The exclusive conference for the European pet food industry is returning to Germany in May 2022 and will be co-located at Interzoo for the first time.

Pet food e-commerce will account for 55% of total U.S. pet food sales by 2025, following a jump from 32% in 2020 to 37% by end of 2021, says Packaged Facts.

Though COVID-19 delayed or eliminated some official pet obesity surveys, less scientific ones have shown U.S. dogs and cats continuing to gain weight.

Pet food supply chain disruptions may be here for a while, with companies’ rising costs being passed on to pet owners and possibly curtailing future growth.

Innova Market Insights named ‘shared planet’ as its top human food trend for 2022 and linked it to other trends that are playing out in pet food, too.

Consumers are seeking more plant-based foods for themselves and for their pets, but further research is needed on these as pet food ingredients.

U.S. pet owners increased their pet food spending 18% in 2020, while retail sales for pet food rose not just in the U.S. but also in many markets worldwide.

The types of pet foods consumers are searching for online can provide important clues, but some product claims or attributes may be just a point of entry.

Surveys by disparate businesses outside of pet food reveal the business and growth opportunity this strong, growing industry and its consumers represent.