• Experts from Handtmann and MULTIVAC will present market analyses, successful strategy concepts, and practical implementation support.
• Alternative ingredients, sustainability trends and packaging concepts will be discussed
• Hands-on sessions allow knowledge transfer into practice.

Addressing current challenges, identifying promising potential, and translating it into economic processes. The Future Pet Food Conference 2024, held in Biberach from November 5/ 6, showcases ways to achieve this in the pet food segment. The processing and packaging specialists Handtmann and MULTIVAC invite attendees to explore the entire spectrum of pet food from an interdisciplinary perspective. Science and business experts present the latest market analyses, successful strategy concepts, and practical implementation support.

Just how complex the pet food market is and what dynamics are currently driving it, is revealed by Kate Vlietstra from Mintel in her analytical presentation “Feeding the future: Exploring emerging trends in pet food” and Javier Munoz from Euromonitor who presents “Pet food industry market insights in Western Europe”.

Ulyana Fitsa from Kormotech talks to conference participants about creating a successful market strategy under the most difficult circumstances and with an inresilient infrastructure in her presentation “Unbreakable: How a pet food company from Ukraine entered the global Top 50”.

Alternative ingredients are currently a powerful factor for growth in the pet food market. “Health benefits of insect based pet food” by Chloe Champion from Agronutis, “Hydrocolloids – the art of mixture” presented by Carolin Bohlke from Miavit, “Upcycled ingredients with functional, nutritional and health benefits” by Cindy Dekeyser from PB Leiner or “FeedKind®Pet - alternative proteins of the future, now!” presented by Herman Sloot from Calysta take a closer look at
different approaches.

Jim Lamancusa from the Pet Sustainability Coalition then reveals the latest “Sustainability trends in pet food”. In “The value of packaging and how to reduce the carbon footprint over the entire life cycle”, Bernd Brandt from the Vienna University of Applied Sciences talks about sustainable concepts in packaging. Guest speakers Klaus Deniffel from co-host Multivac and Matthias Schrägle from films specialist Südpack present “Innovations in pet food packaging. Focus on sustainability and cost efficiency”, and put the focus on sustainable packaging solutions from a profitability perspective.

Many hands-on sessions at the conference allow knowledge transfer into practice, as innovative products are manufactured using state-of-the-art production processes. In this context, Carsten Petry from Bühler AG outlines “Applications and advantages of extrusion technology for dry and wet feed production with fresh meat”.

Learning from key players, developing interdisciplinary and cross-functional strategies as well as translating them into business practice by harmonizing technical and procedural aspects are all on the agenda of this industry get-together, which is open for registration at www.future-pet-food- conference.com.