Fresh Dog Food and Pet Meal Delivery AI Visibility Ranking Trends - November 2026

Answer capsule

The November 2026 Fresh Dog Food and Pet Meal Delivery benchmark compares 8 companies across 501 AI answers that met its inclusion rules. The Farmer’s Dog leads with 416 recommendations (83.03% of answers). At least one tracked company was recommended in 468 answers; some answers recommended several companies.

The rankings distinguish being mentioned from receiving an affirmative recommendation, then examine placement and the wording used about each company. Earlier monthly results show how counts and rates changed, with each month using its own answer total. These results describe the answers reviewed, not product quality or customer satisfaction. Differences between monthly samples limit comparisons and do not establish why a result changed.

For the strategic interpretation of this benchmark, read CiteWorks Studio's analysis of How AI Search Is Recommending Fresh Dog Food and Pet Meal Delivery

Industry leaderboard

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• How do Fresh Dog Food and Pet Meal Delivery rank by recorded AI recommendations in November 2026?

The leaderboard orders companies by how many recorded answers affirmatively recommended them. That count is not the same as appearing in an answer, and it is not the same as being placed near the top of a list. A company can be mentioned often yet recommended less often, or recommended often yet rarely placed first.

Ties are decided by equal recommendation counts, so a shared position does not imply a unique winner. Placement figures are nested inside recommendations rather than added to them. Reading the columns separately keeps reach, endorsement and ordering from being collapsed into one impression of prominence.

Key findings

Tracked-company answer coverage

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• How often did the November 2026 Fresh Dog Food and Pet Meal Delivery answer sample recommend any tracked company?

468 distinct answers recommended at least one tracked company. Counting each company recommendation separately gives 1518, because an answer can recommend several companies. Answers with no tracked recommendation may still have recommended companies outside this comparison.

Almost every included answer named at least one tracked company, and most recommended one. Multiple tracked companies frequently appeared together in the same answer, which is why company-level totals exceed the number of answers. This overlap is a property of how the answers were written, not evidence that any single company dominates the market.

A small set of answers recommended no tracked company at all. Those answers may still have named companies outside this comparison, so the coverage figures describe the tracked set only.

Reach and affirmative recommendation

The Farmer’s Dog ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 462 (92.22%); recommendations: 416 (83.03%). Top 3 placements: 382 (76.25%); first-place placements: 273 (54.49%).

Wording about the company: 419 positive, 41 neutral, 2 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 90.0%. The net framing score was 0.90 (defined in Methodology).

46 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 91.83% were Top 3 and 65.63% were first-place.

Mention and recommendation answer different questions. A mention records that a company appeared in the answer; a recommendation requires an affirmative endorsement alongside positive wording. The Farmer’s Dog was mentioned in nearly all answers and recommended in most of them, but a portion of its mentions carried no recorded recommendation.

Among its recorded recommendations, most were placed in the top three and a majority were placed first. Those placement shares are subsets of the recommendation count, not additional wins.

Recommendation order and placement

Placement describes where a recommended company sat within an answer’s ordering. Top-three and first-place counts are drawn from the recommendation set, so they cannot exceed it and should not be summed with mentions or recommendations. Recommendation-to-mention ratios vary across companies, showing that appearing and being endorsed are distinct outcomes.

Where a ratio rests on a small base, it should be read cautiously. A high ratio on few mentions is a thin signal, not a stronger result than a lower ratio on many.

Classified framing in context

Framing classifies the wording used about a company in the selected answers. Positive wording dominates for every tracked company, with neutral wording forming the remainder and negative wording rare. This describes how the answers phrased their references, not how customers feel or how good a company’s products are.

Neutral or positive wording does not explain why a recommendation was or was not recorded. Framing and recommendation are separate measurements that happen to be reported side by side.

Company results in detail

The Farmer’s Dog

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about The Farmer’s Dog mentions, recommendations and placement?

The Farmer’s Dog ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 462 (92.22%); recommendations: 416 (83.03%). Top 3 placements: 382 (76.25%); first-place placements: 273 (54.49%).

Wording about the company: 419 positive, 41 neutral, 2 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 90.0%. The net framing score was 0.90 (defined in Methodology).

46 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 91.83% were Top 3 and 65.63% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, The Farmer’s Dog's mention count fell from 465 to 462, while its recommendation count rose from 402 to 416. The recommendation rate was 78.82% and 83.03% respectively.

The Farmer’s Dog ranks first by recommendation count and appears in nearly every included answer, giving it the broadest reach in this set. Most of its recommendations were also shortlisted, and a majority of those were placed first, a strong ordering profile within the recorded answers.

Its wording was overwhelmingly positive, with very few negative references. Between the two most recent months, mentions edged down while recommendations rose, so the recommendation rate increased; the samples differ, and the change is recorded rather than explained.

JustFoodForDogs

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about JustFoodForDogs mentions, recommendations and placement?

