IQI Trusted Petfood Ingredients

The Dutch ingredient supplier aims to reach new customers and broaden its product portfolio.

As of July 1st, the specialty ingredient supplier has a new head of sales.

IQI (The Netherlands)

IQI (The Netherlands)

Is it fair to claim omega-3 on your label when ALA-rich flaxseed oil is the real ingredient? Or is fish oil, rich in EPA and DHA the only way to go?

The millennial target group is too big and provides too many opportunities to ignore, but it presents us with a challenge.

Blockchain is about to change the pet food industry for the better, as it makes 100% transparency the norm.

Hydrolysis is a widely used and abused term in the pet food industry but done right it can deliver a new source of powerful proteins. 

A well-balanced diet is essential for healthy living. That goes for humans as well as pets. Good food provides the body with all the nutrients, vitamins and minerals required to function optimally and prevents a wide range of serious health problems. For good reason, functional foods and supplement-enriched products have become an inextricable part of our everyday menu. And now pets get to taste the same benefits.

As we all know, delivering quality starts at the source. To produce the best results, excellent ground materials are essential, but that is just the start. It is what happens next in the production and transport process that determines the quality of the end product.

While pet humanization is not exactly a new trend, the belief that pets are full-fledged family members continues to grow. Today more than ever pet owners pay close attention to what ends up in their companion’s bowls.

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The best business is honest business. It is that simple.

The way it was

In the 50’s and 60’s feed mills produced petfood as a side stream, mixing animal proteins with regionally sourced ground materials. Businesswise it was a clever idea to work with nutrient suppliers closest to the factory. Also quality control was relatively easy this way. But with little to no variation in their menu, certain animals developed allergic reactions. This led to the introduction of lamb meal, an ‘exotic’ meat component free of allergens.