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Issue No. 4

The new PET worldwide is available

In October, we’re off to Copenhagen. Our International Pet Conference brings the industry together for two days. The programme features presentations, panel discussions and – just as importantly – time for discussions. …

Distribution1. October 2026

Milestone Opening

Fressnapf Group’s 3,000th store

The Fressnapf Group is continuing its growth trajectory in Europe and has reached a double milestone: with a new Urban Store in Paris, Europe’s …

Distribution1. October 2026

Mintel

From the bowl to preventive care

Whilst younger generations are shaping the future of the pet market, prevention is becoming the new norm, as shown by the ‘Marketing to Pet Owners …

Distribution4/2026

Animal welfare as a guiding principle

Tiendanimal celebrates its 20th anniversary

The Spanish-Portuguese pet specialist Tiendanimal is celebrating its 20th anniversary. According to the company, what began in 2006 as …

Distribution1. October 2026

Only a third sell only direct

Most European D2C pet food brands are self-funded, report finds

Europe's direct-to-consumer (D2C) pet food market is made up largely of small, self-financed brands, and most of …

Distribution24. September 2026

Pettinella I longversion

The future has no age

Gen Z is driving change. Experience delivers impact. Modern hiring decisions require more than résumés and birth dates, explains business coach and HR …

Distribution4/2026

No casualties

Suziria warehouse near Kyiv damaged in Russian attack

Ukrainian pet products group Suziria says one of its warehouses in the Kyiv region has been damaged in an Russian attack in …

Distribution22. September 2026

ʻMomentos by Kiwoko‘

Therapy dogs to combat loneliness

Kiwoko, a provider specialising in the holistic care of various types of pets in Spain and Portugal, has launched ‘Momentos Senior’ at the Amavir …

Distribution17. September 2026

Tractor Supply Company

Stores did not cover their own costs

Sales at the US rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supplies edged up in Q2 while like-for-like trading declined – and the group is closing …

Distribution4/2026

53 new stores in Q2

Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo grows 7.1 per cent as like-for-like momentum eases

Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo lifted second-quarter revenue by 7.1 per cent to €930 million, taking group revenue for…

Distribution10. September 2026

500th French location

Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo to open 3,000th store in France

Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo will open its 3,000th store in September, and the milestone will fall in France. Group founder Torsten …

Distribution27. August 2026

Konishi Europe

From a garden pond to a digital business model

In the digital koi trade, Martin Kammerer, through Konishi Europe, builds trust before the fish have even been placed in the pond – …

Distribution4/2026

Danish insect-protein brand

Globe Buddy enters the Baltics with Euromedika

Danish pet food company Globe Buddy is entering the Baltic states through a distribution agreement with Euromedika. The …

Distribution27. August 2026

Aquarium legend

Christel Kasselmann has passed

The German botanist Christel Kasselmann passed away on 21 August. The Aquarienfreunde Berlin-Tegel 1912 announced this with regret. Her findings have…

Distribution27. August 2026