OUR NEWS
October 2025
ANIMALFEEDS: A NEW LOGO IN COMMEMORATION OF OUR 70 YEARS
Animalfeeds was founded by Pierre J. Petrou and Celia Meilan, in New York City in 1955. In commemoration of these 70 years, we have created a new image for our logo. We are retiring our previous image, in which the representation of a salmon, a pig, and a hen was encapsulated in a globe that was launched in 1998 and was the flagship of the company for nearly 30 years. The new logo has replaced the hen with a dog to recognize the weight of the pet food industry, which, along with the aquaculture and the swine industries, is one of the three main pillars of our existing business.
September 2025
BRIAN MURTAGH WAS PART OF A DELEGATION THAT VISITED THE PANAMANIAN MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT
Brian Murtagh, as Director of the Panamanian Small Pelagics Fishery Association was part of the delegation that paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Juan Carlos Navarro, Panamanian Minister of Environment (Miambiente) in which the board of the Association made a presentation with the latest achievements in sustainability and responsible fisheries that the Panamanian Sardine Fisheries industry has received. The sardine industry is the only Panamanian fishery that has been certified under the RS seal for Responsible Supply with MarinTrust (UK) and also accounts for a Score 6 under FishSource, an independent marine fishery classifying agency.
May 2025
BRIAN MURTAGH MET DR. MANUEL BERANGE, FAO’s DIRECTOR OF THE FISHERIES DIVISION IN ROME
Brian Murtagh, on behalf of the Panamanian Small Pelagics Fishery Association and accompanied by HE Francisco Ameglio, Panamanian Ambassador to FAO, visited FAO headquarters in Rome to meet Dr. Manuel Barange, FAO’s Assistant Director General and Director of the Fishery and Aquaculture Division.
Mr. Murtagh presented the latest achievements of the Panamanian Sardine fishery industry which includes the Responsible Supply seal that grants the sardine fisheries as the only fishing industry in Panama that is ruled by a management plan under the FAO Blue Transformation program.
August 2024
VISIT OF CHINESE DELEGATION TO PANAMA
A delegation of the Ministry of Commerce from China visited Panama and was received at the fishmeal plant and administrative offices located in Puerto Caimito, Panama, by the management of Promarina SA and Animalfeeds. The delegates were able to visit the production plant and inspect containers being prepared to export to several Chinese ports. The following day, and sponsored by the Panamanian Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Animalfeeds signed the renewal of a cooperation agreement with several Chinese clients. The signature ceremony was well covered by the local press in Panama.
