«Every dry food bag sent out that door is lost sales in canned or raw food — not once, but for every future purchase made by
that dry food customer.»
Not exact matches
It will also expand the existing
dry food, frozen and chilled sections at these nine locations to provide
customers with a full grocery shopping destination.
Expanding with their
customers has initiated growth into
dry food packaging and confections, as well as packing for athletic performance products and the supplements industry.
This segment offers
customers a broad product assortment that ranges from center of the plate items such as beef, pork, poultry, and seafood, frozen
foods, refrigerated products, and
dry groceries to disposables, cleaning and kitchen supplies, and related products used by its
customers.
Providing Direction To give
customers an idea of the broad selection of fish
foods available on the market, retailers should create a display of products that showcases the various forms that shelf stable
foods can take: flakes, pellets, discs, crumbles, sticks, freeze -
dried, etc..
Even shelf - stable products need some TLC when it comes
customer education and merchandising, says Maggie Johnson, co-owner of Sojos, which makes shelf - stable, freeze -
dried raw
food mixes.
For example, most retailers are already running very aggressive ads for low - margin pet
foods to drive traffic into their stores, so why not take the opportunity to use merchandising tools like clip strips within the
food aisle,
customer scan data to provide a trial incentive coupon for chews / treats to those
customers not purchasing this segment and off - shelf displays along with
dry pet
food feature ads to expose shoppers to higher - margin chews / treats?
Owners should offer separate feeders for
dry and moist
foods, and retailers can encourage
customers to buy extra dishes so one dish can remain in the cage while the other is out for a thorough cleaning.
I've been a loyal Wellness
customer for probably 10 years but recently they have saw fit to change their
dry food formula that my cat was accustomed to eating which was the salmon and whitefish meal recipe.
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company (NPPC) is voluntarily recalling a limited number of 3.5 - pound bags of its Purina ONE beyOnd Our White Meat Chicken & Whole Barley Recipe Adult
Dry Dog
Food from a single production run and shipped to retail
customers in the United States.
Merrick Dog
Food comes highly rated by customers and their dry dog food has not had any reca
Food comes highly rated by
customers and their
dry dog
food has not had any reca
food has not had any recalls.
Kriebel said that some
customers use freeze -
dried products as a «gateway» into raw
food, but that many «make the leap right into frozen.»
Since Drs. Delaney and Perea were the veterinary nutritionists who recommended asking about the «caloric distribution» of various
foods, and they work for Natura Pet Products, it was not surprising that when we called the Natura
customer service line and asked for the caloric distribution of its grain - free Evo Turkey & Chicken Formula
dry dog
food, we promptly received that information: calories from protein: 39.5 %; calories from fat: 502 %; calories from carbohydrates: 10.4 %.
In the 1970's, Bill began to regularly field questions from
customers regarding
dry dog
foods.
«Some brands seem to target older dogs, and
customers come in looking for
dry foods that are better for their aging pets.
But displaying it on the shelf beside
dry kibble may cause
customers who have never tried raw
food before to become curious and give it a shot.
«I have never witnessed an associate suggest a wet or raw
food to [a
customer] to try with their
dry food diet as a mix or fed alone,» says Christine Hackett, president of Petropics Gourmet Whole Foods, LLC.
Tell
customers that its best to store fish
food in a cool,
dry environment, away from the light.
«Most important of all, freeze -
dried foods offer retailers the opportunity to create long - lasting, loyal
customers by giving them the path to a healthier, more vibrant pet.»
Our pets need moisture in their
food to properly digest it, and although many freeze
dry manufactures instruct the
customer to re-hydrate the
food, it will often not take on moisture when you place it in a bowl of water.»
Retailers should also ask why the
customer is interested in a freeze -
dried diet, and inquire about any allergies or
food sensitivities the dog has, says Fouts.
From traditional kibble and wet
foods to freeze -
dried, frozen or fresh varieties, there's a form of natural cat diet for every
customer's lifestyle.
A small shelf - talker and a larger, more detailed shelf - hanger are available to inform
customers about the company's full line of
dry kibble, canned and raw - frozen pet
food.
Retailers should work with vendors and manufacturers to understand the products — educating themselves and their employees, so they can properly guide
customers to the freeze -
dried food or treat that will provide the best outcome.
If the
customer protests that they already have a
food dish for their rabbit, the employee can point out that it is a good idea to have at least two
food dishes for each habitat, one for
dry food and one for moist
foods.
Most importantly, freeze -
dried foods and treats offer retailers the opportunity to create long - lasting loyalty by putting their
customers on the path to healthier and more vibrant pets.»
«It's important to ensure that retail team members are well - versed and ready to successfully educate
customers on the unique [qualities] of freeze -
dried foods — then make a clear, commonsense case for the unmistakable advantages of freeze -
dried raw.»
Heather Acuff,
customer care and product development manager for Nulo Pet
Food, an Austin - based manufacturer of grain - free
dry and canned
foods for dogs and cats, says pet specialty retailers need to be aware that, in some cases, grains are being replaced with ingredients such as white potatoes or tapioca starch, or even higher - glycemic ones — something she says is «counterintuitive to feeding a grain - free product in the first place.»
«Even so, because the
customer isn't paying for water, freeze -
dried foods are actually quite affordable,» Johnson continues.
«Getting [
customers] to try [raw
foods] can be a challenge because, depending on who they are, a little education might be essential in order to clear up misconceptions and assumptions,» says Maggie Johnson, co-owner of Sojourner Farms, makers of Sojos freeze -
dried raw
foods and treats.
Further, if staff members understand the importance that water plays in a cat's diet, they can sell wet
foods to any
customers who only purchase
dry.
«There are many times when we're selling these brands for one or two pennies above cost, but if you can get the
customer to try out a bag of
dry food from one of your [exclusive] lines, that's how you're going to be successful.»
• Point out to
customers that freeze -
dried foods and treats are very concentrated and therefore they will need to feed their dogs less of it compared to non-freeze-
dried foods, in order to avoid over-feeding, says Bessent.
Retailing to Sell It's important that retailers ensure their team members are well - trained and ready to successfully introduce their
customers to the clear nutritional advantages of leading grain - free and freeze -
dried foods, Johnson says.
Even so, because the
customer isn't paying for water, freeze -
dried foods are actually quite affordable.»
With this in mind we recommend premium
dry foods for your German Shepherd puppy that have a good history of recall - free and
customer advocacy.
TOTW, as loyal
customers refer to it, is a grain free
dry puppy
food that provides excellent nutrition with what the company calls «digestible energy».
Inventories freezers, refrigerators and
dry storage, also use production records to know how much
food to prepare and following menus and recipes helped out cashier when busy by ringing up
customer's orders, assisting
customers with questions about products.