US pet food total market salesIndustrial robots installed worldwide
Worldwide industrial robots installed and American pet-food sales, both climbing for nearly two decades. The robot and the kibble, two completely unrelated industries, sharing the same nineteen-year ascent.
Industrial robot installations grew from about a quarter of a million units shipped per year in 2004 to over half a million by 2022, with most growth in Chinese factories. US pet food market sales grew from about 14 to over 50 billion dollars in the same window as pet humanisation and premium-food trends expanded the category. Two completely unrelated growth stories sharing a window because the same nineteen years rewarded both a global manufacturing-automation buildout and a domestic pet-food premiumisation.
Two completely unrelated industries compounded together. The factory and the feeding bowl, both more invested in.
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