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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 retail disruption, part 3: independents reborn?

March 5, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

By offering exclusive pet food brands, service and knowledge, independent pet retailers have regained some market share from big pet store chains.

DCM cases: unknowns prove need for more pet food research

February 22, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Knowledge gaps in the role, if any, played by grain-free pet food ingredients in recent atypical cases of DCM need addressing to understand the situation.

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.

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By Lindsay Beaton

Cat food innovations slow in 2020, cat owners want more

While cat trends continue, the pandemic has added to overall slow-growth treatment of the cat food market.

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By Tim Wall

Pet food facility expansions in 2020

Premiumization and humanization, as well as automation, fueled continued operation growth in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Adventures in Pet Food
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Pet food retail disruption, part 3: independents reborn?

DCM cases: unknowns prove need for more pet food research

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

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