Coronavirus and Pets: Page 3

Pet Food Market

Pet food 2022 outlook: Supply chain impact on growth

Pet food companies are passing on rising labor, shipping and other costs to consumers, and there may be a limit to how much pet owners can or will pay.

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Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

Pet Food Market

Greater expectations: The new generation pet parent

Learn about the “new generation pet parent,” AKA the Millennial and Gen Z pet parents changing the pet ownership landscape with a health and wellness focus for their animals.

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European pet food news 2021: ethics, insects, growth

European pet owners preferred that their animals’ foods included assurances that the products had been produced in ways that minimized ecological and social problems. Pet food and treats making these claims led some of the growth in the European market in 2021.

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Asian pet food news 2021: insects, politics, expansion

In 2021, pet-related businesses seemed less rattled by lockdowns and other movement restrictions. Online sales of pet food continued increasing in many Asian nations, a trend seen worldwide.

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Pet obesity rate and tracking affected by pandemic

Though COVID-19 delayed or eliminated some official pet obesity surveys, less scientific ones have shown U.S. dogs and cats continuing to gain weight.

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How will supply chain issues affect pet food in 2022?

Pet food supply chain disruptions may be here for a while, with companies’ rising costs being passed on to pet owners and possibly curtailing future growth.

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102 cat, 92 dog COVID-19 virus outbreaks globally

Learn about the World Organization for Animal Health's reports of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in twelve different animal species, including pet dogs and cats.

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8 big cats test positive for COVID virus at St. Louis Zoo

Two African lions, two snow leopards, two jaguars, an Amur tiger and a puma tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at the St. Louis Zoo in Missouri. Zoo veterinarians expect the eight cats to make a full recovery.

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Pet Food Market

Ingredient, shipping costs drop Smucker pet Q1 FY22 profit 36%

Although sales and profit declined, cat food and dog snacks grew 4% and 3% respectively.

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Rescue dog kibble uses prebiotics, palatants, antioxidants

New product developers with Champion Petfood’s ACANA hadn’t planned on a deadly virus boosting shelter pet adoption rates.

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5 legal, logistical challenges to pet food in 2021

PFI working to address numerous issues faced by the U.S. pet food industry.

Pandemic influenced 47% of new dog acquisitions in US

More than one third of those pet owners increased their purchasing during the pandemic, with 35% reporting that they spent more on their pets in the past 12 months than the preceding year.

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