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Debbie Phillips-Donaldson's Blog – June 2010 Archive (4)

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Petfood is big on cause marketing

Even during a worldwide recession--or perhaps because of it--many companies have stepped up their campaigns to support and promote specific causes and charities. Petfood manufacturers are no exception.


Check out the great article by Jessica Taylor, "Paws with a cause," about companies like Del Monte,…
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Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 23, 2010 at 11:42am — No Comments

Keep up the hiring!

Though the petfood market has continued to grow globally the past two years, it has not been completely immune to the worldwide recession. Sales growth has not happened at the same healthy rate and, at least in developed markets, has been driven largely by price increases and sales of premium and superpremium products.


Has this relative slowdown affected hiring or employment at petfood companies? We've heard only anecdotal tales of caution. Still, it's good to see news of…
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Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 16, 2010 at 5:10pm — 1 Comment

Looking to speak at a petfood conference? Calls for papers announced

If you've ever sat through a conference session and thought you knew just as much, if not more, about a given topic than the person speaking about it--or you have some terrific new or insightful research or knowledge on petfood to share--why not submit an abstract for Petfood Forum 2011 or Petfood Forum Europe 2011?


We've just announced a call for papers for both events. Petfood Forum is scheduled for April…
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Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 8, 2010 at 3:27pm — No Comments

Do you make organic petfood?

If you make and/or distribute organic petfood in the US, you probably already know there's a potential threat for your products to be certified as complete and balanced petfood come September.


It's a rather long and convoluted story--you can find background info here--but it basically boils down to the typical glacial pace of governmental and other rule-making bodies. The US National Organic…
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Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 2, 2010 at 10:49am — No Comments

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