Global Pet Expo Takeaways:

educate attendees to our new product offerings as well as refresh their knowledge of our existing product line. The show enforced our belief that as one of the foremost pioneers and experts on all things insect, we need to expand our commitment to bringing new innovative and sustainable insect driven consumable to all segments of the pet industry.”

“Other than lots of new and innovative products such as foods, treats, and supplements, the buzz around Earth Animal should be our scientific approach to natural based products. It is an ongoing objective of Earth Animal’s Veterinary Product team to tell an efficacy-based story on all products. I personally took away the strong sense that Earth Animal’s vision for helping animals, people, and the environment is truly noticed and shared by others in the industry. It was never more evident than the traffic in our booth and the generous amount of interest and time given to the Earth Animal team.” — Dr. Kris Hansen, Earth Animal and are always working on expanding our product line. New NOW Pets products to look for this year are our UC-II Collagen for Dogs & Cats, along with a Cat Multi Vitamin and a Dog Multi Vitamin. With NOW’s extensive testing, product label transparency and high-quality standards, including our NASC certification, pet owners can rest assured knowing that their pets are receiving products of the highest quality when they choose NOW.”

“Franpos is a cloud-based point-ofsale and business management software that is designed to help pet retailers streamline their operations, manage inventory, process transactions, and grow their businesses,” said Founder and CEO Subodh Gupta. “Our platform offers a wide range of features, including advanced analytics and reporting, integration with Astro loyalty, employee management tools, payment processing and integration with accounting software.”

“Global 2023 was a great success,” said Sam Furby VP Sales of Fluker’s. “We always welcome the opportunity to personally connect with many of our customers that we don’t often see faceto-face. Our goal was to introduce and

“The best compliment we get at shows like Global and SuperZoo is: ‘We love Happy Howies!’ This year’s Global was no exception,” said President David Collado. “Happy Howie’s continues to be a small family-owned business committed to making delicious deli-style treats dogs go crazy for. It was a good show and we had a good location. It was great that the show ended at 3 p.m. on Friday which allowed exhibitors two extra hours to tear down the booth.”

For those who were unable to make it to Happy Howie’s booth, the company launched two videos to help customers get caught up on the company’s meat roll and dried treats.

“Global was a great show to help kick off Now’s 55th year in business and we appreciate everyone who took the time to stop by our booth to hear more about our pet line,” said Taylor Schimka, NOW Sales Representative. “As an industry leading manufacturer of more than 1,400 natural products we are committed to our mission to provide value in products and services that empower people (and their pets!) to lead healthier lives. Pet owners are passionate about the health and well-being of their animals and the demand for natural, quality pet products is on the rise. We continue to listen to consumer demand

“At Applaws, we believe and trust in the goodness of food that starts with the highest quality, natural ingredients,” said Trade Marketing Manager Diana Hernandez. “That’s why we are focused on delivering fresh and exciting innovation that will help your four-legged friend to thrive. We are introducing new products like hydrating bone broth and high quality, limited ingredient dry food- providing cats with a well-rounded diet that will encourage their curiosity and help them lead happy, healthy lives. As a proud B Corp, we are committed to using our business as a force for good; striving to create a better future for pets, people, and the planet.”

It’s key for attendees to notice Canada Pooch’s innovation is focused on problem-solving products. “We’ve leaned into the dog walking, paw protection and cooling categories with disruptive, best-in-class innovation,” said Founder and CEO Jacqueline Prehogan. “We were also excited to announce that Canada Pooch is entering the calming category, with a first-of-its kind line of weighted calming products for dogs, including our hero product: the Weighted Calm™ Vest. There was a huge amount of buzz and excitement around these products at the show. Our innovation in calming is specifically designed to address pet anxiety in a gentle and highly effective way.”

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