Capital: Berlin | Area: 357 000 km² | Population (2020): 83.2 mio | GDP (2020): € 3 336.2 bn
Award for Interzoo venue
Nuernbergmesse nominated for German Sustainability Award
Nuernbergmesse, the venue for the world-leading Interzoo trade show every two years, has been nominated for the German Sustainability Award 2023 for its long-standing commitment to sustainability.“The jury recognises t…
New chief operating officer
Joost Bous moves to Zooplus from Action
Zooplus, Europe’s leading online platform for pet supplies, has announced the appointment of Joost Bous as chief operating officer and m…
Focus on international markets
Saturn Petcare expands to China
The Bremen-based private label specialist Saturn Petcare, the pet care division of Heristo Aktiengesellschaft headquartered in Bad Rothenfelde, is …
Acquisition of P.P. D.K. Lamin in Poland
Coveris consolidates pet food business
The international packaging specialist Coveris has completed another strategic transaction in Central and Eastern Europe with the acquisition…
pet stores and supermarkets in Germany
Turnover up thanks to higher prices
With overall turnover of 5.126 bn euros, stationary pet stores and supermarkets in Germany recorded a 7.1 per cent increase in sales in 2022. …
Changes at the top
Holger Fiebiger leaves Sera
The restructuring at Sera has now been completed successfully after nearly two years, according to the aquatics company. Managing director Holger …
Minus 2.2 per cent
Hornbach suffers sales downturn
In the first quarter of 2023 (1 March to 31 May), the Hornbach DIY store group recorded sales of 1 667.6 mio euros with its European stores, …
Fifth and final term of office
Norbert Holthenrich remains ZZF president
At the 75th delegates‘ conference in Leipzig, delegates of the German Pet Trade and Industry Association (Zentralverband Zoologischer …
Wider international spread
Considerable interest already in Interzoo
Eleven months in advance of the event, the level of registrations for the next edition of world-leading trade fair Interzoo (7-10 May …
750 products cheaper
Trixie lowers prices
On 1 June, Trixie reduced the price of 750 products, especially so-called volume products, in some cases by more than ten per cent.“We have thus reacted to …
Construction starts in Nowy TomySl
Josera builds dry food plant in Poland
The German pet food manufacturer Josera is expanding with the construction of a modern dry food plant in Nowy Tomysl, Poland. On 24 May, a …
E-commerce team boosted
Zooplus broadens its management team
Zooplus, Europe’s leading online platform for pet supplies, has announced the appointment of Anja Honnefelder as chief people officer and C…
Financial head since 2016
Symrise extends Olaf Klinger’s contract
The supervisory board of Symrise AG decided at its meeting on 9 May to extend the contract of chief financial …
Emergency earthquake aid for Turkey and Syria
Fressnapf and its customers donate generously
At the beginning of February, Turkey and Syria experienced a catastrophic earthquake, which killed thousands of people and damaged or …
Patented dog toys
Hunter marketing Flingerz products in Europe
Hunter, a leading manufacturer of high-quality pet products, has announced that it is working with the well-known American brand F…
Brand and campaign management for Europe
Claudia Lührs leaves Fressnapf
Claudia Lührs, who was responsible for Fressnapf’s brand and campaign management in Europe, left the company on 1 May.She has joined Tonies, a …
Worm and urine tests for dogs and cats
Trixie and Pezz cooperate
As part of the Trixie Ventures initiative, Trixie has entered into cooperation with the start-up company Pezz. Since 1 May, Trixie, which is based in …
New head of brand & communications
Vegdog adds to its team
In April, Philipp Elsbrock became head of brand & communications at the pet food supplier Vegdog. In this newly created role, he will oversee the brand …
Announcement on LinkedIn
Xavier Garcia leaves Terra Canis
Xavier Garcia, former director of business development for Europe and Asia at Terra Canis, is to leave the company, which is part of Nestlé Purina…
Good first quarter
Symrise reports sales growth of 12.8 per cent
Symrise AG, a listed supplier of fragrances and flavourings to customers including the pet supplies industry, has made a successful …
Personnel change on 1 May
Marc Soldner takes over as sales director at JR Farm
On 1 May, Marc Soldner assumes the role of sales director at JR Farm and Blue Tree. He succeeds Roman Schmuki, who is leaving …
Completion scheduled for 2024
Agravis builds a new logistics hub
A groundbreaking ceremony has signalled the start of preparations for the construction of a new logistics hub for retail group Agravis Raiffeisen…
Germany
Granata Pet builds a Pet Campus
The German pet food company Granata Pet has embarked on the construction of a Pet Campus with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony at the site in …
Third time in a row
Award for Josera
The pet food manufacturer Josera has won the Promotional Gift Award for the third time in a row. After children’s book “Seppl und die Rasselbande” and the snapshot…
Pet owning in Germany
Decline in the number of cats
German households were home to 34.4 million dogs, cats, small animals and cage birds last year, along with ornamental fish and reptiles. 46 per cent …
The German pet supplies market in 2022
Total turnover: 6.5 bn euros
