Set up by a Polish immigrant, Masterpet is now regarded as the largest distributor and wholesaler throughout New Zealand and Australia
Some growth in spite of consumer doldrums
Strong growth in the small animals segment, a discernible shift from moist to dry food for dogs and cats and a slight decline in …
The UK market is still growing
Glee, the UK trade show in Birmingham, comes around once again in mid-September. In view of the fact that there is no staging this year of the w…
Trend towards regional chains gradually growing
A slow but steady spread of large-format distribution channels is taking place in the Italian speciality pet product trade. But …
Gouramis under the spotlight
A student at Sydney University recently carried out a research project which - to quote a report from official Australian government sources - has …
Steady trend towards premium products
The UK pet product market grew by 4 per cent to £ 2 357 mio (approx. € 3 392 mio) in 2004. This trend is fuelled above all by the …
Lingering after-effects
The tsunami has left such serious damage in its wake that many of the reefs on which the marine ornamental aquatic industry depends could take many more …
Standards for a sustainable marine aquarium trade
The Marine Aquarium Council, established in 1998, promotes responsible trading in marine species. In 2001 the organisation drew up…
Steadfast loyalty to the speciality trade
Live animals pose a problem for shopfitters
Shopfitters throughout Europe focusing on the presentation of live animals are confronted by a dilemma: how to display pets so that the …
Speciality mega-store on the brink of becoming a chain
Occupying three levels in the centre of a shopping mall in Hvidovre, close to Copenhagen, Ole G. Jensen’s 3 500 m² …
Green tide continues to pose headaches
Australia, as ever, continues to be in the news in connection with exotic invasive species. And some of them cause considerable damage to t…
Buon giorno Italia!
In 2004 Fressnapf increased its sales across Europe by 17.3 per cent to 648.2 mio €. Even in Germany, where the market has exhibited a recessive trend for …
Ornamental fish & co. are the stars
In Würselen, not far from the border between Belgium and Germany, the entrepreneurial duo of Jürgen Grohs and Jürgen Heuser has opened a …