Petsource by Scoular’s $75M expansion triples freeze-dried pet food capacity

Petsource by Scoular has completed a $75 million expansion at its Seward, Nebraska, plant that delivers extra capacity to help current customers grow and space to accommodate new customers seeking production at its state-of-the-art facility.

The company says the tripling of capacity also enables customers to more efficiently introduce new products to the market, with the expansion providing an additional 70,000 square feet of freeze-dried pet food ingredient manufacturing space. Freeze-dried products are among the fastest-growing pet food categories.

“Petsource identified a need in the market to help brands expand their product offerings in freeze dried,” Chad Kucks, director of

Advent, CVC collaborate on bid for European pet food giant PPF: Report- Republic World

European pet food business

European pet food business | Image:Partner in Pet Food

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Private equity giants Advent International and CVC Capital have joined forces in a bid to acquire Partner in Pet Food (PPF), a prominent player in the animal food industry in Europe, currently owned by Cinven, according to a report by the Financial Times on Sunday .

While negotiations are ongoing, the outcome remains uncertain, according to the report, quoting people familiar with the matter.

Previously, Cinven had set a valuation target of approximately 2 billion euros ($2.16 billion) for PPF, as per the

Badlands Ranch launches into independent pet channel

Adapted from a press release.

Badlands Ranch, a premium dog nutrition brand providing superfood-packed dog food and treats for canine health, is now available to independent pet stores through its partnership with key distributors in the channel, including Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, Veterinary Service Inc. (VSI), American Distribution and Manufacturing Company (ADMC) and National Animal Nutrition, Inc. (NAN).

One of Badlands Ranch’s leading products, Superfood Complete, has sold over 3 million units. The product includes superfoods such as turmeric, ginger and lion’s mane mushrooms. Through these new strategic partnerships, this product will be available in numerous additional retailers.