Editor's Bites

Top pet companies show resilience through pandemic

The pet food space succeeded and grew in complexity during a time when industries everywhere were hanging on for dear life.

June 1, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

Learn about the top companies in 2020, including M&A activity and the various trends that got us to where we are right now.

When you’re here, you’re family: pet food more than a meal

Pet food has passed the point of simply being food; it now plays a role in the bond between pets and their humans in a myriad of ways.

May 12, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

Pet food has passed the point of simply being food; it now plays a role in the bond between pets and their humans in a myriad of ways.

The (pet food) times, they are a-changin’

The industry continues to move forward on the waves of consumer trends.

March 16, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

The pet food industry continues to move forward on the waves of consumer trends.

Is ‘the new normal’ in pet food a myth?

The pet food industry should focus on evolving and innovating to achieve continued success.

February 26, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

The pet food industry should focus on evolving and innovating to achieve continued success, rather than trying to get back to a "new normal" that may never arrive.

Make it simple, make it complex: The pet food dichotomy

The balancing act between providing what your customers are asking for and doing it in a way that doesn’t overwhelm them can be tricky.

February 10, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

The balancing act between providing what your pet food customers are asking for and doing it in a way that doesn’t overwhelm them can be tricky in the current saturated pet market.

When a five-year business plan becomes a right-now plan

Surviving 2021 is going to take flexibility, adaptation and an increase in innovation, according to pet food industry experts.

January 11, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

Surviving the changes 2020 threw at us is going to take flexibility, adaptation and an increase in innovation, according to pet food industry experts.

2020 is a year to remember … let’s make it count

The industry shifts and lessons learned this year will carry everyone forward into 2021 and beyond.

December 14, 2020

Lindsay Beaton

The pet food industry shifts and lessons learned in 2020 will carry everyone forward into 2021 and beyond.

Fresh food’s place in the pet food world

A specialized segment is gaining more traction thanks to consumer shifts in what they want on their own plates.

October 9, 2020

Lindsay Beaton

A specialized segment, fresh pet food is gaining more traction thanks to consumer shifts in what they want to eat for their own nutrition.

Analyzing the role of ‘small animals’ in the pet market

Going outside the dog and cat silo can lead to additional insights on pet owner trends.

September 3, 2020

Lindsay Beaton

Going outside the dog and cat ownership silo can lead to additional insights on pet owner trends, and the broader pet food segment would be wise to pay attention to what's happening in the small animal space.