United Petfood announces intention to acquire a stake in Lider

United Petfood, international producer of dog- and cat food, announces its intention to take a stake in Turkish manufacturer Lider Pet Food.

Lider Pet Food is a petfood producer with two high-tech production facilities in Turkey. The company has 15 years of experience in the production of dry petfood for dogs and cats as well as feed for birds, rabbits and rodents. Lider also supplies wet petfood and treats for several of its own brands.

“The aim of this partnership is to exchange knowledge and grow together. Lider remains fully self-managed,” according to United Petfood.

“We see a perfect strategic and cultural fit between the two companies, and we believe United Petfood is the ideal partner in continuing our growth journey in Turkey and in our export markets,” according to Lider Pet Food.

SuperZoo and Pet Fair South East Asia join forces to bring the United States and Asian pet industry together

SuperZoo, a leading pet industry tradeshow in North America, and Pet Fair South East Asia, the pet industry’s new trade hub in Asia, are excited to announce their new show cooperation. This partnership aims to unite the United States and Asian pet industry and promote intercontinental collaboration among stakeholders. Throughout 2023, the organisers of SuperZoo and Pet Fair South East Asia, The World Pet Association and VNU Asia Pacific, will be working together on various levels, including cross-promotion of their respective shows and conference content creation.

“We are honoured to have World Pet Association and SuperZoo as a global partner for the United States of

America, the world’s largest pet market,” says Johannes C. Kraus, Project Manager at Pet Fair South East Asia. “This new partnership will certainly accelerate collaboration between the U.S. and Asian pet industry stakeholders.”

Mike Karsting, Senior Vice President of Events at The World Pet Association, comments, “We are thrilled to partner with Pet Fair South East Asia and work together to bring the global pet industry closer. This collaboration will provide a unique opportunity for businesses to connect and explore new opportunities worldwide.”

SuperZoo 2023 is set to take place from August 16-18, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Pet Fair South East Asia will follow two months later, from October 25-27 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Kettering Pet Food auction gains global attention

Sanderson Weatherall has achieved an auction realisation exceeding all expectations for Gold Line Holdings in Kettering.

The directors of Gold Line Holdings instructed Sanderson Weatherall’s auction team to dispose of the assets following the sale of the business.

A major two-day sale, which included over 1,000 lots of dry petfood, animal feed milling equipment and factory equipment, gained attention following a full global marketing campaign for the auction, with the highest value lot realising over £45,000.

Stephen Jepson, partner in Sanderson Weatherall’s auction team comments, “This was a fantastic sale in which we achieved great results for Gold Line Holdings, it goes to show; with full global marketing there is still great demand for second hand equipment.”

“We attracted 325 bidders from UK, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Jersey, Latvia, Netherlands, Jersey, Poland, and Turkey, and successfully sold over 80 percent of lots from the two auction sites.”

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Purina announces 2023 Pet Care Innovation Prize winners

Five pet care startups from across the U.S. and Canada have been selected as the 2023 winners of the seventh annual Pet Care Innovation Prize powered by Purina. From a pet age test that provides easy and accurate at-home age estimations for dogs and cats, to an app that uses artificial intelligence to measure how your pet is feeling, the 2023 class of Pet Care Innovation Prize winners represents some of the latest technology in the $123 billion pet care industry.

The 2023 Pet Care Innovation Prize Winners are:Artie Phoenix, Arizona-based Artie is the only countertop appliance system in the U.S. to prepare artisan-inspired, home-cooked meals for dogs at the touch of a button. Artie Harvest Bowls are a mix of highly nutritious meals featuring whole proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains, and essential vitamins.

EpiPaws

Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based EpiPaws is the maker of a pet age test kit that can help determine a pet’s estimated birthday with a quick oral swab. Once the pet’s age is determined, EpiPaws offers nutrition, behavior insights, and other helpful information based on the pet’s life stage for proactive healthcare management.

Happy Bond

Los Angeles, California-based Happy Bond makes preservative-free dog food with no fillers, and no additives. Each jar is filled with premium, human-grade ingredients and doesn’t need to be refrigerated until it’s opened. The company also makes supplements to support healthy hips and joints based on a pet’s age.

PDX Biotech

Huntsville, Alabama-based PDX Biotech is the creator of OraStripdx, a first-in-class, rapid screening test for veterinarians to detect periodontal disease in dogs and cats early in the disease, while it is invisible. Results are returned in 10 seconds so that proper care can be quickly recommended.

Sylvester.ai Calgary, Alberta Canada-based Sylvester. ai creates predictive visual healthcare products using artificial intelligence. The company’s first app, Tably, uses AI trained on vet-approved pain scales to see how a cat is feeling, based on subtle facial cues. It’s especially useful after a procedure, to make health-related decisions.

