Before Zoomies became a brand people saw online, it was a team showing up — again and again — in real places, around real pets, talking to real people.
At events.
At expos.
At crowded pet festivals.
Not to “market.”
But to listen.
Where It Actually Happens
Over the last few months, we’ve been on the ground across multiple pet events — from PetFed to local pet expos and community meetups like Furr Fiesta.
Different cities.
Different crowds.
Different kinds of pet parents.
But one thing stayed consistent.
Everyone had questions.
The Conversations That Matter
No survey can replace a real conversation with a pet parent standing right in front of you.
And we had hundreds of them.
Some came in curious.
“What makes your food different?”
“Is this actually healthy or just marketed well?”
Some came in skeptical.
“My cat is super picky, nothing works.”
“I’ve tried everything, digestion issues don’t go away.”
And some just wanted clarity.
“What should I actually be feeding my pet?”
These weren’t just interactions.
They were insights.
What We Started Noticing
When you hear the same things over and over again, patterns start to emerge.
Pet parents across cities — whether first-time or experienced — were facing similar challenges:
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Confusion around ingredients
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Lack of trust in labels
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Limited options for cats
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Constant trial and error
And most importantly — a quiet frustration.
Because they cared.
But the system wasn’t making it easy for them.
Real Reactions > Perfect Marketing
We didn’t go to these events with just brochures and banners.
We went with products.
And the most important moments weren’t when people looked at them.
It was when pets tried them.
That first sniff.
That first bite.
That hesitation turning into acceptance.
And then the reactions:
“Oh, my cat actually likes this.”
“This is the first time he finished his bowl.”
“This feels different.”
Those moments told us more than any campaign ever could.
What Events Taught Us That the Internet Can’t
Online, everything looks polished.
At events, everything is real.
You see:
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How pets react instantly
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What questions people actually ask
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Where confusion really lies
You also see things you can’t predict:
A dog refusing everything except one product.
A cat that surprises its owner by eating something new.
A pet parent sharing a story you didn’t expect to hear.
This kind of feedback isn’t filtered.
And that’s exactly why it matters.
Effort Behind the Scenes
Showing up sounds simple.
It isn’t.
Every event meant:
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Packing and transporting products
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Setting up stalls
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Long hours on our feet
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Constant conversations without pause
But none of it felt transactional.
Because every conversation added something.
A new perspective.
A new doubt to solve.
A new validation.
Why We’ll Keep Showing Up
In a world where brands can easily hide behind screens, we chose not to.
Because building a pet food brand without talking to pet parents directly doesn’t make sense.
Zoomies isn’t being built from assumptions.
It’s being built from:
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Real questions
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Real concerns
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Real feedback
From people who are trying their best to do right by their pets.
This Is What Building Looks Like
It’s not always clean.
It’s not always planned.
It’s a mix of:
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Conversations
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Observations
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Small learnings stacking up over time
And slowly turning into something bigger.
More Than Events
For us, these weren’t just events.
They were checkpoints.
Moments where we stepped out of our own heads and into the real world.
To see if what we’re building actually makes sense.
And every time, we walked back with more clarity.
Zoomies isn’t just being built for pet parents.
It’s being built with them.
One conversation at a time.
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— Team Zoomies
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