Pet Wellness and Nutrition

Plant-based diets are a growing trend for people and their pets. In this category there’s often an expectation that meatless pet products replicate the taste and richness of meat-based diets. To seamlessly bring vegan or mixed protein products to market, pet food manufacturers must address common issues faced with plant-based ingredients such as delivering optimal palatability performance, creating finished products with appealing appearance and texture and formulating for nutritional completeness.

Whether seeking a single plant ingredient or a complete plant-based solution, our solutions can meet your needs. Our portfolio delivers unrivalled taste, nutrition and functional solutions and can be integrated into dry, wet and semi-moist dog and cat foods and treats.

Functional nutrition is one of the strongest trends in pet food. It is largely driven by pet consumers’ growing interest in providing nutrition for their animals that goes beyond satiety to include products that support digestive health and immune strength.

Surveys show that some consumers would be willing to pay more for pet products fortified with probiotics, and ingredient claims for digestive health have increased significantly in pet foods and treats. Our probiotic solution helps pet food and treat manufacturers ensure beneficial microorganisms survive the journey from processing to a pet’s gut.

Pet food taste is the leading purchase influencer for people shopping for dog and cat food across all retail channels, from pet specialty stores to mass merchants and supermarkets. In today’s crowded pet food industry, it’s not enough for pets to enjoy a product—they must love it enough to grab their pet parent’s attention and inspire repeat purchases.

Pet food processing can be harsh, and stripping food of essential nutrients is a real risk. Gentle pet processing methods can preserve the nutritional value of food, but some processes lead to inefficiencies and raise costs.

To balance the need for optimised products made with sustainable processes, we offer pet nutrition manufacturers a solution that maintains the quality of the product during efficient processing. This can lead to improved throughput, reduced power consumption, increased inclusion of water and low-cost ingredients plus extended shelf life and increased PDI.

Pet owners are paying closer attention to their pet’s food product labels, appearance and aroma, often avoiding unfamiliar or artificial ingredients. Freshness is also playing a larger role in purchase decisions and has significant universal appeal for both dog and cat owners regardless of food type (traditional wet, dry, fresh).

Kerry EverWild™ can help meet growing consumer demand for cleaner ingredient labels and freshness. EverWild is a diverse range of nature-inspired, kitchen-friendly ingredients like dairy, celery and vinegar that can help improve pet food palatability, appearance and help maintain freshness, quality and taste over shelf-life.

The EverWild portfolio is made for pet food and treat manufactures seeking ingredients pets enjoy, and people can feel good about.

Research shows a majority of pet consumers want their animals to experiences new things, including tastes and smells. With thousands of new products entering the global pet food market each year, pet nutrition manufacturers must offer unique, attention-capturing flavour profiles.

Our team of certified flavourists can help you introduce customized aromas to the marketplace, inspired by regional taste trends that can make a lasting impression on pet consumers. Our aromatic products work in dry and wet dog and cat food, dog and cat treats and plant-based pet products.

Rewarding dogs and cats with treats and snacks can increase the bond between pet and pet consumer and add variety to a pet’s diet. However, pet treats often add surplus empty calories and contribute to obesity in dogs and cats.

Our coating solutions can help transform pet food suppliers’ tasty treats into snacks with functional benefits. Made for frozen and shelf-stable products, our sweet and savoury treat coatings provide a delicious and nutritious pathway to improved digestive health and immune system support or increase fibre for satiation.

Pet consumers increasingly want pet food and treats that list real meat as a top ingredient, and they want more sustainably sourced pet food with transparent origins and ingredients. There’s also a growing interest in human-grade pet foods, which new research shows may help improve digestibility.

Kerry's line of locally-sourced chicken products are gently cooked in a state-of-the-art USDA Organic-, APHIS- and FSSC22000-certified facility dedicated to poultry. Our human-grade animal protein products are appropriate for use in dry and wet dog and cat food, dog and cat treats, blended plant and animal products and broth toppers.