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Market Trends and Reports
US pet owners using petfood coupons, seeking deals
During the “new normal” of ongoing economic sluggishness, US petfood consumers are coping in a number of ways, including shopping around more for bargains and charting out grocery visits in advance. According to Packaged Facts’ September 2011 Pet Owner Survey, 74% of US pet product buyers agree they look for lower prices, special offers and sales on pet products.
From 2008 to 2011, coupon usage increased slightly for cat owners but declined slightly for dog owners, according to Packaged Facts.
Market Trends and Reports
Retail update: how consumers navigate multiple channels for pet products
Paul Cooke, vice president of industry development for Nestlé Purina Petcare, believes the US petfood and treats market has never been so flooded with brands and products all targeting the pet parent. "It doesn't matter whether you're talking about mass, drug, home improvement or convenience stores; everybody competes for the pet consumer," said Cooke in a March 2011 Pet Business article.
Three trends have greatly intensified the competition in the US petfood market: the expansion of the two big-box pet specialty chains, the growth of mass merchandisers and supercenters and the rise of the Internet.
Market Trends and Reports
Guide to Petfood Forum 2012 and Petfood Workshop 2012
Petfood Forum 2012 and Petfood Workshop: New Product Development will keep you up to speed on all you need to know about the dynamic global petfood industry while you reconnect with longtime colleagues, meet new industry peers and network with leading industry suppliers.
Petfood Forum, April 2–4, and Petfood Workshop, April 4–5, both at the Renaissance Schaumburg, offer up-to-date industry knowledge plus networking and business opportunities.
Pet Food Market
Extrusion short course highlights strengths of global petfood market
If you are new to the petfood industry -- or work in another function besides dry petfood production and need to learn much more on that subject -- one of the best ways by attending the annual Feeds and Petfood Extrusion Short Course at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA. The course, just concluding its 22nd edition, offers a nearly week-long immersion into grinding, mixing, extruding, drying, cooling and coating dry petfoods and feeds, combining classroom sessions by industry experts with live demonstrations on machines designed to do all those petfood production steps.
Market Trends and Reports
Potential benefits of fiber ingredients
The study compared the effects of three fiber sources on the energy and macronutrient digestibility, fermentation product formation, postprandial metabolite responses and colon histology of 24 overweight cats. The cats were fed one of four kibble diets: control (CO, 11.5% dietary fiber); beet pulp (BP, 26% dietary fiber); wheat bran (WB, 24% dietary fiber); or sugarcane fiber (SF, 28% dietary fiber).
Market Trends and Reports
How do high-fat diets affect healthy cats?
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of increases in dietary intake of polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids on plasma lipid and lipoprotein concentrations and activity of associated enzymes in healthy domestic cats. Sixteen cats were fed a baseline diet (40% energy from fat) and four test diets, with increased amounts of fat (51% and 66% energy from fat) from the addition of polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids.
Pet Food News
Euromonitor report examines UK pet products market trends
Euromonitor International's latest report, Pet Care in the United Kingdom, examines the changing UK pet products market, finding that the UK pet humanization trend may be playing a role in the rising pet obesity trend. The report projects that more "diet" petfood products, including low-calorie and portion-controlled petfood options, will be offered in 2012 by petfood manufacturers.
Pet Food Product Database
Horizon Pet Nutrition Pulsar formula
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Pet Food Market
Hiring a petfood blogger and online community manager
Combine a writer, marketer, public relations manager, business manager, communications specialist, strategist, researcher, techie, customer support representative, graphics designer, host(ess), entertainer, petfood expert, advocate and social media guru ... and what do you get? A community manager fit for the petfood industry!
Pet Food Market
Who's posting what about your products or brand online?
Earlier this year, comScore, an online and digital tracking firm, released a report showing nearly everyone in the US who is online -- a whopping 98% -- uses social media. That usage equates to US females spending an average 7.9 hours a month on social media and US males spending six hours.
Pet Food News
Pet product retail, consumer trends report released by Packaged Facts
Packaged Facts released a new report, Pet Product Retail Channel and Consumer Shopping Trends, which says pet product retailers and marketers should re-evaluate strategic options to keep up with the increasingly competitive pet product marketplace. The report suggests options for remaining competitive in the market, including: competing on price; incorporating premium or natural products into offerings; improving merchandising, marketing and promotions; promoting pet treats; and becoming "destination information" sources.
Pet Food Product Database
Nylabone Products grain-free dog biscuits
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