Dog and cat food recipes may benefit from using selected portions of the sorghum grain, called fractions.

While pet food formulators now use whole sorghum, dog and cat food recipes may benefit from using selected portions of the sorghum grain, called fractions. Scientists found that sorghum germ in particular had higher quantities of fat and protein than other fractions of sorghum or whole grains when incorporated in extruded dog food. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Sorghum Germ Provides Protein and Fat in Pet Food.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 25 June 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7310-sorghum-germ-provides-protein-and-fat-in-pet-food.

Pet food made in Mexico accounts for the majority of dog and cat food sold in the country’s market.

Of the 134 pet food companies based in Mexico, five states produce nearly 95 percent of the nation’s dog and cat food. Ivan Franco, founder of Triplethree International Market Research, shared that information during the opening session of Foro Mascotas 2018 on May 31 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Mexican Pet Food Industry Concentrated in 5 States.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 20 June 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7302-mexican-pet-food-industry-concentrated-in-5-states.

The sales growth rate of new trends compared to their percentage of total US dog food sales was nearly the inverse of established trends.

In the US dog food market, there are proven trends or fast growing trends, and sales of products following these trends behave differently, said James Restivo, director of client development at market research group Nielsen, during the opening session of Petfood Innovation Workshop. Overall, health concerns inspired many of these dog food trends. Restivo presented Nielsen Product Insider data gathered during the 52 weeks ending March 3, 2018. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Infographic: 2 Proven, 5 Growing Dog Food Trends in 2018.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 11 June 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7260-infographic-2-proven-5-growing-dog-food-trends-in-2018.