Instant ramen servings consumed worldwideUS pet food total market sales
A world eating more instant noodles for itself and more premium kibble for its dogs is a world that has, in some quiet way, inverted the food chain. The dogs are dining; the humans are reheating. It is either an insult or a compliment to dogs, depending on your generosity.
Both jumped in 2020 because of the same lockdown. Global instant ramen production leapt about 9% as households worldwide stockpiled the cheapest shelf-stable carb, while US pet food sales surged as pandemic adoption soared and owners spoiled their new companions. Different shelves, different species, same anxious spring.
So the correlation is the small, slightly absurd truth of lockdown spending. The humans ate down; the dogs ate up. Someone got promoted.
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