This article first appeared on inc.com.  Jim Galovski made sure that customers would be ready when the patent for his company's unusual product came through.  Jim Galovski wanted to change the pet food business when he founded Needham, Massachusetts-based Guardian Pet Foods in 2017. More than four years on, he's...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn      Whether you outright lie, tell half-truths or lie by omission, the result is the same: you are misleading people!! A pet food company started posting ads showing their new delivery box that has the following message on it:   "Mealtime excitement, Better...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn         I love the pet care industry. I really do. I have been involved in it for a long time...since my college internship at what was then Ralston-Purina in 1991 to today as co-founder of Guardian Pet Food Company. Maybe...

  Listen to the full podcast on Spotify.   Retailers and pet owners: Demand education - ask questions - isn't it time we actually do something about animal health and welfare instead of just pretending?  Pet retail: we cannot outrun a company like Chewy's. How many of you finally have...

  Listen to the full podcast on Spotify.   Jim Galovski received his bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester in 1992. Over the next quarter-century, Jim worked at Nestle Purina, Mars Pet Care (Royal Canin), and Blue Buffalo in a variety of roles; from territory manager and team leader to Director of...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn     I’ve spent nearly 25 years in the pet care industry and the one question that I am asked more than any other is, “What’s the best pet food out there?” My response is always the same, “What do you and your...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn     Back in 1911, a mining tradition began that lasted 75 years. Workers would bring caged canaries with them into the mines to serve as an early warning system against rising methane and carbon monoxide levels (lethal to humans). All the canaries...

  This article first appeared with LinkedIn     In 2018, plant-based food sales in the US grew 11% vs. the previous year and surpassed $4.5 billion in sales. While vegan/vegetarian pet food sales did not crack the Top 10, it has seen significant interest and growth as a category. A 2015...

  This article first appeared on LinkedIn     Jill Cline succinctly summarized pet food digestibility and bioavailability in the following statement, "A food’s digestibility is the collective proportion of all nutrients in a food that is available to the dog for absorption from the intestine into the bloodstream. Nutrient bioavailability...

  This article first appeared with LinkedIn     In 2018, freeze-dried pet food accounted for 2.7% of the new product launches in pet and ended the year with a 1.4% share of total US pet food sales. Overall, the freeze-dried food category grew more than 20% in 2018 vs YAGO...