Challenges continue to keep pet food manufacturers on their toes 07.05.2022 By Louise Calderwood AFIA's Louise Calderwood details complications in ingredient procurement, packaging sourcing, finding and retaining employees, managing freight, and possible risks due to livestock diseases.Read More
Trader Joe’s discontinues wet pet food 05.19.2022 By Nicole Kerwin The grocery chain has been forced to discontinue all its wet cat and dog food products amid supply chain disruptions.Read More
NutriSource expands operations with cannery 04.29.2022 By Nicole Kerwin The company has built a new cannery within Tuffy’s existing facility to meet wet pet food demand.Read More
Packaging capabilities evolve to meet high demand for cans, pouches 03.08.2022 By Lynn Rogers The rise in pet ownership has pushed for further evolution in canning and pouching packaging.Read More
Pet Food Institute shares findings from can recycling research 10.19.2021 By Peter Tabor Sustainability opportunities abound in understanding and increasing pet food can recycling.Read More
Special Dog Company adds wet pet food processing with pouch system from Lan Handling 06.02.2021 By Jennifer Semple The Brazilian pet food company added six production lines to manufacture 30 different wet dog and cat food formulas.Read More
Lan Handling partners with German manufacturer to provide flexible canning systems 04.22.2021 By Jordan Tyler The supplier integrated its automated can handling system with Steriflow’s static retort cookers to create a seamless process for VC Petfoods.Read More
Simmons Pet Food expanding canning capacity by 408 million units per year 10.29.2020 By Jordan Tyler The Arkansas-based pet food co-manufacturer continues to invest in expanding its processing capabilities across the United States.Read More