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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 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?

2019 human food trends and how they play out in pet food

December 3, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Lists of human food trends for 2019 are popping up this time of year, giving pet food brands new product ideas or developments to watch in the marketplace.

Petco’s war on artificial pet food and treat ingredients

November 26, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Consumers have long tried to avoid artificial ingredients in both human and pet food. What does Petco’s ban of these ingredients mean for the market?

How societal changes will impact pets, pet ownership

November 19, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Pet food brands can glean insights and opportunities from the changes in society that are influencing pets and their roles in our lives.

Read the October issue of Petfood Industry!

October 2019

The October 2019 issue of Petfood Industry delves into the backlash against grain-free pet foods following federal investigation of correlations to dilated cardiomyopathy. The issue also covers pet microbiome research, Singapore's pet food market and coconut meal, among other topics.

Adventures in Pet Food
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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

2019 human food trends and how they play out in pet food

Petco’s war on artificial pet food and treat ingredients

How societal changes will impact pets, pet ownership

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