Brussels, Belgium – The Global Alliance of Pet Food Associations (GAPFA) is pleased to announce that Kerry has been approved as the Alliance’s first Affiliate Member, following the recent introduction of GAPFA’s new Affiliate Membership category.

The appointment of Kerry as the inaugural Affiliate Member represents an important milestone for GAPFA and underscores the Alliance’s commitment to strengthening collaboration across the global pet food value chain. The Affiliate Membership category was created to engage organizations that provide essential expertise, ingredients, and services supporting the pet food sector worldwide.

Kerry is a global leader in taste and nutrition, providing the pet food industry with an extensive portfolio of ingredients designed to enhance proactive health, food protection and preservation, flavour and aroma, as well as process efficiency solutions.  Through its extensive experience in pet nutrition and innovation, Kerry supports the development of high-quality, safe, and nutritious pet food products globally.

Supporting GAPFA’s Global Mission

GAPFA represents more than 90% of global prepared pet food production through its member associations and works to advance pet food safety, nutrition, sustainability, and trade worldwide. The Alliance supports the development of global standards, engages with regulators and stakeholders, and promotes science-based information across international markets.

“Kerry’s approval as GAPFA’s first Affiliate Member marks a significant step in broadening our global community,” said Loretta Hunter, President of GAPFA. “Their expertise will support our collective efforts to advance GAPFA’s vision is to is to improve the health and wellbeing of pets globally through access to safe, nutritious and sustainable pet food.”

Commenting on the announcement, David Corley, Global Director, Regulatory Affairs at Kerry, said: “Thank you very much for your warm welcoming of Kerry as an Affiliate Member to GAPFA. We look forward to contributing to GAPFA and its trade-facilitating, science-based international standards.”

Affiliate Members do not hold voting rights or Board representation, and GAPFA activities remain strictly non-commercial. Organizations interested in applying for Affiliate Membership are welcome to contact the GAPFA Secretariat at info@gapfa.org.

About GAPFA

The Global Alliance of Pet Food Associations (GAPFA) is a non-profit organization established in Belgium in 2014, representing pet food manufacturers globally. GAPFA’s vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of pets globally through access to safe, nutritious and sustainable pet food. The Alliance works to promote adherence to food safety and nutritional standards enabling manufacturers to deliver wholesome, healthy and nutritious prepared pet foods; to promote the feeding of prepared pet food to support the health and wellbeing of pets; and to develop and disseminate educational resources which highlight and enhance the benefits of human pet interaction. For further information, please visit www.gapfa.org or contact the Secretariat at info@gapfa.org.