Adventures in Pet Food: Page 28

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
Pet Food Market
Pet food spending, perceptions: Lessons from human food
As pet food spending catches up to human food, we can learn common lessons about how and why consumers perceive and value the foods they buy.
Pet food packaging has always been a valuable marketing tool for pet food manufacturers. But maybe it’s time to take a closer look at the information that packaging is presenting, from a consumer point of view. | BillionPhoto, Fotolia.com
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Human food may offer clues for next big thing in pet food
In some cases, pet food trends get to market faster than human food, yet the latter industry can still offer ideas for what might come next in pet food.
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Update: FDA pet food ingredient and DCM investigation
A webinar on FDA’s investigation into a possible link between pet food ingredients and canine DCM highlighted the need for further investigation and research.
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China follows global pet food premiumization trend
Chinese pet owners are buying more premium-priced pet foods, including natural and grain free, and domestic brands are increasingly providing them.
Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
Pet Food Market
Pet food exports to China not just about trade wars
Pet food is impacted by rising tariffs and tension between the U.S. and China, but also by the Chinese government’s role in the domestic industry.
Domestic pet food companies in China are growing fast and often have large stands with high activity at trade shows like Pet Fair Asia. l Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
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Pet food, products now sold at most top US retailers
U.S. pet owners can buy pet food anywhere today, as 67 of the top 100 retailers, spanning all channels, including online, now sell pet products.
Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
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Pet food premiumization drives packaging market growth
Pet food packaging is impacted by the same trends and factors affecting product sales: premiumization, innovation and shifts in pet ownership.
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Why local pet food ingredient sourcing can pay off
Pet owners today demand transparency in pet food ingredients, allowing companies like Champion Petfoods to showcase their local sourcing strategies.
Through its regional ingredient sourcing strategy, Champion Petfoods obtains the catfish used in its products from a fishery located about 85 miles from its facility in Kentucky. l Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
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FDA dog food warning hasty, too focused on ingredients
Like some pet owners and even pet food companies, FDA’s premature warning about canine DCM fixates on ingredients instead of nutrients or nutritional balance.
Beans could find a place in the next generation of pet food — if consumers are interested. | Darren Fisher, Dreamstime
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CBD pet products on the rise, regulatory status is murky
Pet treats and other pet products with cannabidiol (CBD) are storming the market, yet no part of the hemp plant is approved in the U.S. as a pet food or treat ingredient.
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Pet food transparency: telling stories to reach consumers
To achieve transparency, pet food companies and industry organizations are learning to tell stories that may better resonate with consumers.
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Pet food acquisitions heating up and expanding in scope
To date this year alone, 31 pet food deals have taken place, including ones involving human food companies, pet food suppliers and other types of players.
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