Pets and People Alike Enjoy Woodland’s Remnant Farms Feed & Supply
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Rick Pettit was a fish biologist whose only experience with feed stores was as a customer.
But when he was looking for a career change, he found feed fit the bill.
He bought an existing feed store in 2005 and immediately set about remaking the business into Remnant Farms Feed & Supply. He expanded the store, located at 1501 Guild Road in Woodland, nearly doubling its size, while making significant changes to the inventory.
“We started as a small feed store and morphed into a small pet supply superstore,” says Pettit, who operates the business with his wife, Jo Anne.
Though his career as a biologist didn’t give him much retail experience, it did prove fruitful in other ways. He’s able to pick up the relevant information on pet nutrition quickly and convey that to his customers. His selection steers away from lower-quality pet food.
“We help people find better foods for their pets so the pets can have better lives,” Pettit says.
Story by Dan Markham
Photo by Todd Bennett
