Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Europe's wet-food boom, in concrete Key Takeaways ▸ Purina's CHF 520m Mantova plant and VAFO's Poland expansion point the same way. ▸ New premium-wet capacity lands across 2027-2029, cat-led and pouch-focused. ▸ Dry kibble is built on m... Europe Pet Food Prices & Markets 30 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Umami for dogs: the science of palatants Key Takeaways ▸ A palatant is a flavour system built from real animal protein and sprayed on kibble. ▸ Extruded kibble comes out essentially flavourless; the palatant is applied last. ▸ Enzymatic hydr... Innovation Pet Food 26 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World What Nestlé's numbers say about pet demand Key Takeaways ▸ Nestle's H1 2026 Petcare sales reached CHF 8.9 billion, about $10.9 billion. ▸ Organic growth was 2.7%: real internal growth of 1.8% plus pricing of 0.9%. ▸ Pro Plan, ONE and Felix bra... Europe Pet Food Prices & Markets 23 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World The Philippines' protein gap Key Takeaways ▸ Philippine meat imports rose 12% to 872,274 tonnes in the first half of 2026. ▸ Pork led at 455,381 tonnes, chicken 291,497 tonnes, and beef 95,769 tonnes. ▸ Brazil supplied roughly 42... Food Pet Food Southeast Asia 21 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Blood, plasma & the protein you never see Key Takeaways ▸ Slaughterhouse blood yields two products: spray-dried plasma and blood meal. ▸ Plasma is the premium fraction, valued for its bioactive proteins. ▸ Blood meal is a dense, high-lysine p... Pet Food Prices & Markets Rendering 18 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Purina's half-billion bet on Italy Key Takeaways ▸ Nestle Purina is investing CHF 520 million in a new Mantova, Italy plant. ▸ The plant is dedicated to super-premium wet lines for cats and dogs. ▸ Production is slated to begin in 2029... Europe Innovation Pet Food Prices & Markets 16 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Dogs, wolves and 30,000 years of shared dinner Key Takeaways ▸ Wolves began scavenging at human camps roughly 30,000 years ago. ▸ Clear evidence of domesticated dogs appears about 15,000 years ago. ▸ A 2013 genome study pinpointed starch-digestion... Innovation Pet Food 12 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Poland goes all-in on wet pet food Key Takeaways ▸ VAFO Group is investing €14 million (US$16 million) in a wet pet-food plant. ▸ The plant sits near Slupsk in northern Poland and targets 100 million pouches yearly. ▸ Phase-one operati... Europe Innovation Pet Food 9 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Japan: the world's most demanding protein buyer Key Takeaways ▸ Japan imports roughly 1 million tonnes of beef a year. ▸ Around 70% of Japan's chicken imports come from Brazil, some 443,000 tonnes in 2024. ▸ In June 2026 Japan took 46,600 tonnes of... Food Japan Pet Food 7 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Europe's by-product engine just posted a record year Key Takeaways ▸ The EU processed 18.3 million tonnes of animal by-products in 2025, up 7.6% year-on-year. ▸ Category 3 material totaled 13.4 million tonnes, the class allowed in pet food and feed. ▸ O... Europe Pet Food Rendering 2 jun 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World Why cats can't go vegetarian: the taurine story Key Takeaways ▸ Cats are obligate carnivores that cannot make enough taurine themselves ▸ A 1987 study linked taurine deficiency to feline dilated cardiomyopathy ▸ Since the late 1980s, taurine is add... Innovation Pet Food 29 may 2026
Raphael Carmo · Managing Partner, 4D World FEDIAF 2026: 306 million pets and counting Key Takeaways ▸ FEDIAF counts 306 million pets in Europe in its 2026 report ▸ 49% of European households — about 140 million homes — own a pet ▸ Pet food sales reached €29.4bn across roughly 8.6 milli... Europe Pet Food Prices & Markets 26 may 2026
