Pet Food Market Trends

Pet care key part of Unicharm Japan’s 2030 roadmap

The Japanese company aims to provide for the health and wellness of companion animals as well as the people who love them.

January 4, 2021

Alma Buelva

Japanese company Unicharm Corp. aims to provide for the health and wellness of companion animals as well as the people who love them.

Pet food sales boost Thai Union’s latest bottom line

The Thailand-based seafood company is increasing its presence in the pet food space.

January 4, 2021

Alma Buelva

Thailand-based seafood company Thai Union is increasing its presence in the pet food space.

US sees increased pet food exports to East Asia

In spite of COVID-19 challenges, market numbers are expected to continue growing.

January 4, 2021

Alma Buelva

In spite of COVID-19 challenges, East Asia pet food market numbers are expected to continue growing when it comes to doing business with the U.S.

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Manna Pro acquires Bullymake subscription pet box brand

Manna Pro Products, a St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of pet care and nutrition, has agreed to acquire Bullymake. Bullymake is a direct-to-consumer dog subscription box built specifically for power chewer dogs.

January 4, 2021

Manna Pro Products, a St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of pet care and nutrition, has agreed to acquire Bullymake. Bullymake is a direct-to-consumer dog subscription box built specifically for power chewer dogs.

BrightPet Nutrition Group acquires MiracleCorp pet treats

The transaction will bring together MiracleCorp’s portfolio of brands with BrightPet’s production capabilities and roster of brands.

January 4, 2021

The acquisition will also enable BrightPet to add additional manufacturing capabilities in Dayton, Ohio to its existing operations in Lisbon, Ohio; Sherburne, New York and Kiel, Wisconsin.

Pet food developments to watch in 2021, from 2020’s view

December 29, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

From pet food trends like e-commerce and sustainability, to the DCM and grain-free pet food investigation, there are many issues to continue to track.

Campi Alimentos playing in the major league of pet food

With pet food innovations designed to meet consumer needs, Campi is moving up in the Mexican market.

December 23, 2020

Iván Franco

With pet food product innovations designed to meet current and future consumer needs, Campi is moving up the ranks in the Mexican pet food market.

5 pet food companies top US online sales growth in 2020

Pet food companies occupied three of the top five spaces among 10 brands ranked highest for dollar sales growth in e-commerce during 2020.

December 23, 2020

Tim Wall

Of those consumer goods shifting online, IRI ranked pet supplies highest with online sales now making up 45.5% of the total.

Pet food by the numbers, 2020 edition

December 22, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

It’s been a year to forget or move on from in many ways, but at least the pet food market had some successes, evidenced by several interesting data points.

One key to pet food imports and exports during pandemic

Distributors must send a purchase order further ahead of time to the supplier so that the supplier can prepare multiple orders. Smooth import activities depend on the documents.

December 21, 2020

Tim Wall

While the dog, cat and other pet food industries generally proved resilient, the ongoing pandemic continues to interrupt normal international commerce.