ADM, the US-based science-based nutrition solutions company, has conducted a consumer research study of the US and European markets for functional ingredients in pet products.The results show: Pet owners around the w…
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Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
The editorial team of the PET worldwide trade magazine wishes all of our readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
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Personnel changes in the PET worldwide editorial team
2025 will see some personnel changes in the pet editorial team. Editor-in-chief Ralf Majer-Abele, who has been editor-in-chief…
Arcaplanet
44 new openings in 2024
The Italian specialist retailer Arcaplanet says it has opened 44 new shops this year. According to the company, which was recently acquired by Germany's …
APPA Report
Pet owners are developing deeper bonds
The American Pet Products Association (APPA) has released the 2024 Bird, Small Animal & Horse Report: Strategic Insights from the …
Fressnapf/Maxi Zoo study
Majority of pet owners plan Christmas presents for their pets
As part of a representative study, Fressnapf/Maxi Zoo asked almost 3 000 pet owners in Germany, France and Poland …
Maxi Zoo France
Expansion continues with new openings
Maxi Zoo France, the national subsidiary of the Fressnapf-Group in France, is stepping on the gas again at the end of the year and is …
Second location for Lezanimo
New opening in Vienna
Following the opening of the first shop in Lieboch in Styria (Austria), the second Lezanimo location has now opened in Vienna: former Futterhaus franchise …
Single largest investment
Pets at Home unveils newly designed flagship store
The leading British pet retailer Pets at Home relaunched its Pet Care Centre at New Malden, West London, as newly designed …
Change of leadership at RWA
Johannes Schuster succeeds Reinhard Wolf
Johannes Schuster, Managing Board Director at RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria, succeeded Reinhard Wolf as Chairman of the Managing Board and …
Consumers remained cautious
Pets at Home Group outperforms the market
”The first half of FY25 was characterised by a subdued market in which we performed above average, ” reports Lyssa McGowan, CEO of the …
Strategic growth
Kennelpak announces leadership changes
Following a record-breaking year and the most successful period in its fifty-year history, Kennelpak, the British pet specialist wholesaler, …
Decline in pet business
Central Garden & Pet takes stock of the year
"We increased non-GAAP earnings per share, continued to expand margins, made significant progress on our Cost and Simplicity programme…
Third location in the Czech Republic
Vafo Praha opens new warehouse
12 000 m2 at Panattoni Park Zdice: Vafo Praha's latest and third facility in the Czech Republic is designed for the storage of packaging materials …
Euromonitor
Growing at a slower pace
Pet humanisation and premium products drove global pet care sales up by 5.9 per cent to reach 197.6 bn dollars in 2023, according to data analytics firm …