Tag: Pet Food
Insect Protein Has Investors Intrigued
Environmental activists point to issues like Amazon deforestation to suggest Earth is running out of agricultural real estate. Making matters worse, the United Nations predicts that, within three decades, the world’s population will reach nearly …
Food Industry Financials: Inflation, CPB, and more
Here are trending economic and food industry data points, as well as major economic and company earnings releases for the coming week: inflation analysis, earnings from Campbell Soup Company (CPB), Chewy, Inc. (CHWY), and more. …
How Humanization is Propelling Premium Pet Products
Canidae CEO Bret Furio explains how humanization is propelling premium pet products in the latest episode of the Food Institute Podcast. Furio discusses Canidae’s premium pet food lines, and finds parallels with human products as …
Key Ingredient in Pet Food’s Brave New World: Cell-Cultured Meat
In 2021, demand has been intense for pet food. And it makes sense, considering Americans are pampering pets like never before. Consider: adoption rates at U.S. animal shelters jumped as much as 40% in 2020 …
Pet Food, Supplies Surge
Specialty desserts. Luxury Shampoo. Acupuncture treatments. These things aren’t just for humans anymore! The Food Institute’s latest investigative video focuses on the pet industry and its meteoric rise in the U.S. economy. For the first time ever, annual sales …
Pet Adoption, Food Sales Grow as Birth Rate Slips
Birth rates fell for the sixth consecutive year to the lowest levels since 1979, according to the CDC. The number of births in the U.S. declined last year by 4% from 2019, double the average annual …
Rising Pet Ownership and Premium Products Driving Pet Food Market
While it may seem like some of your friends and family are a little over the top when it comes to lavishing their four-legged friends with top-shelf pet foods and specialty items, they’re actually part …
Today’s Animal Lovers Especially Attuned to Pet Food Recalls
Pet food recalls have become a concern for pet owners across the U.S. On Dec. 30, 2020, Midwestern Pet Foods announced a recall of Sportmix pet food products after the FDA received reports of dozens …
For the Dogs: Ben & Jerry’s Delves into Pet Food Market
Is your dog begging for dessert? Well, now you can treat them with Ben & Jerry’s latest offering: Doggie Desserts. The premiumization of pet food was a major trend during 2020. Spending on dog treats …
Pet Food and Other Fido-Friendly Businesses Profiting from Pandemic
The pet food industry has grown sales throughout the pandemic, with pet adoption and pet gifts on the rise as well, reported MarketWatch (Dec. 17). Pet food helped boost sales at General Mills during its …