Edgard & Cooper has secured a significant investment from a global investment firm to drive growth, innovation and achieve its bold sustainability goals.

Insect protein, fava beans and millet are a few alternative sources being used in Purina’s new Beyond Nature’s Protein diets for dogs and cats.

The company partnered with two global packaging innovators to develop the recycled materials packaging solution, which will be piloted across Europe into 2021.

The Arkansas-based pet food co-manufacturer continues to invest in expanding its processing capabilities across the United States.

The company’s new Four-Star Nutritional Trout and Whitefish Recipe will launch in early November.

The 1.2 million-square-foot facility is the second new US facility announced by Purina in 2020 and one of several recent capital investments made by Nestlé to bolster pet food operations.

E-commerce is growing rapidly while out-of-home sales are down for the company so far in 2020.

The company has released a new line of functional cat foods to address digestive issues, support skin and coat health and control weight.

Best Friends Pet Hotels will now offer Freely Pet dog and cat diets as its in-house brand at the company’s 31 pet care and boarding facilities.

The company partnered with Amcor to develop a 100% recyclable wet pet food pouch to withstand heating and sanitizing during processing and offer a sustainable option for pet owners.