Despite low, single-digit growth, the pet care giant continues to lead Nestlé’s business. 

Novel proteins, limited ingredients and functional elements can all play a role.

The pet business achieved mid single-digit growth for the first six months. 

The investment will expand wet pet food production capacity by nearly 50%.

The new plant is the company’s first in North Carolina and 23rd in the United States. 

Cans, cups, chubs and pouches are serving multiple purposes for wet formulations, from humanization to eco-friendliness to food safety.

Purina has not built a facility from the “ground up” since 1975.

The company has invested more than $900 million since 2020 to expand its pet food operations in Bük.

Arch Pet Food, an alternative protein and allergen-friendly pet nutrition startup, has been selected as one of the five winners.

Four projects have received $30,000 to support research into the human-animal bond.