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Pet Food & Nutrition
PetPax develops supplement delivery system for dogs
12 Mar 2026
PetPax has developed a fast-dissolving, thin-film delivery method designed to make supplements easier to give to dogs.
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ChefPaw’s home-cooked pet food device taps into personalisation trend
10 Mar 2026
ChefPaw’s kitchen appliance allows pet owners to create home-cooked pet food, saving them time and money while maximising nutrition for each individual pet, it says.
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Premium dog food has bigger carbon footprint than owners’ meals
25 Feb 2026
Dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have bigger dietary carbon footprints than their owners – but using by-products is a “highly relevant” solution for brands.
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The ultra-processed debate moves to pet food
11 Feb 2026
Pet owners' interest in less processed products is growing, pointing to opportunities for brands to rethink formulations, Mintel says.
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Vitafoods Innovation Awards calling for bright ideas
10 Feb 2026
The Vitafoods Europe Innovation Awards 2026 promote nutraceutical NPD and innovation. Here, some of this year’s jury members discuss what they will be looking out for.
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Finding the X factor at the Vitafoods Europe Innovation Awards 2026
3 Feb 2026
By recognising innovation, the Vitafoods Europe Innovation Awards 2026 stimulate better science, higher standards, and faster progress. But what gives a company the X factor?
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Market for natural pet food purring as owners spend big
20 Jan 2026
The market for natural pet food hit $13.2 billion in 2024, and could reach more than double that by the end of 2033, research suggests.
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Choose delicious and versatile US peanut ingredients
15 Oct 2025
The US supplies high quality, great tasting peanuts in a wide range of forms, from inshells or whole kernels, through to granulated peanuts, peanut butters, pastes, flours, oils and extract.
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Pet food purchasers tap into plant-based potential
14 Oct 2025
Vegan diets provide dogs with similar levels of nutritional benefits to meat-based consumption, highlighting opportunities for diverse pet food development, research suggests.
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Could UK-EU agreement turn the tide for agri-food trade?
17 Jun 2025
The UK Government is to scrap border checks on fruit and vegetables imported from the European Union in an early move to ease trade ahead of its new deal with the bloc.
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Mars looks to pet food as ‘inspiration’ for regenerative push
26 May 2025
Mars is leveraging pet owners' passion for nutrition to raise awareness of how regenerative approaches to farming can help restore soil health.
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Dog food startup teams up with Harvard to accelerate AI-driven pet nutrition
19 May 2025
A premium dog food startup is teaming up with Harvard to enhance its artificial intelligence (AI) platform and accelerate pet nutrition product development.
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