grain-free

Pet food trends searching for consumer and nutritional demands to drive product innovation

Pet food going beyond trends to drive industry forward

09.21.2021

By Scott Wilson

Brands and manufacturers are searching for the “why” behind today’s pet food trends.

GivePet adds soft, chewy dog treats to the mix

GivePet expands line with chewy dog treats

04.27.2021

By Jordan Tyler

The philanthropic dog treat manufacturer has added four new soft dog treat formulas to the mix.

NielsenIQ shares pet food sales data, product category trends and grain-free implications

Niche pet food formats poised for growth in pet specialty

03.26.2021

By Jordan Tyler

NielsenIQ shared valuable industry data pointing to up-and-coming pet food trends, purchasing behaviors and continued impacts of the FDA-DCM debacle.

Summary of the virtual 2021 Pet Food Conference

Pet food professionals gather virtually for AFIA’s 2021 Pet Food Conference

01.29.2021

By Jordan Tyler and Jennifer Semple

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) successfully hosted its first-ever virtual Pet Food Conference on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Here’s our recap of the event.

The most-read articles of 2020 from Pet Food Processing

FDA walks back from update correlating DCM and certain pet diets

11.09.2020

By Jennifer Semple

Following a scientific forum hosted by KSU, the collective data presented on non-hereditary DCM points to neither a cause nor an increase in the number of occurrences.

Redbarn launches first dry dog foods, grain-free and grain-friendly

10.30.2020

By Jordan Tyler

The company introduced six high-protein dog kibbles, with each diet featuring animal proteins as the first five ingredients.

BSM Partners conclude more research is needed on DCM

Research compiling 150+ studies finds no conclusive link between grain-free diets, DCM in dogs

06.17.2020

By Jennifer Semple and Jordan Tyler

A peer-reviewed article from a team of veterinary professionals and nutritionists with BSM Partners determined more comprehensive research that considers several confounding factors is needed.