Slowdown in western European pet food activities

The Provimi Group has published its consolidated results for the first six months of the year. Sales increased by 13.9 per cent to € 976.5 mio, with most countries showing sales growth through increased volumes. In Europe, overall results were below the same period last year, with a good performance in animal nutrition especially in the Netherlands, Spain, Russia and Bulgaria, and in pet food in central and eastern Europe. A slowdown in pet food activities in western Europe and a delay in passing on raw material price increases to supermarket chains held back results.