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According to a study from the Freedonia Group, homeowner desire for more cabinet storage, kitchen islands and counter-style seating and amenities such as LED lighting and pull-out shelves will push the demand for kitchen cabinets to $17.3 billion by 2023 - a rise of 4.6 percent annually.

With human interest in “wellness,” for example, an ancillary industry now produces supplements containing hemp and CBD to treat four-footed aches, pains and anxieties. It’s a major trend: According to Packaged Facts’ Pet Supplements in the U.S. (7th Edition), “It’s hard to recall anything making more of a splash in human and pet supplements than CBD (cannabidiol), whose explosion onto the market has brought new attention to the supplements business as a whole, with a ‘halo effect’ that seems likely to last for years.”

In the U.S. market for new college course materials, Pearson had a 42.7% share in 2018, Cengage 21.8% and McGraw-Hill Education 15.9%, according to research firm Simba Information.

“What’s going on in grain-inclusive is a swing back to firmer ground in terms of pet food formulas that are more time-tested," explains David Lummis, senior pet market analyst for market research firm Packaged Facts.