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by Daniel Granderson
June 13 2017
pet industry
pet market
pet market research
pet trends

Puppy Love: Mental and Emotional Health Pet Services

There’s no question owning a pet is good for your health. It’s also a good way to help others.

Horsing Around: Why Equestrianism Will Gain Ground as Potential Cure for Summertime Blues

With the school year entering its final stretch, young consumers (whether kids or their Millennial moms) are already starting to think about something interesting to do this summer. Enter the equine industry.

Pet Family Feud: Fun, Games, & Packaged Facts

While unlikely to ever appear on the Game Show Network, Pet Family Feud debuted on April 3, thrilling and informing the audience at the 25th Annual Petfood Forum in Olathe, Kansas. The gameshow/workshop activity was hosted by Packaged Facts’ research director David Sprinkle.

46% of Pet Owners Buy Pet Products Online, Reveals Packaged Facts Ahead of Upcoming Pet Expo Presentation

While online sales still pale in comparison to sales at physical stores, sales in the digital realm continue to grow at a rapid pace. On March 22, Packaged Facts will discuss trends in online purchasing of dog and cat products at Global Pet Expo.

For pet marketers, the natural and organic segment is competitive catnip

Gone are the days when pet owners had to seek out their local independent pet store to find a decent selection of natural pet products. Today, natural, organic and eco-friendly pet products generate billions of dollars of sales annually across a wide range of channels--and the market just keeps growing.

Mars Inc.'s Acquisition of VCA: More Fidos, Fewer Sugars

The VCA deal gives Mars further latitude for growth beyond the mass-market product arena. That’s especially important because it’s not just kibble sales that have flattened in the mass market; the same is true for candy. Even in the case of Mars, with its globally iconic portfolio of chocolate and non-chocolate (sugar) candy brands, confectionery manufacturers face considerable challenges to growth.

Hispanic pet owners chart a different course

The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Hispanic pet owners in the United States. Between 2007 and 2016 the number of Latinos with pets in their homes skyrocketed from 11.4 million to 20.4 million as the pet ownership rate among Hispanics grew from 40% to 55%.

by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
May 6 2016
pet food
pet food forum
pet market research
dog food
cat food

What we’re reading: Record attendance set at Petfood Forum 2016

May 6 - The 2016 Petfood Forum was a rousing success as attendance swelled to record numbers.

Popular opinion attributes the increase to the successful strategic relocation of the forum to Kansas City, which placed attendees and exhibitors directly in the center of the animal health corridor. Naturally, we at Packaged Facts like to believe that the irresistible draw of a presentation by our very own David Sprinkle was the real X-factor.

Mr. Sprinkle presented on high-protein trends in the pe...

Puppy Love: Mental and Emotional Health Pet Services

Horsing Around: Why Equestrianism Will Gain Ground as Potential Cure for Summertime Blues

Pet Family Feud: Fun, Games, & Packaged Facts

46% of Pet Owners Buy Pet Products Online, Reveals Packaged Facts Ahead of Upcoming Pet Expo Presentation

For pet marketers, the natural and organic segment is competitive catnip

Mars Inc.'s Acquisition of VCA: More Fidos, Fewer Sugars

Hispanic pet owners chart a different course

What we’re reading: Record attendance set at Petfood Forum 2016

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