Market Research: Dog Food Brand

[eco21]

Hi,

I am opening a pet supply shop at our garden centre and wanted to get a straw poll on waht dog food people buy. I know there is many threads regarding good/bad dog food and which is best but looking for a post on which dog food you buy. I know the area you live will not be (probably not) where the shop is but will give me an indiction on brands.

Thanks,

[DocJock]

Bakers

[Jasandjules]

I would suggest you stock Green Tripe, Chicken Carcasses, and raw meaty bones.

[jj333]

15kg bags of Beta salmon & chicken and rice

[eco21]

cheers

15KG bags is what we aim to stock as in a mainly rural area

[Mrs Grumpy]

I feed Nature's Menu raw complete nuggets.

I *may* feed a good quality complete dry. Wouldn't touch Bakers or anything else with additives/colourings with a barge pole.

[missdiane]

Applaws dry

[IrrElephant]

James Wellbeloved is good dog food.

[frank hovis]

Skinners and burns is what mines gets

[MaxMX5]

Bakers and James Wellbeloved.

[NathanJones]

http://www.goldenacres.co.uk/privatelabelforbrands...

Golden Acres produce for Arden Grange, James Wellbeloved and Burns Pet Nutrition

[condor]

MaxMX5 said:

Bakers and James Wellbeloved.

That's what the neighbour's dog gets fed.

[Skyedriver]

Salters
I believe its additive free and comes with lots of olive oil for a healthy coat!
But not a healthy wallet unfortunately
And our Springer whilst looking very healthy is still a sly, cunning, mischeivous, snappy little B

[nick_j007]

I feed Burns or James Wellbeloved and they come with a decent pedigree re being additive free.

Barking Heads is gaining popularity.

The above are not cheap and you'll need to cater for cheaper / less healthy brands such as Bakers, Pedigree, Chappie and so on.

HTH

[jaybirduk]

Feed our Labs on James Wellbeloved

Why not park your car outside a Pets at Home (most have carpark right in front of store) and watch what people buy for a few hours?

(I am not responsible for this being the dullest exercise you'll undertake!)

[eco21]

Hi

Thanks for the replies.

Yeah, looking at three different levels of dog food, good/very good/best and within these stocking appropriately.

Thinking could sell at £24/£30/£36ish

[eco21]

Looking at beta/bakers/Arden grange/James well beloved so which coincides with other research.

May just try to befriend an employee and see what they say rather than spend hours in the car. But, may bottle it and spend an afternoon in the car with binoculars.

[eco21]

No, I appreciate your comments.

I don't have the vast knowledge yet and tbh most dog foods say they are the best this/organic that etc so yes it is something I will need to read up on independently. I can only presume over time and customers experience will help towards this.

[eco21]

Valid point - my thinking is apart from Internet reading and current dog owners - I am limited in gaining that knowledge.

[eco21]

Away to look at any online courses - open uni - cpd courses or local library for big thick books!