Pet Food Networking Programme | Fetch the Future: Pet Food Edition
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This is a paid-to-attend event and the sessions will take place in person only. Upgrade here to join us. This session will not be available for on-demand viewing.
Debuting at Fi Europe 2025, Fetch the Future: Pet Food Edition is a premier networking event designed for professionals driving the future of pet nutrition. This exclusive programme brings together industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from the global pet food industry to explore one of the fastest-growing markets today.
Agenda:
16:30 - 16:35: Welcome Adress and Networking
Speaker: Yannick Verry, Brand Director – Fi Events
16:35 - 16:45: Bite-sized Talk - 5 ingredients to look out for in pet food
Today’s pet food industry is heavily influenced by emotional decision making by the pet owner. These emotions are founded humanisation, driving trends for healthy, functional ingredients and various product formats.
Addressing these emotions while ticking the boxes of claims that owners look for holds the key to consumer interest in ingredients. We present five ingredients that are emerging or established in the human food space. These have been rated for how well they address trending consumer needs and potential for application across pet food products. That makes these the ingredients to look out for.
Speaker: Alexandra Wesker, Pet Nutritionist and Formulator, Wesker Nutrition
16:45 - 16:55: Bite-sized Talk - How to create innovative process and reduce costs
Innovation in pet food is evolving rapidly, not just in ingredients, but in the technologies and processes behind them. Cultivated meat offers pets access to high-quality nutrition while reducing environmental impact and cost. In this session, Owen offers a glimpse into the future of sustainable pet food.
Speaker: Owen Ensor, CEO at Meatly
16:55 - 17:05: Joint Q&A
Alex and Owen will answer audience questions together, before heading into open networking.
Speakers:
- Alexandra Wesker, Pet Nutritionist and Formulator, Wesker Nutrition
- Owen Ensor, CEO, Meatly
17:05 - 18:00: Networking Drinks - Time to make meaningful connections!
