Dog, cat and other pet food buyers may miss socializing with store owners and employees, who also tend to be serious pet lovers. Importantly for pet food brands, those stores serve as a vital opportunity to expose consumers to new pet products.

Virtual conferences may allow pet food ingredient, equipment and other suppliers to connect with dog, cat and other pet food producers worldwide, regardless of many physical and economic barriers.

Petfood Forum CONNECT will feature speakers from the Forum 2020 lineup, as well as opportunities to network digitally with fellow industry experts.

Petfood Forum CONNECT, an online event in September 2020, provides the latest pet food research and insights.

Marketing expert Bonin Bough provides tips for pet food brands to stay connected with their customers.

Crisis management expert Dr. Paola Cane shares the experiences of the Italian pet food industry.

Dr. Greg Aldrich explains why a temporary halt to pet food research and hiring of new graduates could impact the industry.

Executives may regret the delay of face-to-face networking at events, but the rapid shift to remote work strengthened various digital communications channels.

Pet owners change their animals’ diets for any number of reasons. Here are some of them.