Originally published by Petfood Industry on October 16, 2025
Author: Editorial team
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Why this matters
This announcement marks Leaft’s meaningful entry into the pet nutrition market, extending our leaf-protein platform beyond human food into a sector with significant scale and demand for sustainable, high-quality protein. APC is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing petfood formulations and supply chains, offering manufacturers a way to enhance nutritional profiles while reducing environmental impact compared with traditional animal proteins.
The distribution partnership with Meateor Pet Food Ingredients NZ accelerates our U.S. market rollout and sets a foundation for broader global expansion, reinforcing that our total utilisation approach can deliver value across food systems — from elite human nutrition to premium pet food.
Excerpt from the article
“Leaft Foods announced its entry into the pet nutrition market with Alfalfa Protein Concentrate (APC), a protein ingredient extracted from green leaves. The company also announced a distribution partnership with Meateor Pet Food Ingredients New Zealand for the U.S. market, with European expansion planned for 2026.”
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About Leaft Foods
Leaft Foods harnesses the planet's most plentiful protein, extracted directly from green leaves, to make industry-defining products with a fraction of the carbon footprint of conventional dairy protein. Leaft's allergen-free Rubisco protein matches animal proteins in digestibility and nutritional profile and allows their farmer-growers to diversify how they use their land. Founded in New Zealand by highly experienced corporate leaders John Penno and Maury Leyland, who bring deep expertise in food and farming, and led by food industry veteran Ross Milne, Leaft has evolved from a kitchen experiment into a proven sustainable protein solution for pasture-based agricultural economies worldwide. Now accelerating its expansion with a focus on the United States, the company's transformative approach has attracted diverse backers including prominent Silicon Valley firm Khosla Ventures, NBA basketball star Steven Adams, indigenous investor Ngāi Tahu and ACC. Learn more at LeaftFoods.com and LeaftBlade.com
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