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Pet food ingredients “A mismatch between

supply and demand”

The pandemic has increased pressure on the global availabili-
ty of raw materials for pet food products. PET worldwide talked

about current developments and future challenges with Mark
Oostendorp, CEO of IQI Trusted Petfood Ingredients.

What is IQI and how is mium ingredients to our cus- with specific functionalities or
your company involved in tomers, who are located mainly unique benefits that meet the
the pet food industry? in Europe and North America. latest trends in the global pet
Founded in 1994 as a trading food industry. Some of the most
IQI Trusted Petfood Ingredients company in raw pet food ma- important trends we see are the
is a trusted strategic partner terials, today IQI offers dedi- increasing focus on sustain-
with a large number of exclu- cated solutions for the entire ability, demand for alternative
sive partnerships in the global value chain from global sourc- protein sources, humanisation
pet food industry. Our key spe- ing of high-quality ingredients of pet food, demand for func-
cialisation is the supply of pre- to warehousing, quality checks tional ingredients, and premiu-
and improvements, logistics, misation of pet food brands.
and on-time distribution. We Our global team strategically
own and operate a global net- sources ingredients from more
work of logistical hubs, includ- than 25 countries around the
ing distribution and warehous- world, the majority in Europe,
ing facilities in Europe and North Oceania, North America, and
America where we process and South America. Recent examples
store premium pet food ingredi- of ingredients we have success-
ents. Our role is that of match- fully sourced for our customers
maker – matching supply and are chicken plasma, GOS prebi-
demand and matching our cus- otics, cellulose, carrot & mis-
tomers to exactly the kind of pre- canthus fibres, seaweeds and
mium and speciality ingredients different sources of long-chain
they require. omega-3 fatty acids, including
high omega-3 fish oil, full-fat krill
What kind of food ingredi- meal, and algae DHA. We also
ents do you offer to the pet specialise in alternatives to tra-
food industry and where do ditional animal-based proteins,
the products come from? such as potato, various marine
single species, and insect pro-
IQI offers a diverse range of pure tein. Matching supply and de-
ingredients for all pet food appli- mand for ingredients that are
Mark Oostendorp is sure that the pandemic has made people in the pet cations. We specialise in new, more difficult to source is one of
food industry realise that raw materials are not always readily available. innovative pet food ingredients our key specialisations.

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