Petfood Forum 2018 featured dozens of globally recognized speakers who shared insights on a variety of topics including pet food ingredients and nutrition, marketing, and pet food safety and processing.
10 articles recapping Petfood Forum educational sessions:
- Millennial pet food buyer’s story reflects wider market – The pet food industry changed as millennials came of age through the 1990s and 2000s
- Infographic: 4 rising, 3 declining novel pet food proteins – Discover why pet food industry analysts believe certain novel proteins grow in pet food popularity, while other decline
- ‘Connected consumers’ changing customer journey – More consumers are active online, which gives companies and brands an opportunity to engage with their audience
- How the pet food industry is leveraging new technologies – The power of technology is enabling the pet food industry to be more transparent and helpful to customers
- Using HPP to produce clean-label raw pet foods – High-pressure processing is an effective method for creating safe, healthy raw pet food and can help pet food companies avoid recalls to protect their reputations
- Convincing buyers of pet food nutrition may drive growth – Nutritional-value promotion may be key area where the pet food industry has room to improve and expand
- Studying alternative ingredients for pet food applications – During the nutrition educational track at Petfood Forum 2018, two presentations highlighted the need for alternative pet food ingredient research
- Transparency is opportunity for pet food companies to educate – Petfood Forum speaker says companies need to get their information out to consumers to gain trust
- 3 functional foods moving into pet food from human trends – During Petfood Forum 2018, attendees learned about three functional ingredients that are moving from human foods into pet foods and treats
- How to formulate, launch new pet food and treats – Developing new pet food and treats requires a large investment in both time and money, so a number of factors should be taken into account before launching a new product, Petfood Innovation Workshop attendees learned
Save the dates for these upcoming events:
Petfood Forum China | August 21, 2018 | Shanghai, China
Petfood R&D Showcase | October 9-11, 2018 | Manhattan, Kansas
Petfood Innovation Workshop & Petfood Forum | April 29 – May 1 | Kansas City, Missouri
