βCats Love Gravyβ: How a Reporter Ended Up at a Pet Food Research Center NYT - Business By: Jenny Gross 23 October 2026 at 07:00 A Times journalist and animal lover spent a day at a Royal Canin facility to understand how pet food giants are studying the taste buds of dogs and cats. Β© Mathias Depardon for The New York TimesCats at the Royal Canin global headquarters in France.