Author: Alma Buelva

A national association of pet food manufacturers and sellers in Japan is calling on its members to expand into new areas that support the health of pets to encourage their owners to buy. The Pet Food Association of Japan believes that by exploring new growth areas, the group can curb the effects of pet food retail price inflation that is expected to continue throughout 2024. In a New Year’s address to its 94 member companies, Hiromitsu Kodama, chairman of the Pet Food Association of Japan, said that health-conscious foods and gourmet foods that will please both pets and owners of…

China’s pet industry players can now tap into a new global supply chain platform created exclusively for them by the Pet Industry Working Committee of the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association. Called Pet Sourcing China (PSC), the platform aims to help Chinese pet companies gain access to overseas markets by holding international trade exhibitions in China and also sending delegations to similar event abroad. The PSC will also promote the exchange of knowledge on Chinese pets industry professionals and their counterparts around the world. Those who decide to take their brands or expand their factories abroad can expect full-process…

In Australia and Japan, local hunters and farmers are turning to pet food manufacturers in an attempt to create a new revenue stream for their game meat in the face of serious business and ecological challenges to their industry .The problems caused by El Niño in livestock farming and the overpopulation of wildlife on crops were exacerbated by the weakening of demand for game meat for human consumption. Bloomberg News recently reported that sheep farmers from Western Australia are giving away their low quality animals for free to pet food manufacturers as prices for mutton have dropped 75% since last…