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Tim Wall, senior reporter for Petfood Industry, explores interactions among culture, media, science and pet food. Wall presents his opinions on how animal behaviors, both human and pet, influence global dog, cat and other pet food markets.

Pet foods may help avoid next pandemic with conservation

Support for conservation and animal welfare allows dog, cat and other pet food brands to help protect the world from another zoonotic disease outbreak.

April 6, 2020

Tim Wall

Wildlife conservation’s economic value to humanity became clear in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dog, cat adoptions boom during COVID-19 pandemic

More pets means more demand for pet food, and right now, that may mean home delivered dog and cat food, boosting the already growing pet food e-commerce channel.

March 24, 2020

Tim Wall

This boost in pet populations may influence the fortunes of the pet food industry in the economic upheaval created by the disease.

2 tips boost pet food industry remote work productivity

Finding personal productivity hotspots and learning to use tech effectively can help pet food industry professionals adapt to remote work.

March 18, 2020

Tim Wall and Lindsay Beaton

While, pet food factories, testing labs and kennels will always need boots on the ground, many jobs can be done from the disinfected comfort of home.

Reusable containers for superpremium pet food e-commerce?

Customized superpremium home-delivered pet food, especially of kibble, would seem a natural fit for a reusable packaging system.

March 9, 2020

Tim Wall

Could companies package pet food in reusable containers, like the milk bottles of old?

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Truly Cynic attitudes held by many in pet food industry

A gold ring, diploma or political title means nothing to a dog, likewise Cynics rejected the social conventions of status and wealth.

February 17, 2020

Tim Wall

Many people in the pet food industry agree with Cynics, especially in their deep respect for dogs’ virtues.

Useful swag optimizes marketing in pet food event booths

Crummy stuff not only annoys people, it’s a waste of resources and source of pollution, particularly plastic do-dads that end up swirling in the sea or choking albatross, sea turtles and other marine life.

January 31, 2020

Tim Wall

Nearly everyone I’ve met while covering the business-to-business pet beat has owned a dog, cat or other pet, which means they might actually use hand-outs from booths.

Genomics may help DCM and lead to targeted dog nutrition

Two decades ago, sequencing a single person’s genome took hundreds of scientists, engineers and technicians.

December 31, 2019

Tim Wall

With more effort to identify the genetic components of DCM, perhaps dog foods could be formulated specifically for at-risk dogs.

Could Greta Thunberg shame certain pet food trends?

One major pet food trend suffered a sudden and unexpected hit from health concerns. Sustainability could affect other trends.

December 27, 2019

Tim Wall

Certain trends in the pet food industry could be vulnerable to shaming resulting over environmental and social issues.

Amazon, Arctic hold sustainable novel pet food ingredients

Pet food formulators could use novel ingredients sourced sustainably from the Amazon or other area in need of conservation.

December 9, 2019

Tim Wall

There are opportunities to forge sustainable economic alliances between ecosystems, the people who steward them and the pet food industry.

Atypically, mainstream media covered raw pet food recall

Other similar incidents haven’t received nearly the same level of coverage.

November 26, 2019

Tim Wall

Numerous news outlets, including CNN, USAToday, the International Business Times and at least 60 others posted the related FDA recall press release or articles based on it.

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Pet companies look to connect with charitable endeavors

Giving back is a significant part of the pet food industry, and companies focused on philanthropy want to make connections, not just donations.

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Key aspects of FSMA for pet food facilities

Know what should be included in your company’s recall plan, as well as other requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

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Pet foods may help avoid next pandemic with conservation

Dog, cat adoptions boom during COVID-19 pandemic

2 tips boost pet food industry remote work productivity

Reusable containers for superpremium pet food e-commerce?

Truly Cynic attitudes held by many in pet food industry

Useful swag optimizes marketing in pet food event booths

Genomics may help DCM and lead to targeted dog nutrition

Could Greta Thunberg shame certain pet food trends?

Amazon, Arctic hold sustainable novel pet food ingredients

Atypically, mainstream media covered raw pet food recall

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