Premium pet food buyers double down on e-commerce
Unsurprisingly, online purchasing patterns have seen more loyalty in the last few months than in-person shopping methods as pet owners stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Reptiles lack an essential characteristic to be fur babies. Nevertheless, pet owners do consider their cold-blooded pets with warmth.
Vet telemedicine, online food ordering up during COVID-19
Digital pet healthcare, including prescribed pet foods, is becoming more popular as people try to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Future mergers and acquisitions shaped by pandemic buying
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Humanization, natural pet food trends may be near limit
Those trends have become so widespread that they may no longer fuel growth in the same way.
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Will COVID-19 surge in pet food, other e-commerce last?
More people, including pet food buyers, have been using digital channels during the pandemic, but the surge is not completely positive or guaranteed to last.
March online pet food sales grew 77% over 2019; Dry 84%
Online sales of pet food were already growing steadily in the Unites States before the COVID-19 pandemic restricted pet owners’ movements.
Kibble sales fluctuate with pandemic; Treats up late April
By the week ending March 21, dry pet food sales in 28-pound or larger bags had climbed 74% compared to that same third week in March 2019.
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May 2020
In the May 2020 issue of Petfood Industry, discover which U.S. pet food companies were added to China's customs list, how AAFCO regulations are likely to change and what the pet food industry will look like after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dog, cat food industry suppliers’ pandemic preparations
Through their international operations, pet food ingredient, equipment and other suppliers saw the COVID-19 disease grow from a regional outbreak to a global pandemic.
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More AAFCO pet food regulation changes on the way
Product naming, ingredient claims, trial protocols all seeing modifications.