3 Things Pet Food Manufacturers Forget While Attending Global Pet Expo 2020

Trade Shows

Jan 27

Global Pet Expo 2020, the “pet industry’s largest annual trade show,” is February 26-28 at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL (source: GlobalPetExpo.org).

From the new product showcases and “Petworking” Receptions to the energizing, like-minded atmosphere and opportunities to pet so many animals, the Global Pet Expo is one event pet lovers and manufacturers love to attend each year for the incredible value gained.

As you and your team plan your trip to the ‘Sunshine State’ for the first, second, or even tenth time, we’d like to remind you of a couple of things that are easy to forget while exhibiting at the show.

The Show is in Beautiful, Sunny, Warm, Orlando, Florida

What better place to host a trade show in winter than Orlando? Could you ask for a better place to attend for a business trip?

The Orange County Convention Center is in the heart of the area’s tourism district: there’s shopping, dining, and entertainment options for miles.

Are you into luxury shopping or delicious food? After the show, take a quick Uber to Mall at Millenia, just five miles from the convention center. With over 150 high-end stores including Apple, Lacoste, Banana Republic, and Burberry, it will be hard not to find what you’re looking for. The mall is also home to many popular dining choices, featuring the Cheesecake Factory, Brio Tuscan Grille, and other delicious options.

If you have your furry friend with you, a must-see in Orlando is Bark Avenue Bakery. This bakery has plenty of sweet treats to share with your pet, from homemade baked goods, to rawhides, clothing, and more. If you didn’t bring your pet with you, you can always pick up a surprise present to take home!

“Petworking” Receptions Are Awesome

If you’ve been to Global Pet Expo before, you’ll know they call their networking events “Petworking” Receptions. There, you can meet other industry leaders at the show. It’s the “time and place to rub elbows with people you might never have another opportunity to meet” (source: Global Pet Expo). They also have free drink and some eats for you to munch on.

Note: No registration is required but they ask that you wear your badge to the event.

YOu Can Learn From 81 Different Countries

It’s easy to forget, but you have opportunities to meet so many fascinating and amazing business professionals who originate from countries across the world. The Petworking Reception is a great place to meet these types of people, but even walking around visiting other booths is a fantastic way to engage with like-minded individuals.

Get this: Within the 1,174 exhibitors at the Global Pet Expo, there are 81 countries represented, from China, Taiwan, and more. That’s impressive! Take this opportunity to network and learn about new cultures, products, and business processes.

Challenges Pet Food Manufacturers Face

If you’re a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, or wholesaler in the animal health and pet food industry, you face a couple of supply chain challenges:

eCommerce pressures: meeting standards, customer needs, and fulfillment goals
Being agile and adapting to industry changes quickly: 2-day shipping, capacity at warehouses, and delivering freight on-time
Retail compliance: meeting vendor guidelines, reducing chargebacks, and gaining visibility to transportation costs

These supply chain challenges often stand in your way of meeting business growth goals. However, the problem is not if these challenges can be solutioned, it’s how they are solutioned and executed on. There are proper and improper ways of maximizing value within your supply chain.

Today, you have real-time access to new layers of freight data that can be funneled to a single source, which provides you with full visibility and performance across modes, locations, and brands. Real-time access to things like landed costs, freight spending, carrier usages, SKU level costs and projections, estimated shipment delivery times and notifications, and more. Having technology and a system like this empowers you and your team to do so much more with your time, reduce costs, and operate more efficiently.

If you want to learn how your business can implement a proven and sustainable plan across your supply chain, we’d love to talk with you and understand how you operate.

Visit us at booth #3642 any time during the Global Pet Expo and we’d love to answer your eCommerce, warehousing and fulfillment, freight data, and retail compliance questions.

Meet With an Expert

Let us guide and empower you toward supply chain success. Request time to meet with a team member at GPE 2020.

Pet Food

eShipping Marketing Team