Best Friends Pet Hotels will now offer Freely Pet dog and cat diets as its in-house brand at the company’s 31 pet care and boarding facilities.

The company has expanded its recall in cooperation with the FDA and Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Conference programs, including the American Feed Industry Association's Pet Food Conference, will be offered virtually instead.

The packaging equipment supplier will expand its portfolio to include a wide range of sanitary systems and engineering services through the acquisition.

The organization will invite up to three graduate students and up to eight undergraduate students to present their work in the pet nutrition space to roughly 300 pet professionals in January.

The one-day webinar, titled Pet Fair PreConnect, will feature a variety of discussions on the overall pet market and global pet nutrition trends.

The new Pet Food Experience (PEX) Center will house the latest process technologies, testing capabilities and educational workshops to share R&D skills and knowledge with pet food and treat processors.

Amy Patterson has joined the company as general manager of Petsource, and Eric Perry has been named general manager of feed co-products, among several other new appointments.

The company partnered with Amcor to develop a 100% recyclable wet pet food pouch to withstand heating and sanitizing during processing and offer a sustainable option for pet owners.

Market research firm Packaged Facts breaks down global pet food sales, with the United States leading the charge with an estimated $59 billion by the end of 2020.