Editor's Bites | PetfoodIndustry.com

What has ‘success’ meant to your company in 2021?

The pet food industry has no shortage of avenues for success; the key is in figuring out which avenues fit with your company’s goals.

November 1, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

Learn what cat trends, charitable organizations and e-commerce all have in common: the desire to succeed.

Small pets make a bigger mark than ever on the industry

Be they feathery, fluffy or scaly, “other” pets are growing in popularity.

October 1, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

The latest trends in the pet space have made their way to the small pet world as “other” pets make an increasing mark on their owners.

Paleo pet food hints from ancient dog feces in permafrost

The dogs had eaten muscle and bone tissues as well as roe and guts from fish.

July 22, 2021

Tim Wall

One group of archeologists looked for clues about dog’s ancestral diets by doing essentially what pet nutrition scientists do with modern dogs. They collected dogs’ feces and analyzed it.

Pet industry continues to find purpose in pandemic shift

Pet food has no shortage of trends, research and evolution to look to as the world spins onward in the wake of COVID-19.

July 12, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

Learn how the pet food industry is carrying on in the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the latest research and trends are modeling those shifts.

Have some fun and get things done

Pet food, as always, is a mix of business and pleasure when it comes to staying on trend.

June 16, 2021

Lindsay Beaton

The pet food industry’s unique position of dealing with animals and their nutritional well-being makes for a constant blend of fun and function.

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.