John Adams

Facing an unsustainable food future

Facing an unsustainable food future

Studies show we will soon be hitting the limits of our current ability to meet the food demands of the human population, let alone pets. Where are we headed?

Global Pet Industry
3 Oct 2018
Clean label: minefield or goldmine?

Clean label: minefield or goldmine?

Vaguely defined, unscientific but based on real consumer wants: getting behind the marketing hype of clean label. 

Trends & Insights
28 Aug 2018
Advances in plant-based proteins

Advances in plant-based proteins

Plant-based proteins are becoming more popular and it is now possible to find a wide range of alternative sources with novel properties.

Ingredients
29 Mar 2018
Functional foods

Functional foods

Consumer awareness on the benefits of functional foods is as high as ever. This gives rise to many opportunities.

Ingredients
14 Feb 2018
The need for business sustainability

The need for business sustainability

When discussing sustainability, business sustainability is generally overlooked. Which issues should be considered when it comes to sustainable business development?

Global Pet Industry
18 Jan 2018
Ethics and sustainability

Ethics and sustainability

24 Oct 2017
Future food for thought

Future food for thought

The world will have 10 billion inhabitants by 2050. The natural question is how do we sustainably feed ourselves and our pets?

Trends & Insights
12 Oct 2017
From the plate to the bowl

From the plate to the bowl

Differences between human and pet foods are diminishing with pet foods being formulated to follow human trends.

Pet Food
1 Jun 2017
You get what you pay for

You get what you pay for

It is a reasonable assumption that ‘you get what you pay for’. Being one of the many purchasers of pet food, does the same logic apply?

Pet Food
13 Apr 2017
Nature’s lessons

Nature’s lessons

13 Apr 2017
Production of treats

Production of treats

According to Euromonitor the global percentage volume growth for pet products between 2008 and 2015 is lower than value growth. 

19 Oct 2016
Pets and stem cells

Pets and stem cells

There is a growing interest in the use of stem cells for treating domestic animals with various ailments.

7 Sep 2016
Drivers of change

Drivers of change

1 Sep 2016
What’s the buzz?

What’s the buzz?

‘Natural’ foods have been top sellers for quite some time now.
What is currently going on in the ‘natural’ segment?

25 Feb 2016
Agriculture and pet welfare

Agriculture and pet welfare

The inherent aim of any new product development programme for pet food is to use at least natural ingredients, minimal manufacturing and – for premium specialised products – organic ingredients. Ingredients and manufacturing should be part of a sustainability programme and the product should have no detrimental impact upon pet welfare.

29 Nov 2015
Toxic or not?

Toxic or not?

In the creation of diets, little is known of any toxins produced during the cooking process.

15 Oct 2015
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