CINCINNATI — Pet Wants recently appointed Emily Roberts to vice president of marketing, a new position for the company. Roberts joins the company with more than 17 years of strategic marketing leadership experience.

Pet Wants, a pet food and supplies producer and retail franchise, cited record sales over the last two years for expanding its leadership team. It established 22 new franchises in 2020 and, so far in 2021, has opened 125 retail locations. Pet Wants expects an additional 40 to 50 franchise agreements to be signed by the end of this year.

Emily Roberts, vice president of marketing at Pet Wants. (Source: LinkedIn) 

“We are so pleased to have Emily on board during this time of rapid expansion. She brings exceptional talent to our company in terms of strategic marketing, digital technologies, and community engagement,” said Ed Evans, president of Pet Wants, who joined the company in July. “I am excited to collaborate with her on behalf of our owners and our consumers to expand our reach and provide the products that every Pet Wants.”

Roberts draws from past experiences in several industries, including franchising, retail, media, education, banking and non-profit sectors.

"I am truly honored and excited by this opportunity," Roberts said. "Pet Wants is a unique brand rooted in health and devoted to helping pets live longer, healthier lives through nutrition. I look forward to introducing new processes and platforms to help us make the biggest impact in the most immediate way to advance our owners and facilitate further growth of the Pet Wants brand. There are more than 40 thousand zip codes in the United States. We’ve only touched the surface of what we can do for the pet industry.”

Founded in 2010, Pet Wants produces premium, slow-cooked fresh pet food formulated without animal byproducts or “non-nutritious fillers.”

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