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The companies also announced a second Joint Development Agreement to expand collaboration
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BOULDER, Colo. — Bond Pet Foods has shipped its first two metric tons of animal protein created through fermentation to Hill’s Pet Nutrition, which will begin developing test products using the innovative, more sustainable ingredients for regulatory review and testing. market.
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Separately, the companies announced a second joint development agreement to create additional animal protein for potential use in Hill products. The collaboration between Bond and Hill’s, announced in late 2021, aims to develop a source of more sustainable animal protein to meet the dietary needs of dogs and cats.
The two metric tons produced by Bond represents a major milestone toward the commercialization of its fermentation technology for pet food applications. The serving size will allow Hill’s to formulate different products at its Pet Nutrition Center in Topeka, KS for testing. That data will be used for final ingredient analysis by the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, as well as to prepare prototypes for market testing.
“Hill’s is known for its leadership in science-based precise, complete and balanced nutrition. We are excited to continue our relationship with Bond and support their truly novel approach to produce animal proteins in a more sustainable way that meets our high quality standards,” said Dave Baloga, Executive Vice President , Science & Technology for Pet Nutrition by Hill.
“Production tonnage at the 45,000 Liter scale is a major milestone in the Bond-Hill partnership,” said Rich Kelleman, Founder and CEO of Bond Pet Foods. “Furthermore, Hill’s commitment to expand our work together demonstrates the opportunity we collectively see in Bond ingredients for their future in the food and pet industries.”
According to Bond, its precision fermentation platform is safe and established – building on a process that has existed for more than half a century to make everything from enzymes (rennet) for making cheese to vitamin B12.
The process has been carefully reengineered to better produce proteins such as chicken, turkey and beef for pet food applications, without the need to raise and process farm animals.
In the US alone, 74 million dogs and 56 million cats in households currently consume large amounts of animal-based protein. As a result, as noted in a 2017 study published in the scientific journal PLUS One, livestock accounts for up to 30% of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with domestic meat consumption. It represents both CO2 and additional greenhouse gas emissions from animal production.
About Bond Pet Foods
Bond Pet Foods is a Boulder, Colorado-based company that uses biotechnology to create animal proteins that are nutritionally comparable to their conventional counterparts but without all the bad stuff—so people, pets , farm animals and the planet all win. Using some of the same processes used in craft production, Bond produces high-quality animal proteins through fermentation, harvesting them to better meet the nutritional requirements of companion animals. , and supplies ingredients to manufacturers for pet food, treat and supplement applications.
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Bond’s investors include some of the most prominent funds in the alternative protein, biotechnology and ingredient space including Genoa VC, Lever VC, ADM Ventures, Cavallo Ventures (Wilbur-Ellis), Agronomics, Thia Ventures, KBW Ventures, iSelect Fund and Plug and Play Adventures.
For more information on the Bond technology and team, visit bondpets.com or follow @bondpetfoods on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.
About Hill’s Pet Nutrition
At Hill’s, our decades of science and research guide us in creating nutrition that’s one step ahead —so pets and pet parents can enjoy every day together. As the US #1 Veterinarian Recommended pet food brand, knowledge is our first ingredient with 220+ veterinarians, PhD nutritionists and food scientists working to develop breakthrough innovations in pet health.
Hill’s Prescription Diet therapeutic nutrition along with our daily foods, Hill’s Science Diet, Hill’s Healthy Advantage and Hill’s Bioactive Recipe, are sold in veterinary clinics and pet specialty retailers worldwide. For more information about Hill’s, our products and our forward-thinking approach to nutrition, visit us at HillsPet.com or HillsVet.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram
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Contacts
Contact for Hills:
Kelsey Rockey
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 913-956-9959
Contact for Bond:
Bob Wheatley
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 312-806-6975
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