Debbie Phillips-DonaldsonDebbie Phillips-Donaldson is editor-in-chief of Petfood Industry magazine and Petfood Forum.From the Author - Page 37NutritionWhat pet owners and their vets discuss about pet foodPet owners often turn to their veterinarians to ask about pet food and nutrition. How often do those discussions happen, and what do they cover?Pet Food MarketPet food value over volume: dry production up 1 percentDry 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 MarketPet food retail market disruption in 2019, act 2It is still only in January. What’s next?Pet Food MarketPet food sales growth may slow but spending more balancedSome 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.Pet Food MarketBlue Buffalo and mass market: ongoing pet food disruptionBlue Buffalo continues to expand its pet food distribution in mass market, pulling away from pet specialty. What does this mean for the market overall?Pet Food MarketParsing the weird and bewildering of the pet worldHow 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.Pet Food Market4 pet food developments to watch as 2019 beginsWhat can we expect with pet food M&A, novel ingredients, recalls and other ingredient situations and e-commerce wars in the new year?Pet Food MarketOnline, wet pet food drive US pet food sales growthPet 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 MarketPet food data: US spending up, pet owners turn to vetsA 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 MarketTop 3 pet food stories for 2018, what they mean for 2019The pet food market in 2018 saw an FDA ingredient investigation, rampant M&A activity and continued e-commerce and retail disruption. What will 2019 bring?Pet Food MarketTop 5 human food and pet food trends for 2019Track how proteins, snacks and pet treats, personalized nutrition, authenticity and sustainability, and small companies progress in the marketplace.Pet Food MarketPet food recalls, alerts still offer lessons for industryThe 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?Previous PagePage 37 of 81Next Page
