance 05.13.2022 By Jordan Tyler Standardizing industry best practices was the common thread throughout the organization’s 2022 Technical Meeting.Read More