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Petfood Forum exhibitors showcase innovation, partnership focus in 2025

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Exhibitors at Petfood Forum 2025, held April 28-30 in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., emphasized innovation, partnership and industry collaboration as key themes driving their participation in the annual pet food industry gathering. Coperion’s Food, Health and Nutrition division used the event to demonstrate its expanding integrated solutions portfolio, featuring live equipment demonstrations and remote service … Read more

Marfrig-BRF merger gains regulatory approval

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The proposed merger between Marfrig Global Foods and BRF has gained regulatory approval from Brazil’s antitrust authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). According to a press release from BRF, this approval from CADE confirms that the merger between Marfrig and BRF does not pose competitive risks, and will become effective within 15 days … Read more

Hidden calories: Silent contributors to pet obesity

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Technical issues exist with current approved approaches to calculating pet food caloric content. The Modified Atwater equation produces discrepancies when compared to the actual calorie content of pet foods as determined through feeding studies. These discrepancies are not consistent for all pet foods, and accuracy varies depending on the type and quality. For highly digestible … Read more

Private label making gains in pet food

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“Private brands are competitive forces in CPG (consumer packaged goods) with more to come,” said marketing research and technology company Circana at the top of its February 2025 report, “From growth to transformation: A global private label perspective.” The report, which focuses on the EU6, U.S. and Australian private label markets, shows just how much … Read more