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Dave Ratner

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owner, Dave's Pet Food at Dave's Pet Food
📍 Agawam, Massachusetts, United States

Dave Ratner is a retail expert with over four decades of experience and the owner of Daves Pet Food. After founding the successful Daves Soda & Pet City chain, he now focuses on his national pet food brand and keynote speaking, sharing his strategies on marketing and customer loyalty.

He is a devoted pet parent to two German Shepherds, Trudie and Oggie. His passion for his dogs is so profound that he and his wife have not taken a vacation in 20 years, preferring not to leave their pets with a sitter or in a kennel.

For 18 years, Dave hosted a popular weekly pet care show on local ABC and Fox television affiliates.

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Experience
50 Years
Current Role
owner, Dave's Pet Food
Location
Agawam, Massachusetts, United States
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Small Business Advocacy
As a former board member of the National Retail Federation, he is a passionate advocate for independent retailers and speaks on how they can successfully compete with large chains.
Customer Loyalty
He authored the book "Customer Love" and his business philosophy is built around creating unshakeable customer relationships to ensure they never go anywhere else.
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Career

Work history

1-2000
owner, Dave's Pet Food
Dave's Pet Food
1-2000
Keynote speaker
Freelance
6-1975
Owner
daves soda & pet city
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Media appearances

Dave's Pet Food is Rolling Out New Branding During National Pet Wellness Month. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
1970 - 1975
Education details unavailable
Babson College
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