April 27-29, 2026

All Speakers

Dog and cat food research experts who will present at Petfood Forum & Petfood Essentials

Greg Daniel
Strategic Industry Advisor - Pet Food/Treats & Protein
Haskell Company
Gregory Daniel serves as strategic industry advisor for Haskell, bringing more than 26 years of experience in the pet food industry. His career spans technical services, new product and process development, and advanced statistical process optimization. Daniel has led numerous initiatives focused on improving product consistency, nutritional integrity and operational efficiency across diverse pet food categories. His deep understanding of processing transformations and facility design helps manufacturers achieve both innovation and certainty of outcome in pet food processing.
Date/TimeTitle
Mon Apr 27
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Petfood Essentials: The nexus of consistency and innovation in pet food manufacturing
KCCC Room 2215

Gregory Daniel, strategic industry advisor for pet food/treats and protein, Haskell Company, presents a practical framework for achieving both differentiation and consistency in pet food production, recognizing that delivering a truly unique and consistently high-quality pet food product requires understanding the physical and chemical transformations inherent in the process. Daniel explores frontier processing techniques for differentiation through lessons from adjacent industries that can be adapted to pet food, plus strategic facility design for product innovation through integrating innovation goals early in facility planning. Gain actionable insights for optimizing current operations and designing future-ready facilities capable of producing the next generation of high-performing, differentiated pet nutrition products.