Another Human Food Trend Crossover to Pet: Meatless Treats and Chews
The past several years have seen an increase in interest in meat-free and vegan options in the human food market.
- by David Sprinkle
- November 16 2021
- dog food
- pet market
Recent Pet Food Usage Trends to Watch
Premiumization, and even reinvention, of products has driven the growth in dry pet food and in dog treats, along with increases in pet population.
- by Daniel Granderson
- January 12 2021
- dog food
- dog owners
- dogs
- pet food
- pets as family
10 Healthiest Human Foods You Should Be Feeding Your Dog
Not all human food is bad for dogs. In fact, some are quite healthy for your pup. Here are the 10 healthiest human foods you should be feeding your dog.
Digital Pet Care and E-Commerce Becoming Essential During Pandemic
For over a decade, online sales have been booming. But the pandemic has fast-tracked e-commerce and digital pet care like never before.
- by Daniel Granderson
- August 12 2020
- cat food
- cats
- dog food
- dogs
- pet
- pet food
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet products
- pet retail
Finding the Silver Lining in Pandemic-Era Pet Food
COVID-19 has wrought vast and ongoing changes and challenges for U.S. businesses. Nevertheless, the pet food market has been living up to its recession-resistant reputation, highlighting the “silver lining” the overall pet market has experienced as a result of the pandemic.
- by Daniel Granderson
- January 9 2020
- cat food
- cats
- dog food
- dogs
- pet
- pet food
- pet health
- veterinarians
Pet Food and Health: The Veterinary Angle
As with pet health choices generally, veterinarians should play a more proactive role in guiding their customers to balanced pet food choices.
- by Daniel Granderson
- October 1 2019
- dog food
- pet food
- pet products
- pet retail
Room for Growth in Puppy Food
Examining the demographics of puppy food purchasers.
- by Daniel Granderson
- August 15 2019
- cat food
- cats
- dog food
- dogs
- pet
- pet food
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet retail
- Petco
- PetSmart
“Other” Pet Store Sector in Transition
Packaged Facts estimates pet product sales of pet specialty stores other than PetSmart and Petco at under $6 billion. These “other” pet chain or independent stores consist primarily of smaller- and mid-size formats, although also with some superstore-size outlets among the regional chains.
- by Daniel Granderson
- February 5 2019
- adjusted
- cat food
- cats
- dog food
- dogs
- ecommerce
- online retail
- pet
- pet food
Online Sales are Key to Pet Food Growth
The pet food market is in the midst of a retail channel show-down, with online juggernauts Amazon and Chewy pulling out stops while putting pricing pressure on pet specialty and mass retailers and eroding the divide between them.
- by Noah Miller
- February 7 2017
- cat owners
- cats
- dog food
- dog owners
- dogs
- Gen Y
- natural and organic
- pet owners
- pet parents
- pet products
- pet research
- pet retail
- pet trends
- pets as family
1 in 3 U.S. Pet Owners Millennials: What it Means for the Pet Food Market
Between their growing numbers and affinity for “natural” pet products, the Millennial cohort wields a significant buying power for the industry, an impact Packaged Facts explores in our report, "Millennials as Pet Market Consumers".
