A recap of new facility announcements, acquisitions and expansion plans announced by pet food manufacturers and suppliers in the second half of 2021.

Pet Supplies Plus is first in the Pet Franchise category, according to Entrepreneur’s 2022 Franchise 500 rankings.

APPA and PIDA have announced the schedule for the 2022 Global Learning Series.

The pet food company has partnered with the Seattle Kraken to introduce the team’s first official dog, Davy Jones.

The company jumped from No. 45 in 2020 to No. 16 among the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations.

Bill Partyka, former Gerber Baby Food executive, has joined Kradle and Coolhouse Botanics and will focus on CBD for pets.

In response to the merger between CP and KCS, CN is asking for the KCS divestiture line as a merger condition.

The acquisition of Bruins Instruments expands KPM’s capabilities in grain analysis.

The contract between the two companies will help Zooplus launch an automated e-commerce facility in the Czech Republic.

The acquisition will expand Symrise’s reach in the pet nutrition market to a worldwide scale.