Pet Food

A guide for students at K-State in the Pet Food Program, Agricultural Economics, or Grain Science and Industry who are researching pet food products and markets.

Library Research Guide

Proprietary Datasets for Pet Food Purchasing, Spending, or Pricing

The library does not provide access to proprietary sources of household or retail scanner data.

This page provides information on proprietary sources of data used in researching food, including pet food, that researchers can purchase with their own funds.

USDA Information on Proprietary Sources for Food Pricing and Consumption
The USDA uses proprietary sources of data for research on food pricing and sales. This webpage provides information on the proprietary sources of data used by the USDA, including IRI and Nielsen. K-State Libraries does not subscribe to these sources, but some data providers license their data for academic use. Researchers will have to purchase licenses with their own funds.

Nielsen provides limited access to datasets for academic research. Learn more about datasets for academic researchers, including pricing and terms of use.

Nielsen Data for Academic Researchers

Circana (IRI and NPD merged) is another firm that academic researchers rely on for point-of sale retail data.

Circana (IRI merged with NPD)