JustFoodForDogs ranks 2 by recommendation count. Mentions: 417 (83.23%); recommendations: 385 (76.85%). Top 3 placements: 317 (63.27%); first-place placements: 94 (18.76%).

Wording about the company: 390 positive, 27 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 92.3%. The net framing score was 0.94 (defined in Methodology).

32 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 82.34% were Top 3 and 24.42% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, JustFoodForDogs' mention count fell from 424 to 417, while its recommendation count fell from 393 to 385. The recommendation rate was 77.06% and 76.85% respectively.

JustFoodForDogs holds second place on recommendation count with reach close behind the leader. Its recommendation-to-mention ratio is among the highest in the set, meaning most of its appearances carried an endorsement. Its first-place share, however, is far smaller than its top-three share, so it is frequently shortlisted but less often ranked first.

Wording was almost entirely positive with no negative references. Both mentions and recommendations declined slightly between the two most recent months, and the recommendation rate was nearly flat.

Freshpet

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Freshpet mentions, recommendations and placement?

Freshpet ranks 3 by recommendation count. Mentions: 278 (55.49%); recommendations: 250 (49.90%). Top 3 placements: 94 (18.76%); first-place placements: 25 (4.99%).

Wording about the company: 258 positive, 20 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 89.9%. The net framing score was 0.93 (defined in Methodology).

28 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 37.60% were Top 3 and 10.00% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Freshpet's mention count fell from 289 to 278, while its recommendation count rose from 246 to 250. The recommendation rate was 48.24% and 49.90% respectively.

Freshpet sits third on recommendation count, but its reach is markedly narrower than the two companies above it. Most of its mentions carried a recommendation, yet only a minority of those recommendations landed in the top three, and first-place placements were uncommon. Its profile is one of solid endorsement without strong ordering prominence.

Wording was positive with no negative references. Mentions fell slightly while recommendations rose between the two most recent months, lifting the recommendation rate; the samples differ and no cause is inferred.

Nom Nom

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Nom Nom mentions, recommendations and placement?

Nom Nom ranks 4 by recommendation count. Mentions: 216 (43.11%); recommendations: 176 (35.13%). Top 3 placements: 69 (13.77%); first-place placements: 3 (0.60%).

Wording about the company: 186 positive, 27 neutral, 3 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 81.5%. The net framing score was 0.85 (defined in Methodology).

40 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 39.20% were Top 3 and 1.70% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Nom Nom's mention count rose from 178 to 216, while its recommendation count rose from 147 to 176. The recommendation rate was 28.82% and 35.13% respectively.

Nom Nom ranks fourth on recommendation count with moderate reach. Its recommendation-to-mention ratio is lower than the leaders’, and its placement profile is distinctive: a meaningful share of recommendations reached the top three, but first-place placements were very rare. It appears and is endorsed, yet seldom leads an answer’s ordering.

Wording was mostly positive with a few negative references. Both mentions and recommendations rose between the two most recent months, and the recommendation rate increased; the comparison is recorded, not explained.

PetPlate

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about PetPlate mentions, recommendations and placement?

PetPlate ranks 5 by recommendation count. Mentions: 159 (31.74%); recommendations: 133 (26.55%). Top 3 placements: 34 (6.79%); first-place placements: 2 (0.40%).

Wording about the company: 142 positive, 17 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 83.6%. The net framing score was 0.89 (defined in Methodology).

26 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 25.56% were Top 3 and 1.50% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, PetPlate's mention count rose from 142 to 159, while its recommendation count rose from 132 to 133. The recommendation rate was 25.88% and 26.55% respectively.

PetPlate ranks fifth, with reach and recommendation counts well below the leaders. Most of its mentions carried a recommendation, but top-three placements were a modest fraction of those recommendations and first-place placements were rare. Its profile combines reasonable endorsement with limited ordering prominence.

Wording was positive with no negative references. Mentions rose between the two most recent months while recommendations were nearly flat, so the recommendation rate moved only slightly.

A Pup Above

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about A Pup Above mentions, recommendations and placement?

A Pup Above ranks 6 by recommendation count. Mentions: 105 (20.96%); recommendations: 97 (19.36%). Top 3 placements: 37 (7.39%); first-place placements: 3 (0.60%).

Wording about the company: 100 positive, 5 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 92.4%. The net framing score was 0.95 (defined in Methodology).

8 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 38.14% were Top 3 and 3.09% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, A Pup Above's mention count rose from 40 to 105, while its recommendation count rose from 37 to 97. The recommendation rate was 7.25% and 19.36% respectively.

A Pup Above ranks sixth but stands out for a recommendation-to-mention ratio near the top of the set, meaning nearly every appearance carried an endorsement. Its top-three share of recommendations is moderate, while first-place placements were rare. The ratio rests on a smaller mention base than the leaders, so it should be read with that qualification.

Wording was almost entirely positive. Both mentions and recommendations rose sharply between the two most recent months, and the recommendation rate climbed; the samples differ and the shift is recorded without explanation.

Sundays for Dogs

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Sundays for Dogs mentions, recommendations and placement?

