The pandemic modified multiple issues related to consumption habits. It was not only in Argentina, it was throughout the world, that the food revolution entered among those changes. Dozens of content began to be registered on social networks, gastronomy blogs and the media that addressed the importance of changing habits, healthy consumption, among other factors. In that aspect, the integral well-being made trending topic with food as the first standard bearer.
This trend that has exploded in recent years, as a result of the pandemic and other factors, has also reached the world of pets. During the year 2022, Kantar performed a survey that showed that 3 out of 4 Argentines (75%) live with an animal. Therefore, pets have more and more prominence and that is what leads people to strive to give them a better quality of life: proper nutritiona place to rest, take care of your health and offer moments of recreation.
In Europe, there are associations that work to guarantee the quality of industrial pet food, such as the European Federation of Pet Food Industries and the National Association of Pet Food Manufacturers. In the country, from that point, there is an increasingly marked interest in an increasingly healthy diet for companion animals. In a recent survey released by golocan, pioneer company in snacks for dogs and cats, realized that 70 percent of consumers take the trouble to observe the ingredients of food before making the purchase decision.
“We understood that there was a global trend for consumers to look for balanced, prescription or light meals. That is why we decided to accompany it with a snack that is consistent with that idea. To do so, we reduced the matrix of traditional snacks, we made them without dyes, and with less fat and sodium,” he explains. Augustine Silvestre, director of Golocan and adds: “Although it is a formula that applies to any type of dog, it is specially designed for small animals that live in departments and large urban centers. All of them have fewer calories, no dyes and no added salt.
In some balanced foods, fats increase the flavor, which is why many preparations abuse them. A excess fat is the cause of obesity in the animal, which leads to different health problems: joint overload, respiratory disturbances and cardiovascular conditions, metabolic and endocrine problems, etc.
In this regard, the biggest problem consumers face with fats is their excess in the diet. The fact that a dog is obese is a confluence of several causes, essentially the overchargingbut they help a lot lack of exercise and the inadequate food intake for a balanced diet.
But it is not the only care factor in the animal. “Following the new paradigm of the health of dogs and cats, our brand and others even have snack to care for pet teethwhich removes tartar, calms anxiety and allows them to have fresher food”, says the director of Golocan.
Beyond these examples, it is clear that, as a consequence of the pandemic and the new demands for health and well-being, caring for dogs does not just mean feeding them and walking them: their health and what they are given to eat has passed. to be in the foreground.
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