Fressnapf Austria: Sales up by 26 per cent in 2005

An increase in sales of 26 per cent during 2005 enabled Fressnapf Austria to boost its figures to € 53 mio from € 42 mio the previous year. In 2003, the company’s sales were € 32 mio. According to a press release, Fressnapf Austria is thus the most successful market for the German franchise company. Eleven new stores are scheduled to open in 2006 in Austria, with a parallel rise projected in the number of employees from the current 350 to 410. Expansion should then continue up to 2009 with ten new openings a year, the company says in its press release, yielding 100 stores, 580 employees and around € 110 mio.