Sundays for Dogs ranks 7 by recommendation count. Mentions: 63 (12.57%); recommendations: 47 (9.38%). Top 3 placements: 15 (2.99%); first-place placements: 2 (0.40%).

Wording about the company: 48 positive, 15 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 74.6%. The net framing score was 0.76 (defined in Methodology).

16 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 31.91% were Top 3 and 4.26% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Sundays for Dogs' mention count rose from 36 to 63, while its recommendation count rose from 30 to 47. The recommendation rate was 5.88% and 9.38% respectively.

Sundays for Dogs ranks seventh, with limited reach and a recommendation-to-mention ratio below most of the set, indicating that a notable share of its mentions carried no endorsement. Top-three placements were a minority of its recommendations and first-place placements rare. Its neutral wording share is comparatively large.

Both mentions and recommendations rose between the two most recent months, and the recommendation rate increased. The comparison covers separate samples and does not establish why the figures moved.

Maev

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Maev mentions, recommendations and placement?

Maev ranks 8 by recommendation count. Mentions: 19 (3.79%); recommendations: 14 (2.79%). Top 3 placements: 2 (0.40%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 14 positive, 5 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 73.7%. The net framing score was 0.74 (defined in Methodology).

5 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 14.29% were Top 3 and 0.00% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Maev's mention count rose from 7 to 19, while its recommendation count rose from 5 to 14. The recommendation rate was 0.98% and 2.79% respectively.

Maev ranks eighth with the smallest reach in the set. Its recommendation-to-mention ratio is among the lowest, and its placement counts are minimal, with no first-place placements recorded. These are measured results on a small base, so the ratios should be read cautiously rather than treated as stable characteristics.

Wording was mostly positive with some neutral references and no negatives. Both mentions and recommendations rose between the two most recent months, though the totals remain small.

Earlier ranking snapshot context

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• How do the available Fresh Dog Food and Pet Meal Delivery snapshots from July 2026 to November 2026 differ in recommendation coverage and measurement scope?

Only months with verified results are shown. Monthly sample coverage is listed in Methodology.

The monthly snapshots come from separate answer samples, so counts and rates are comparable in form but not drawn from an identical set of answers. A company’s rank can hold while its underlying counts and rates move, and a changed rate does not by itself demonstrate improvement or loss of standing.

September has no verified results, which is a gap in the record rather than a zero. The comparisons show how recorded results changed across months; they do not establish why.

What the November Rankings Show

The November results answer several different questions at once. Reach asks how often a company appeared; recommendation asks how often an answer affirmatively endorsed it; placement asks where an endorsed company sat in the ordering; framing asks how the wording was classified. These measures overlap but are not interchangeable, and each can move independently of the others.

A company with broad reach may still leave some mentions unendorsed, and a company endorsed often may rarely be placed first. Ratios and shares describe the recorded answers, not customers, sales or conversion, and framing is not a measure of company quality. Reading the columns together gives a fuller picture than any single rank, while the limits of separate monthly samples and partial coverage still apply.

Methodology

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• How were the November 2026 Fresh Dog Food and Pet Meal Delivery AI visibility measures counted, and what do they not establish?

This benchmark has partial coverage: 3 of 3 planned question categories contributed usable observations; 0 contributed none. This describes question-category coverage, not demonstrated platform outages. Findings apply to the available answer set.

The month in the title is the reporting period. The exact dates when the original AI answers were collected have not been verified.

Each company is counted at most once in each answer that meets the benchmark rules. A recommendation requires both an affirmative endorsement and positive wording. Mention, recommendation, Top 3 and first-place rates use the full benchmark answer total. Top 3 and first-place results are included within recommendations, not added to them.

The recommendation-to-mention ratio divides recommendations by mentions. It describes AI answer wording, not customer conversion. Net framing is positive minus negative mentions, divided by all mentions, on a scale from -1 to +1. It does not measure customer satisfaction or company quality.

Market: US; 8 tracked companies. AI services represented: ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity.

Research screening totals (answer observations can include repeated questions):

The source does not provide a reader-facing definition of “reserved”; that screening label is reported without inferring a reason for exclusion. Only the included benchmark answers form the rate denominator.

One answer can mention or recommend several companies. Adding company totals would therefore count some answers more than once. The results describe the AI answers reviewed, not independently verified facts about the companies or their products.

Monthly sample coverage:

Reliable results for September 2026 are unavailable. This is a gap in the history, not a result of zero.

The answer samples differ between months. These comparisons show how the recorded results changed; they do not establish why they changed.

The benchmark covers a partial set of answers, and the exact collection dates for the original AI answers have not been verified. Each company is counted at most once per answer, and a recommendation requires both affirmative endorsement and positive wording. Top-three and first-place results are contained within recommendations rather than added to them.

Rates use the full benchmark answer total, while the recommendation-to-mention ratio describes answer wording rather than customer behavior. Net framing runs from negative to positive and does not measure satisfaction or quality. Monthly samples differ, so comparisons show recorded change without establishing cause.