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Debbie Phillips-Donaldson, editor-in-chief of Petfood Industry, shares her insights and opinions on all things pet food, addressing market trends as well as news and developments in pet nutrition, food safety and other hot topics for the industry.

Pet food labeling update: new label constructions needed?

February 14, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

To update pet food labeling, do we need new types of pet food label constructions, features and technology to fit more information and help consumers?

Pet food value over volume: dry production up 1 percent

February 1, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Dry pet food production increased only 1 percent from 2017 to 2018, according to Alltech’s annual global feed survey, with higher growth in Asia-Pacific.

Pet food retail market disruption in 2019, act 2

January 28, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

It is still only in January. What’s next?

Pet food sales growth may slow but spending more balanced

January 21, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Some experts predicted the U.S. pet food market's solid growth rate to slow, but pet food spending rose among all demographics, including surprising ones.

Blue Buffalo and mass market: ongoing pet food disruption

January 9, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Blue Buffalo continues to expand its pet food distribution in mass market, pulling away from pet specialty. What does this mean for the market overall?

Parsing the weird and bewildering of the pet world

January 8, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

How we treat and react to cats and dogs proves how integral they are to our lives and probably says more about us as humans than it does about the pets themselves.

4 pet food developments to watch as 2019 begins

December 31, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

What can we expect with pet food M&A, novel ingredients, recalls and other ingredient situations and e-commerce wars in the new year?

Online, wet pet food drive US pet food sales growth

December 21, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Pet food e-commerce keeps rising rapidly, now comprising 11 percent of the U.S. market. Wet dog food sales are up nearly 5 percent, matching overall growth.

Pet food data: US spending up, pet owners turn to vets

December 17, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

A pet food snapshot as 2018 ends: spending by U.S. households shows generational effects and a survey of vets reveals the pet food questions pet owners ask.

Pet food recalls, alerts still offer lessons for industry

December 10, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

The pet food industry has implemented many new safety protocols and measures since the tragic recalls of 2007, but what else has changed — and what hasn’t?

Read the August issue of Petfood Industry!

August 2019

The August 2019 issue of Petfood Industry includes articles on the growth of pet food e-commerce and consideration in pet food facility safety.

Adventures in Pet Food
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Pet food labeling update: new label constructions needed?

Pet food value over volume: dry production up 1 percent

Pet food retail market disruption in 2019, act 2

Pet food sales growth may slow but spending more balanced

Blue Buffalo and mass market: ongoing pet food disruption

Parsing the weird and bewildering of the pet world

4 pet food developments to watch as 2019 begins

Online, wet pet food drive US pet food sales growth

Pet food data: US spending up, pet owners turn to vets

Pet food recalls, alerts still offer lessons for industry

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