In Europe, pet products are among the goods with the highest proportion of private labels, according to the latest Yearbook of the Private Label …
Premiumisation
New routes to premiumisation
The majority of pet owners tend to liken their animals' needs to their own, according to the American research and consulting firm GlobalData.
Tierkönig
New player in Austria
The pet product retailer Tierkönig opened its first store in Vienna in June, followed by two more in July, also in the Austrian capital. Company founders …
Das Futterhaus
Success through passion
The cute yellow dog is a logo that is perfectly suited to Das Futterhaus. That's because the German speciality retailer, which is celebrating its 30th …
Amazon
Online giant Amazon is growing
The online steamroller is coming closer: in the USA there's talk of a wave of closures caused by the online boom, which is impacting even the big …
Trixie
Family celebration in Tarp
The big house fair at Trixie has become a tradition and is far more than an event organised by the company out of a sense of duty. Both domestic and …
Lily's Kitchen
"Pets deserve proper food"
Pet food supplier Lily's Kitchen is one of the fastest-growing private businesses in the UK. In just a few years the one-woman operation has grown into a…
Long Paws
Own product lines
The motto of Long Paws is to be "the thoughtful pet company" and this is the way they think in all dealings. At first Long Paws was only a distributor, but now …
Solid Gold
Pioneer in new food trends
The success story of Solid Gold began back in 1974 with the decision, which was virtually revolutionary at the time, to develop a dog food formula from …
Cat food
A billion dollar market
To go by the latest studies, the cat food business is likely to continue growing at a steady rate in the next few years. The sector has high expectations in…
Cat food - Market research
Treats drive sales growth in Europe
Market research company IRI has looked at the sales and tonnage trends for cat food in four European countries. The results show that the market…
Cat food - Survey
"Cats are the secret power"
How are sales of cat food doing in pet stores? What are the market drivers? What varieties are not doing so well? PET worldwide spoke to leading pet …
PATS
Meeting point Telford
Visitors to the UK pet speciality show PATS Telford can expect a busy and exciting show on 24 and 25 September, as almost every stand at the two-day event …