coronavirus

Allpax's installation crews camped in a pet food copacker’s parking lot while they upgraded the plant’s automated retort room

Allpax successfully upgrades pet food facility during pandemic

09.18.2020

The company spent five weeks camped out in the parking lot of its pet food manufacturing partner to upgrade the facility’s end-of-line capacities by up to 50%.

Disinfecting common areas in a facility may become the "new normal" for food processors

FPSA pet food panel shared impact of COVID-19

09.10.2020

By Jennifer Semple

Industry experts weighed in on “new normal” for food safety in pet food processing.

DoorDash to make online PetSmart deliveries

PetSmart partners with DoorDash to offer same-day delivery

09.10.2020

By Jordan Tyler

The pet product retailer is expanding its direct-to-consumer services through the popular last-mile logistics service.

Dog owners in Canada are turning to e-commerce for pet food purchases

Canadian dog owners embrace online pet food purchasing during pandemic

09.09.2020

By Jordan Tyler

A study by Kabo, a fresh dog food company in Canada, reveals more Baby Boomers and Millennials are choosing e-commerce options due to safety concerns and convenience.

FDA, OSHA issue guidelines for safety during pandemic

Safety checklist published by FDA, OSHA

09.09.2020

By Sam Danley

The two agencies have teamed up to the develop an employee health and food safety checklist for food processing operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FSPA's Food Safety Network to host COVID-19 webinar for pet food

FPSA hosts webinar on pandemic-era pet food safety

08.28.2020

By Jordan Tyler

Three industry experts will weigh in on food safety standards, what has changed and what will become the “new normal” for pet food processors.

AFIA cancels Feed Facility of the Year for 2020

AFIA puts hold on 2020 Feed Facility of the Year program

08.27.2020

By Jordan Tyler

The association cited COVID-19 complications for canceling its 2020 program, and plans to take this opportunity to improve the program.

West Paw, Jiminy’s presenting virtual trade shows amid COVID-19

08.20.2020

By Jordan Tyler

These two pet industry brands are coping with trade show cancellations and other pandemic-era impacts by launching virtual brand education resources and exhibitions.

APPA releases Volume 2 of its COVID-19 Pulse Study

APPA: Pet owner purchasing behavior largely unchanged from May

08.20.2020

By Jordan Tyler

In the second volume of its “COVID-19 Pulse Study of Pet Ownership During the Pandemic,” the American Pet Products Association took a closer look at slowly shifting retail preferences for pet products.