Tim Wall

CBD pet products may face more FDA warnings, lawsuits

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in the process of issuing a draft enforcement policy on cannabis-derived compounds, including cannabidiol (CBD). That draft is currently at the White House for review.

September 17, 2020

Tim Wall

Depending on how that policy ends up, FDA could issue more warning letters to pet product companies using CBD in their formulations.

Testing pet microbiome validates diet marketing claims

However, if those feeding trials aren’t conducted carefully, they can be a waste of time and money.

September 17, 2020

Tim Wall

As consumer interest in pets’ gut microbiomes increases, pet food companies can gain insight into their products by monitoring the microbiome in feeding trial.

4 aspects of dog, cat food protein sustainability

The pet food industry has leverage to demand ecological and social responsibility from protein suppliers.

September 16, 2020

Tim Wall

Dog, cat and other pet food formulators can evaluate any protein source using a four-part framework.

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Don’t panic, Do act: Pet food crisis strategy dualities

When facing a crisis, pet food industry professionals often face two options for how to react.

September 16, 2020

Tim Wall

Ultimately, crisis management involves balancing emotional and intellectual responses to avoid panic or retreat.

4 pet food trends post-COVID: type, retail, package, value

The humanization of pets and their expanded role as companions during the pandemic may act as a bulwark against pet owners lowering their quality standards.

September 15, 2020

Tim Wall

A panel of pet food industry professionals discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic would affect dog, cat and other pet food market trends, along with other prevailing movements in consumer demand.

Profile data forecasts pet food personalization

With direct-to-consumer sales, a pet food company can build a customer experience with data and personalization using three methods of data collection.

September 15, 2020

Tim Wall

To meet consumer demands for personalized pet foods, brands can use data from profiles created by pet owners themselves on those brands’ websites and apps.

Refrigerated wet pet food sales higher than pre-pandemic

As of August in mass market retailers, refrigerated pet food sales had dropped from their COVID stock up spike of 51.7% growth down to 13%, but it stayed positive and returned ahead of year over year growth rates that they saw previous to COVID, 44.1% compared to 32%.

September 14, 2020

Tim Wall

As of the four weeks ending August 8, refrigerated wet food had reached a higher sales growth rate than before the pandemic in pet specialty retailer outlets and in food, drug and mass market channels.

Natural, grain-free pet food sales down; Big bag recovers

Compared to 2019, all pet food sales remain down in 2020. However, in addition to bag size, specific types of pet food performed better than other varieties.

September 11, 2020

Tim Wall

Some pet food sales trends gradually returned to pre-COVID levels, while others remained low.