Pet food buyers’ may have become jaded and skeptical over the past several decades, as violations of the public trust by government, business, religious and other institutions became more visible. Roxi Beck, speaker with The…
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Pet food spending: boomers fading, millennials stepping up
While baby boomers are still the largest group of pet-spending consumers and account for the most dollars spent on pet food and pet care in the U.S., their share and spending are dropping, according to…
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Cat owners want first-class citizenship for their pets
The most important thing that can be said about pet market sales growth over the last 10 years is that it’s been the “Decade of the Dog.” U.S. household ownership rates for dogs, the most…
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35 lawsuits combine over Hill’s vitamin D dog food recall
A Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated 35 lawsuits against Hill’s Pet Nutrition into a single federal legal action. The United States District Court in Kansas City, Kansas will hear the case, due to its…
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Amazon, Arctic hold sustainable novel pet food ingredients
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently accused actor Leonardo DiCaprio of funding arsonists setting fire to the Amazon. Supposedly, rainforest conservation groups had torched the Amazon in a bid for sympathy, which brought in donations from…
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Petfood Forum Asia highlights pet food sustainability
Pet food markets in Asia continue to rise. Calling the Asia-Pacific region the “next frontier” for pet food, Euromonitor International projects absolute sales of dog food there to increase nearly US$4 billion through 2023, with…
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Taiwan presidential cat graces ad, asks for cat food
The 2020 election fever in Taiwan turned “catty” in November 2019, when a massive billboard of President Tsai Ing-wen and her cat, named Think Think, was unveiled near a high-traffic area in Taipei. According to…
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Mexican pet food company NU3 responds to top market trends
Often, pet food companies in Mexico tend to stay on the same path and with the same product varieties that proved successful in the past. Innovation from these domestic manufacturers is not generally visible, as…
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J.M. Smucker recalls cat food over unspecified ingredient
The J. M. Smucker Company voluntarily recalled specific lots of one wet, canned cat food due to health concerns potentially associated with ingredients believed to not meet the company’s quality and safety standards. The specific product…
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Australia dog food subscriptions thriving
Lyka Pet Food, an Australia-based, human-grade dog food subscription outfit, announced in November 2019 that it bagged AU$500,000 (US$339,359) in pre-seed funding to expand its custom pet food business in 2020. Lyka is only about…
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