Latin America's pet food market is forecast to grow from $12.8B in 2025 to $18.5B by 2035 at 3.7% CAGR, with Brazil holding 60% of regional sales and Chile showing 75%+ household pet ownership.
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HelloFresh's pet food brand The Pets Table launched EasyFresh, a shelf-stable human-grade dog food using patented packaging to bypass the cold-chain barrier that has limited fresh pet food distribution.
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Charterhouse Capital Partners completed its £235.2M acquisition of UK veterinary pharmaceutical company Animalcare Group, taking the AIM-listed firm private at 336 pence per share — the latest PE-driven consolidation in animal health.
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APPA's 2026 State of the Industry report shows US dog ownership at 53% (71M households, 15-year high) and cat ownership rebounding to 39% (53M households) — youth-led, multi-generational, with value-oriented spending reallocation toward vet care and away from food.
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Mars, Fressnapf, Chewy, Absolute Pets, Freshpet, ADM and Ceva all announce senior leadership changes in late July 2026, signaling a coordinated push toward digital execution, category management discipline, and regional platform expansion across the global pet industry.
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TRIXIE management details its growth plan after Central Garden & Pet's €400M majority acquisition: US expansion as the central pillar, independent operations, and a culture-first integration approach for the largest transatlantic pet supplies deal of 2026.
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Gimborn acquires majority stake in Italian plant-based cat litter specialist Cerberus, vertically integrating sustainable hygiene production for the first time in its 171-year history.
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PetIQ acquires MYOS Corp and its Fortetropin® muscle health platform, adding clinically validated preventive pet nutrition to its OTC wellness empire.
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Pets at Home reports Q1 FY27 consumer revenue up 3.9% to £614M with retail turnaround gaining traction, market-share wins, and unchanged full-year guidance.
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Musti Group's H1 2026 net sales rose 14.7% to €277.1M with gross margin at 44.2%, but strategic infrastructure investments pushed net income into the red.
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LIMPID acquires vision-AI firm PetPeotalk (350M behavioral videos) to power its Kinfora AI pet healthcare platform, aiming for a "digital twin" of every pet.
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EU amendment (EU) 2026/1389 extends mandatory EPR to smart pet devices, grooming products, and pet furniture — non-compliant shipments may be held at customs from August 1.
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French ultra-premium pet food group Nasta secures €120M from H.I.G. WhiteHorse to acquire Canada's FirstMate, building a transatlantic platform with ~€200M projected revenue.
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Central Garden & Pet acquires ~80% of Germany's TRIXIE for up to €400M, creating the leading global pet supplies platform with 30,000+ European retail doors.
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Mars named former Coca-Cola Global Nutrition Category President Christina Ruggiero to lead Mars Pet Nutrition North America, overseeing PEDIGREE, IAMS, SHEBA, CESAR, GREENIES, TEMPTATIONS, and NUTRO.
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Tractor Supply is closing ~75 Petsense stores, acquiring VIP Petcare, and expanding Freshpet to 700+ locations as it builds a rural pet health and wellness platform.
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General Mills took a $1.5 billion goodwill impairment on its North America Pet reporting unit as Blue Buffalo's organic volumes declined 3% despite 6% reported sales growth.
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Pet Service Holding NV acquired Dutch e-commerce pet company RHR Concepts in a bankruptcy asset deal, adding €7M+ in annual revenue and pushing the group's combined sales past €20 million.
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