What dog food brands announce, and what we see change on the shelf: new recipes, recipe changes, discontinued foods and company news, each tied to the foods we review.
Pets Global, which owns Zignature, marked its 15th anniversary and won Pet Age's Power 50 award for the second year running. The article also recaps its 2025 launches, including the Select Cuts Kangaroo Formula.
The Canadian Olympic Committee signed a four-year partnership making Nulo Team Canada's official pet nutrition partner through the 2026 and 2028 Olympic Games.
Annamaet partnered with sales agency Pet Solutions Group to expand distribution among independent pet retailers in the US and Canada.
McLovin's parent company announced plans for a name and ticker change and a path from OTC trading toward a Nasdaq listing. It describes McLovin's as its flagship subsidiary, sold in more than 6,000 stores.
Jinx expanded into about 1,500 PetSmart stores and named Kyle Banahan CEO, succeeding co-founder Terri Rockovich. The company said it was nearing $100 million in revenue.
Former Generous Brands CFO Jay Thompson was named CEO, and founder Marie Moody, who had been interim CEO, stepped back from the executive role.
Farmina opened a $115 million, 150,000 square foot plant in Reidsville, North Carolina, its first US manufacturing site, and expects it to create 200 jobs over five years.
Bil-Jac appointed Danny Waite, a longtime Hill's Pet Nutrition executive, as chief commercial officer.
Mars opened a $450 million Royal Canin dry pet food factory in Lewisburg, Ohio, with up to 270 new jobs. Mars says it is Royal Canin's largest dry pet food factory globally.
Bil-Jac named Michael Greenwell, formerly of Post Consumer Brands' pet division and The Honest Kitchen, as chief executive officer.
ZIWI slowed production at its Awatoto plant in Napier, citing lower global demand and an avian influenza outbreak in New Zealand. The article says the US is ZIWI's largest market.
Instinct partnered with Demand Chain AI to improve its demand forecasting, production scheduling and inventory planning as the company grows.
Petcurean released its 2024 sustainability report. It highlights the upcycled ingredients in Go! Solutions Benefit Chews and progress on recyclable packaging.
Royal Canin said it would permanently close its Rolla, Missouri plant, ending production in April 2025 and moving manufacturing to other sites. The closure affected 105 employees.
Just Food reported on e2p's investment in Bil-Jac and noted that the financial terms and the size of the stake were not disclosed.
Chicago private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners invested in Bil-Jac Foods in partnership with Ray Kelly. Former Petco CEO Ron Coughlin joined the company as executive chairman.
General Mills agreed to buy the Tiki Pets and Cloud Star brands from NXMH for $1.45 billion. The deal also included two manufacturing plants in Joplin, Missouri.
Halo's parent Better Choice agreed to acquire Canadian specialty pharmacy company SRx Health in an all-stock deal, with SRx holders to own about 85% of the combined company.
Go! Solutions maker Petcurean marked its 25th anniversary and announced a donation of 250,000 cat and dog food meals to rescues and shelters.
VICTOR said it had put more than $5 million over the past year into its Mount Pleasant, Texas plant, including automated finished-product sampling and third-party lab testing.
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