Nearly 140 companies from across the United States and Canada applied for the 2023 Pet Care Innovation Prize. Each of the five startup winners will receive $25,000, mentorship from the Pet Care Innovation team, and will participate in an accelerator boot camp at Purina’s headquarters in St. Louis, MO, featuring pet experts from across Purina and the pet care industry.

During a culminating pitch competition in March at Global Pet Expo, an annual trade show in the United States presented by the American Pet Products Association and the Pet Industry Distributors Association, the five finalists will present their businesses to an audience of industry influencers and investors. A grand prize winner will be chosen to receive an additional $25,000 in cash.

“Enriching the lives of pets and the people who love them is our purpose and our passion at Purina. Working with startups who share our passion for pets and the tireless pursuit of innovation allows us to inspire and help each other on this journey,” says Blair Morgan, co-lead of Purina’s 9 Square Ventures group, and vice president, strategy and innovation for Purina. “This year’s class of winners showcases the breadth of opportunities that exist in the pet industry, and our team is excited to help mentor and support them as they grow.”

As Purina’s corporate venturing group, 9 Square Ventures is focused on connecting with pet care startups. The team’s mission is to leverage Purina’s knowledge, experience, and financial resources to help emerging pet care startups scale their businesses and make a positive impact on the lives of as many pets and their owners as possible. The group has been steadily investing millions of dollars in a diverse set of early-stage pet care startups since it was founded in 2014.

The Pet Care Innovation Prize is a collaborative effort of Purina’s 9 Square Ventures group and investing leaders Active Capital to support and connect with early stage pet care startups that are currently in market with an innovative business addressing pet and pet owner needs in the areas of pet health and wellness, services, technology, and food, treats or litter.

Nutrition Technologies the first company in Malaysia approved to import insectmeal

In June of 2022 insect producers in Malaysia became eligible to export insect-based material to the EU for the first time, following Malaysia’s inclusion on the list of countries approved to export insects and insect-based products to the EU, joining a small selection of countries including; Canada, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and South Korea, with permission to do so. This is a boon for the Malaysian economy, a major food producer which is heavily reliant on agricultural exports. On the 19 of February 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture approved Nutrition Technologies to export its insectmeal and oil into the EU & UK markets, making it one of a handful of companies around the world, and the first in Malaysia with this level of approval. Previously only available to customers across Asia-Pacific, this development opens the doors to the rapidly growing insect-based petfood sector in Europe, which is leading the way in sustainable petfood production. Nutrition Technologies manufacture and supply insect protein meal, oil and frass (insect manure) to help feed the growing agriculture and feed industries around the world. Using a combination of beneficial microbes and Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) using a low-energy, zero-waste production model to grow their insects, the larvae are reared on clean and traceable agro-industrial byproducts. The insect-based products are suitable for application in pet food, livestock and aquatic feed, and have a range of proven functional benefits which improve the animals’ health and growth. The insectmeal is also suitable for therapeutic applications in pets that have allergies to common petfood proteins such as beef and lamb. What’s attractive to many manufacturers is the potential impact on GHG emissions that can be achieved through switching to insectbased meats in place of traditional protein sources, as approximately 25 percent of the GHGs associated with meat production is generated through use in petfood. Since tropically farmed insects produce a fraction of the GHG emissions of traditional meat - this can make a big impact on the carbon footprint of petfood production.

The insectmeal is produced to the highest international safety & hygiene standards with full batch traceability, where the larvae are fed only vegetable-based agro-industrial materials such as palm and grain by-products. The insectmeal is fully compliant with EU regulations, and the facility is both GMP & HACCP certified.

Nutrition Technologies have a lowenergy tropical production system that uses a unique combination of micro-organisms and Black Soldier Flies to bioconvert 60,000 tonnes of waste organic by-products into its value-adding products. As a tropical species, the Black Soldier Fly larvae grow quickly and efficiently in the ambient Malaysian climate, meaning that very little energy is required to grow or breed the flies. This low-energy model means that the company benefits from a very low cost of production, but with the same high standards as any European or North American manufacturer and is able to pass-on those savings to the customer. This makes Nutrition Technologies’ products one of the most competitively priced insect products in the world. The company currently ships industrial volumes of material throughout Asia & South America, from the two hectare factory in Malaysia.

“This is a significant step forward in giving European petfood manufacturers more sustainable options in their choice of feed ingredients. While there is a rapidly growing demand for sustainable petfoods, there is very little product available in Europe. This development opens the door for new manufacturers to release insect-based products, and for existing manufacturers to both reduce their costs and improve their environmental footprint,” says Nick Piggott, Co-CEO and Co-founder, Nutrition Technologies.