Registration is now open for the American Feed Business Affiliation’s (AFIA) annual Pet Meals Convention (PFC), taking place January 28, 2025, along with the Worldwide Manufacturing & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Georgia. This occasion is designed to deliver collectively professionals working within the pet vitamin business, providing insights into rising tendencies, regulatory updates and the most recent analysis.

“We’re thrilled to deliver collectively a dynamic lineup of audio system for this 12 months’s Pet Meals Convention,” mentioned Louise Calderwood, AFIA’s director of regulatory affairs. “The varied agenda will present attendees with insights on subjects starting from progressive advertising and marketing tendencies to vital regulatory updates, making certain everybody will acquire priceless data to navigate the ever-evolving pet meals panorama.”

This daylong convention will characteristic displays and discussions on key subjects impacting the business. Highlights embrace:

Michael Johnson, principal of client technique at BSM Companions, will focus on present advertising and marketing tendencies in pet meals.Wealthy Kelleman, chief govt officer of Bond Pet Meals, Inc., will touch upon the usage of brewed proteins in pet meals.Erin Perry, Ph.D., professor at Southern Illinois College, will deal with gaps in working canine vitamin and the associated business alternatives and challenges.Lara Moody, govt director of the Institute for Feed Training and Analysis (IFEEDER), will present the most recent information on U.S. pet meals consumption.

Along with these classes, the PFC may also characteristic regulatory updates from the Meals and Drug Administration and the Affiliation of American Feed Management Officers, in addition to the presentation of the Good friend of Pet Meals award.

For extra data, go to petfoodconference.com. To register for PFC, add the occasion throughout IPPE registration.