Ingredient sourcing and sustainability issues have steered pet food formulators toward utilizing inventive protein ingredients.

The analysis showed that BioCraft Pet Nutrition’s BioCrafted Meat™ emits one-twelfth of the carbon dioxide of conventional beef byproducts. 

In addition to thought-provoking presentations, the 1 ½-day conference will feature two panels highlighting the state of the industry and pet food of the future.

Prefera Petfood will use BioCraft’s cell-cultured mouse protein in a new cat food formula.

The company received registration from the Austrian authorities, enabling it to being selling ingredients to pet food producers in Europe.

With supply under constraints, processors are relying on alternative sources, from novel proteins to fermented ingredients. 

According to the company, its cultivated meat ingredients for use in pet food are now price comparable with premium meats.

The women-led company was named among 24 finalists in the inaugural Vegan Women Summit Awards.

The company will use a proprietary tool to advance its R&D and fine-tune its sustainable meat ingredients for pet food.

The proprietary ingredient can be used as a one-to-one replacement for traditional chicken slurries.