The Cesar brand has expanded its product portfolio with CESAR Dry, a line of dry dog food designed specifically to meet the needs of small dogs. To support the new product launch, BBDO San Francisco is rolling out a new advertising campaign, “Tastes Like Happy,” which features a field full of tennis balls. The ad will be shown in broadcast, print and social media.
Small and toy breed dogs keep growing in popularity, reported Petfood Industry. Reasons for this trend include:
Pet food companies are responding with special formulas for small and toy breed dogs, smaller kibble in dry products and more wet pet food for small dogs, reported Petfood Industry. Wet dog foods more likely to be in trays and pouches, delivering more suitable portion sizes for these pets and convenience for their owners (especially compared to cans).
A Packaged Facts report published at the beginning of 2015 predicted the rise of small pets and its importance in the pet food market: “While the US dog population is growing, the size of the animals is smaller,” said a Petfood Industry analysis of the report in January 2015. “Packaged Facts' Pet Owner Survey indicates that a higher percentage of US households has small dogs (under 25 pounds) than medium dogs (25–40 pounds) or large dogs (40+ pounds), with the figures at 52 percent, 32 percent and 42 percent, respectively.
Tim Wall covers the dog, cat and other pet food industries as senior reporter for WATT Global Media. His work has appeared in Live Science, Discovery News, Scientific American, Honduras Weekly, Global Journalist and other outlets. He holds a journalism master's degree from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a bachelor's degree in biology.
Wall served in the Peace Corps in Honduras from 2005 to 2007, where he coordinated with the town government of Moroceli to organize a municipal trash collection system, taught environmental science, translated for medical brigades and facilitated sustainable agriculture, along with other projects.
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