Herlitz Inventory Management’s HIMPACT purchasing system is expected to help the pet food and product distributor improve its purchasing and forecasting capabilities.
The two companies have partnered to tap further into the growing market for insect proteins in animal food as a sustainable and environmentally friendly option.
The company’s Kitchens 2.0 came online in late October, just one facet of a slew of upcoming capacity expansions expected to drive the company forward.
The ingredient, NexPro®, is derived from co-products of the ethanol production process and will compete with corn gluten meal, fishmeal, soy and corn protein concentrates as a new high-protein, plant-based ingredient for pet food and feed production.
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.