Debbie Phillips-DonaldsonDebbie Phillips-Donaldson is editor-in-chief of Petfood Industry magazine and Petfood Forum.From the Author - Page 26Pet Food MarketThe day everything changed: How pet food, owners reactedThe pandemic swiftly and significantly affected every aspect of the pet food supply chain, all the way to consumers buying food for their pets.Pet Food MarketConsumers seeking sustainability in food—pet food, tooMany consumers consider sustainability in the foods they eat important, and with pets part of the family, it stands to reason this applies to pet food, too.Pet Food SafetyMycotoxin pet food recalls provide cautionary safety taleEven for pet food manufacturers whose products do not contain ingredients typically at risk for mycotoxins, the recent Midwestern recall offers lessons.Pet Food MarketThe pet food and pet care market’s resistance movementPet food and pet care were growing strong heading into 2020 and proved recession and pandemic resistant, better than several other CPG categories.Pet Food Market3 tips for sustainable pet food innovationFor a mature industry like pet food, innovation becomes difficult to achieve, yet perhaps sustainability provides an opportunity as it’s gaining traction.Pet Food MarketSustainable pet food packaging tests seeing successThe main downside of plastic pet food or treat bags is lack of sustainability, but recycling initiatives and other tests are experiencing success.Pet Food MarketPlants, plant proteins: the next big thing in pet food?More plant-based dog foods are hitting the market while consumer interest in plants for human food and pet food grows, yet the category needs more R&D.Pet Food MarketIs U.S. pet food spending holding up into COVID-19 year 2?Pet ownership remains strong, and since pet owners need to keep feeding their pets, pet food spending is steady—but financial pain is real for some.Pet Food MarketGlobal dry pet food production increased 8% in 2020Though the overall feed industry for all species increased only 1%, dry pet food say healthy growth, at least partially driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.Pet Food Market‘Marketoonist’ Tom Fishburne to keynote Petfood Forum 2021A cartoonist and consumer goods marketing expert, Fishburne will explain how pet food ‘Davids’ can compete against Goliaths, or remain Davids as they grow.Pet Food MarketWill pet obesity finally get the focus it needs in 2021?Recently pet obesity has been blamed on the pandemic, but it’s a long-standing problem that the pet food industry can and should play a role in addressing.Pet Food MarketJim Golladay, founder of Ohio Pet Foods, dies at 76A 50-year-plus veteran of the pet food industry, Golladay started his company in 1978 and continued to expand it internationally and through acquisitions.Previous PagePage 26 of 83Next Page
