Spotlight: Sustainable Petcare News Highlights
Pet Sustainability Coalition prepares for Return to Retail recycling rollout. Spotlight on pet owner sustainability demands. Nestle Purina supports regenerative marine-based sourcing fund. Meatly, BioCraft Pet Nutrition reach price parity for cultivated meat. Noochies! cell-cultivated pet treats expand reach. And much more...
Brands in the news highlights: Pet Sustainability Coalition, PetSmart, Packaged Facts, Morris Packaging, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, CULT Food Science, Valet Seller, Dr.Clauder solutions for pets GmH, Calysta, Meatly, GEA Group, PETSELECT SA, Nestlé Purina North America, Ocean 14 Capital , Open Farm Pet, Green Source Organics, BioCraft and many more.
Pet Sustainability Coalition prepares for regional Return to Retail recycling rollout
“One aspiration of the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) is to establish a nationwide retail collection platform for recycling used pet food and treat bags. After years of collaborative pilot programs and partnerships, the organization has come one step closer to this goal.”
Keep up with pet owner sustainability demand changes
“How has consumer demand changed in the past few years? What product attributes have become more critical?”
Nestlé Purina deepens support for blue economy enterprises
“Marine ecosystems are vital to the environment at large, and Nestlé aims to support their conservation through a recent investment in the Ocean 14 Capital Fund I, a blue economy organization supporting sustainable, regenerative practices in marine-based sourcing activities and promoting ocean preservation.”
Meatly hits cultivated meat milestone, cuts production costs
“Agronomics said its portfolio company, Meatly, has achieved a significant milestone in developing a protein-free culture medium costing £1 per liter.”
BioCraft Pet Nutrition ‘re-imagines’ cultivated meat, achieves price parity
“BioCraft Pet Nutrition, a producer of cultivated meat ingredients for use in pet food, announced it has achieved price parity with premium traditional meat. By re-imagining the manufacturing process to develop cultivated meat, BioCraft’s ingredient now touts a sales price of $2.00 to $2.50 per pound, making it more competitive with traditional premium meat ingredients used in pet food formulas, according to the company.”
Noochies! cell-cultivated pet treats expand online reach
“CULT Food Science, a pioneer in the commercialization of lab grown meat and cellular agriculture, announces its subsidiary, Further Foods, has partnered with Valet Seller to launch its Noochies! products on major online marketplaces such as Amazon, Target, Kroger and Walmart.”
Dr. Clauder’s, Calysta collaborate on fermented protein dog treat
“Dr. Clauder’s and protein pioneer Calysta unveiled their collaboration innovation at Interzoo 2024: the world’s first dog treats featuring FeedKind Pet protein.
According to the companies, this revolutionary ingredient, produced through natural fermentation, offers a non-GMO, nutrient-dense and environmentally friendly protein source that meets the highest standards of pet nutrition.”
PetSmart Steps Up to Expand Sustainable Pet Care Solutions
“PetSmart, a provider of pet products and services, is actively expanding its selection of sustainable products in response to a growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly options. According to Joanne Dwyer, PetSmart’s Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Communications, the company is strengthening its efforts through strategic partnerships with entities like West Paw, PetPlate and TerraCycle to increase the accessibility of sustainable products.”
Sustainability in new pet food product development
“When developing new pet foods and treats, their productions’ ecological and social ramifications must be considered to address pet owners’ environmental and egalitarian concerns.”
PetSelect Obtains Accreditation From Pet Sustainability Coalition
“PetSelect has been accredited as a sustainability-focused company, aligned with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, by the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC).”
Pet project: How a pair of pugs led Open Farm’s founders to create a sustainable pet-food business
Green Source Organics debuts ‘revolutionary’ pet food ingredient
“Green lipped mussel sits among the ranks of pet food ingredients praised for their superfood health benefits, specifically as a clean-label source of Omega 3 fatty acids to aid skin and coat health. Green Source Organics has “unlocked the full potential” of this powerful ingredient through a new offering: Extracted Green Lipped Mussel Powder.”
GEA to open ‘green’ alternative protein tech center
“International technology supplier GEA, looking to meet industry demand for complementary proteins and ingredients, broke ground on a 12,900-square-foot technology center for alternative proteins on May 8
GEA shared that the Janesville, Wis., facility, set to open in 2025, will develop industry-ready alternatives to meat, dairy, seafood and eggs.”