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.

Equipment innovations and automated process controls are facilitating safer, more efficient dry bulk ingredient handling.

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

The two companies will combine automation expertise with a sanitary post-extrusion component to improve processing efficiency for pet food applications.

Mid America Pet Food, Nature’s Logic, Carnivore Meat Company and Meowijuana were recognized for recent growth in the United States market. Several other pet industry companies made the list as well.

The two agencies have teamed up to the develop an employee health and food safety checklist for food processing operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 flexible packaging company expects $100 million in revenue in 2020, growing substantially since its founding in 2016.