The ingredient company has taken on two young apprentices and three Ph.D. interns to gain experience with its R&D team.

Matt Jansen has been appointed chief operating officer.

MiAlgae will use whisky byproducts from Falkirk Distillery to grow microalgae for use in animal nutrition.

More ingredients are being upcycled to create nutritious formulas and appeal to environmentally conscious consumers.

Prairie Aquatech will now be known as Houdek as it continues to expand its capabilities in aquaculture, pet food and human health industries.

A Valley Proteins facility in South Carolina, which produces meat byproducts for the pet food industry, sustained “significant damage” from the fire.

The facility will upcycle fish trimmings, transforming them into fishmeal and fish oil for use in pet food.

The European Union is seeking to use animal fats to create biofuel, potentially damaging the pet food industry’s supply chain.

The webinar addressed major concerns that must be explored before hemp can become an approved ingredient.

Kent Swisher, president and chief executive officer of NARA, testified on the sustainability benefits of rendering.