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Grain-free pet food is defined as made without wheat, corn, rice and other grains. Read the latest research, analysis and news on grain-free dog and cat food diets, ingredient and formulation trends and how this limited-ingredient market segment is evolving to meet pet owner and market demands.

ARTICLES

DCM, consolidation, COVID and costs key to pet food 2020

The benefits of scale may become more important as the economic repercussions of the pandemic persist.

April 20, 2020

Tim Wall

Four trends may influence dog, cat and other pet food companies for the remainder of 2020 and into the near future.

US pet food market update: Winners and losers

March 6, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

The overall US pet food market grew 7.3% in 2019, reaching US$36 billion in sales, but not all categories and channels contributed to that growth.

Pet food trends at Global Pet Expo 2020: bars, bugs, buzz

February 29, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Talk at Global Pet Expo was all about DCM, COVID-19 and CBD, but new pet food sales data, product launches and formats put the focus on food.

FDA’s latest DCM update: No news is ... status quo?

January 30, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

FDA is not planning any public updates on its DCM and grain-free pet food investigation, yet many questions and concerns remain for the industry and owners.

U.S. pet food market grows 7% despite grain-free decline

Pet food sales reached US$36 billion in 2019, according to Nielsen, even though grain-free sales decreased.

January 30, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

U.S. sales of pet food reached US$36 billion in 2019, according to Maria Lange of Nielsen, despite the continuing slide of grain-free pet food sales.

29 DCM articles, blogs on Petfood Industry in 2019

In 2019, canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) dominated Petfood Industry’s readers’ interest, as measured by page views.

January 3, 2020

Tim Wall

From January to December 2019, these 29 news articles, blogs, features and press releases directly related to canine dilated cardiomyopathy, industry and public reactions or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into correlations among the disease and certain pet food formulations.

Genomics may help DCM and lead to targeted dog nutrition

Two decades ago, sequencing a single person’s genome took hundreds of scientists, engineers and technicians.

December 31, 2019

Tim Wall

With more effort to identify the genetic components of DCM, perhaps dog foods could be formulated specifically for at-risk dogs.

2020 pet food trends: Product possibilities

An industry expert provides a look at the likely new products the pet food industry will see in 2020.

December 6, 2019

Lindsay Beaton

Industry expert David Sprinkle from Packaged Facts provides a look at the likely new products the pet food industry will see in 2020.

Dog food, treat brands adapt marketing post-DCM

To address dog owners’ fears, Icelandic+ executives adapted the marketing of the companies’ dried herring and capelin products for dogs after the FDA announcement.

November 20, 2019

Tim Wall

While the consumer fears of DCM closed a door for some brands as sales of their products declined, a window opened for dog foods and treats positioned to rebrand or reformulate.