Lindsay Beaton

Rockford, Texas

Editor and Podcast Host, Trending: Pet Food at Petfood Industry

Editor of Petfood Industry magazine. "Trending: Pet Food" podcast host at https://t.co/HqDmm58g6Z. RTs/follows are not endorsements. Opinions are my own. She/Her.

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EPISODE 83: What are the possibilities for shrimp byproducts as pet food ingredients?

1 month ago | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

The below transcript is from Episode 83 of the Trending: Pet Food podcast, where host Lindsay Beaton and Michel Lockhart, CEO of ChitoLytic, answer the question, “What are the possibilities for shrimp byproducts as pet food ingredients?” You can find the episode at Trending: Pet Food Podcast, on SoundCloud or on your favorite podcast platform. This episode originally aired on March 26, 2025. We want to thank AFB International for sponsoring this podcast.
EPISODE 82: What economic factors should pet food businesses focus on?

2 months ago | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

The below transcript is from Episode 82 of the Trending: Pet Food podcast, where host Lindsay Beaton and Ernie Tedeschi, director of economics, The Budget Lab at Yale Law School, look at all the different economic factors at play in the today’s pet food space as they answer the question, “Which factors are most important?” You can find the episode at Trending: Pet Food Podcast, on SoundCloud or on your favorite podcast platform. This episode originally aired on March 12, 2025.
Obesity continues to be a problem for pets

2 months ago | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

Dogs and cats are bearing the brunt of the pet obesity epidemic, with numbers going up in spite of significant options in the pet food space to help mitigate the issue. adogslifephoto | iStock.comObesity is a continuing problem for pets, with overweight and obese rates going up in spite of more education from veterinarians, weight-specific pet food formulations and a number of technologies designed to track a petâ€™s activity.
Sustainability, pet health and wellness key topics for novel proteins

2 months ago | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

Novel proteins continue to expand in availability as science-backed solutions become more prominent and pet owners become more educated on their existence and what they can provide. Miyako Nakamura | iStock.comNovel proteins have been part of many trends conversations over the last several years: Sustainability, functionality, and health and wellness have all had seats at the table of novel protein development.
Episode 81: How can having a 'hero product' help a pet food company thrive?

2 months ago | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

The below transcript is from Episode 81 of the Trending: Pet Food podcast, where host Lindsay Beaton and Russell Breuer, founder and CEO of Spot & Tango, discuss hero products that you can build your brand around. You can find the episode at Trending: Pet Food Podcast, on SoundCloud or on your favorite podcast platform. This episode originally aired on February 25, 2025. We want to thank AFB International for sponsoring this podcast.
Pet food sustainability: Where we’re at, where we need to go

2 months ago | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

Sustainability isn’t going anywhere. If anything, it’s becoming more prevalent in every part of the pet food production cycle, from ingredients to processing to packaging. As such, it behooves us to figure out what’s going right in the pet food space when it comes to sustainability while acknowledging how far we still have to go. In our LinkedIn poll question posed in January 2025 (p.
EPISODE 80: How can we all get out of our own way to succeed in our careers?

Feb 12, 2025 | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

The below transcript is from Episode 80 of the Trending: Pet Food podcast, where host Lindsay Beaton and Michael Allison, CEO of The Adversity Academy Leadership Development Company, try to unlock the secrets to career success – and most importantly, getting out of your own way. You can find the episode at Trending: Pet Food Podcast, on SoundCloud or on your favorite podcast platform. This episode originally aired on February 11, 2025. We want to thank AFB International for sponsoring this podcast.
EPISODE 79: What role does a Technical Center play in pet food manufacturing?

Jan 31, 2025 | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

The below transcript is from Episode 79 of the Trending: Pet Food podcast, where host Lindsay Beaton and Justin Moore, Technical Center manager for Wenger Manufacturing discuss the companyâ€™s recently upgraded facility that now features full-scale extruders and dryers, enhanced testing capabilities and remote technology, allowing clients to conduct real-world product trials without disrupting their own operations.
EPISODE 78: What might 2025 look like for the pet food market?

Jan 24, 2025 | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

The below transcript is from Episode 78 of the Trending: Pet Foodpodcast, where host Lindsay Beaton and Nicole Hill, executive director of MarketPlace, take a look at what trends panned out in 2024 and what the pet food industry might be facing in the coming year. You can find the episode at Trending: Pet Food Podcast, on SoundCloud or on your favorite podcast platform. This episode originally aired on January 22, 2025. We want to thank AFB International for sponsoring this podcast.
Top Shelf Dog: Serving shelf-stable fresh dog food

Jan 23, 2025 | petfoodindustry.com | Lindsay Beaton

Fresh pet food is a relatively small piece of the overall pet food pie, but it’s an ever-growing trend. Pet owners want what’s best for their animals, and pet food that looks like something a human might put on their own plate for dinner fits the bill — fresh, whole ingredients, complete nutrition and dogs running to their dinner bowls? What’s not to love? Still, there are a couple barriers for pet owners that might keep them from indulging their animals with fresh food.