In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced many employers to shift to remote work, households across the country welcomed pets into their homes and turned to their backyards to work on their gardens. For AFCO Distribution, an agricultural cooperative known as the “go-to grocery store for animals,” this resulted in a significant uptick in business. “Our business increased by double digits, and this growth hasn’t stopped since,” said Lloyd Campbell, AFCO’s distribution director of wholesale.