Natural/Organic Pet Food: Page 24

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Top 10 food trends for 2016 have strong ties to pet food

In pet food as in human food, trends follow consumer demands for healthy products, ‘clean’ label claims, transparency and authenticity.

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GMO: friend or foe for pet food?

Foods sold in the US for human consumption are not required to be labeled as containing genetically engineered components. Neither are pet foods.

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Pet food and treat brands meet non-GMO consumer demand

Increasing consumer interest in non-GMO ingredients and products is leading pet food brands to seek non-GMO verification, just as human food brands are.

Kaleb’s Organics' dog treats have earned Non-GMO Project Verification. | Kaleb's Organics

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What would a Petco-PetSmart merger mean for pet food?

As with pet food brands, pet owners have their favorite among the two big pet store chains—sometimes because of which pet food brands each chain carries.

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Consumer data on GMOs could affect pet food trends

While most information on consumer attitudes toward GMOs is about human food, humanization of pets means this trend could play out in pet food, too.

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Pet food acquisitions: do consumer reactions matter?

While a merger or acquisition might seem like a good business deal for the pet food companies involved, how pet owners react could have an impact.

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Nutrition trends: Freeze-dried pet food

As consumers become even more determined to feed their pets the very best, and to cater to their pets’ individual dietary needs, other subsets of natural pet food are becoming more prominent. One of those subsets is freeze-dried pet food.

Courtesy Fresh is Best | Freeze-dried pet food, while a relatively small piece of the overall natural pet food trend, has been outpacing grain-free, refrigerated and frozen pet foods in terms of growth.

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Has pet food premiumization reached its peak?

Pet owners may not be willing or able to continue paying high prices for pet foods, especially as Millennials fill their ranks. Conveying value is key.

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CANIDAE maintains their focus on specialty pet food

Nearly 20 years ago, John Gordon and Scott Whipple were working in independent pet retail when they say they realized brands weren’t supporting independent retail like they once had. The two had a vision to create a pet specialty product that would bring customers back to pet specialty stores.

Courtesy CANIDAE | When they founded CANIDAE, John Gordon and Scott Whipple had a vision to create a product that would bring consumers back to pet specialty stores. It's a dream they've been realizing ever since.

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Has grain-free pet food surpassed trend status?

Grain-free pet food now accounts for nearly 30% of pet food sales and four of every 10 new pet food products in the US pet specialty channel.

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Organic pet food sales mirror lag in human food

The price of organic food products, whether for pets or humans, still seems to be the biggest barrier holding back sales of this category.

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Grain-free pet food is here to stay, as are pet treats

Sales of grain-free pet food in US pet specialty hit US$2.2 billion in 2014. Freeze-dried pet food grew 44%, and pet treats accounted for 16% of US spending.

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