5/2017

Editorial

Cat food still offers scope for innovation

Distribution5/2017

Consistently at a high level

In Europe, pet products are among the goods with the highest proportion of private labels, according to the latest Yearbook of the Private Label …

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

Suppliers5/2017

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…

Suppliers5/2017

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 …

Suppliers5/2017

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 …

Suppliers5/2017

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…

Distribution5/2017

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…

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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 …

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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 …

Events5/2017