A joint report by AFIA’s Institute for Feed Education and Research, Pet Food Institute and the North American Renderers Association shows pet food production boosts the economy and reduces agriculture’s environmental footprint.

The company spent five weeks camped out in the parking lot of its pet food manufacturing partner to upgrade the facility’s end-of-line capacities by up to 50%.

The US Food and Drug Administration has added a new facet, Unique Facility Identifiers, as part of its facility registration renewal process, which begins Oct. 1 and ends Dec. 31, 2020.

The company grew sales by 47% in the second quarter, added 4.6 million new customers and continues to expand its distribution network across the United States.

Industry experts weighed in on “new normal” for food safety in pet food processing.

The company cut the ribbon at its new $50 million, 105,000-sq-ft freeze-dried pet food ingredient plant in Seward on Sept. 1.

The association cited COVID-19 complications for canceling its 2020 program, and plans to take this opportunity to improve the program.

The company will manufacture a $13 million facility in Jerome, Idaho, as part of its partnership with Montana Microbial Products to produce barley protein concentrate for use in pet food and aquaculture feed.

The company’s 21 manufacturing sites and St. Louis headquarters have successfully diverted all landfill waste to reusable streams.