With a total turnover of 5.126 bn euros, the German pet sector recorded an increase in turnover of 7.1 per cent in the stationary specialised and food …
SPECIALIST RETAIL BRAND OF THE YEAR
Award for Eheim
This year, 62 brands were honoured with the Plus X Award. The spectrum covered a wide range of industries and product groups, from electronics, smartphones, …
Vote to have a chance of winning
Only a few days left to vote
PET worldwide is looking for the Product of the Year 2022/2023 and voting is already well under way. The latest issue of PET worldwide features the …
Fiscal 2022/2023
Hornbach grows by 6.3 per cent
The DIY store and garden centre operator Hornbach substantially increased its sales in fiscal 2022/23. The company announced that net sales of …
Expansion
Das Futterhaus opens three new stores
The pet store chain Das Futterhaus, which has over 400 stores in Germany and Austria, has opened three new stores in March. These are in Kiel …
"more compact routes"
New hall plan for Interzoo 2024
“Both veteran Interzoo exhibitors and new companies and start-ups have signalled their considerable interest in Interzoo 2024 to us in many industry…
Project with Hundemaxx in Munich
First German “Ruffwear Competence Centre”
The Accapi Group, exclusive European distributor of the American dog brand Ruffwear, has established its first German “competence centre” …
Two new top managers on board
Zooplus strengthens its team
Zooplus, Europe’s leading online platform for pet requisites, has announced the appointment of Alejandro Bethlen as chief merchandising officer and J…
Fressnapf
Future Store 3.0 has arrived
At Fressnapf a new Future Store generation has been launched. The company hopes that the new store concept, which is to be rolled out gradually …
German pet sector
United front against a “positive list”
In the last few years, a “positive list” for keeping pets has already been introduced in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. In Germany, …
Logistics hub in Krefeld
Galaxus Germany now delivering to Italy
The Galaxus online store is now operating in Italy as well as Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France. Italian orders will be delivered for…
Interim results for fiscal 2022
Symrise reports sales of 4.6 bn euros
Symrise, a listed international producer of fragrances and flavourings for customers including the pet supplies industry, has reported o…
150 m² store near Hamburg
Hunter opens a new brand store
Pet accessories company Hunter has opened its third brand store in Germany. The company already operates 30 such brand stores worldwide. In its new …
Thorsten Laing
Das Futterhaus appoints a new expansion manager
Thorsten Laing has joined German speciality retailer Das Futterhaus, where he will oversee the company’s expansion. He succeeds …
Pan-European concept
Fressnapf launches new Future Store generation
At Fressnapf a new Future Store generation has been launched. The retailer hopes that the new store concept, which is to be rolled …
21 new stores in 2022
Das Futterhaus continues to expand
The opening of a store in Berlin-Waidmannslust on 14 December brings the expansion of German corporate group Das Futterhaus to an end for this …
Sadness in the pet sector
Norbert Zajac has passed away
Norbert Zajac has passed away. The charismatic pet retailer, who would have been 68 on 27 December, died suddenly and unexpectedly on 13 December. His…
Issue No. 5
New issue of PET worldwide published
The dog accessory market is changing. Dog accessories drive sales and sales are growing, but the trend towards sustainability and supply chain …
More space for raw materials
Seitz Group expands its warehousing and production
German pet food manufacturer Seitz is expanding its warehouse and production capacity at the company’s headquarters close to …
Distribution in Germany and Austria
Aqua United takes over Flipper distribution
The aquatics company Aqua United, which is based in Germany, has announced that it is to assume exclusive responsibility for …
Moving to a new post
From Terra Canis to Velivery.com
Birgitta Ornau, founder and long-standing managing director of the pet food manufacturer Terra Canis, has switched sectors and is now managing …
Contract extended to 2025
Fressnapf and Payback to continue cooperation
The Fressnapf Group is extending its contract with the biggest German bonus programme Payback until at least 2025. According to Dr …
Nearly 3.5 bn euros
Symrise reports big sales growth
Symrise, a listed supplier of fragrances and flavourings to customers including the pet products industry, has reported organic sales growth of 11.…
New products and services for pets
Fressnapf Group presents innovation awards
The Fressnapf Group has presented five innovation awards in Düsseldorf. Products and services in various categories submitted by more …
Fressnapf
“Cloudy and stormy times ahead”
“2022 has new challenges: a new economic environment is evolving – cloudy or stormy times ahead.” This is how Heiko Bücker, senior vice president of…
JRS Petcare
Köble & Erbrich take over management
JRS Petcare, an international supplier of environmentally friendly pet litter, has restructured following the departure of Michael Bodfeld. …
Geoffroy Lefebvre
Zooplus gets new CEO
Europe's leading online pet retailer Zooplus is getting a new CEO at the turn of the year. According to press reports, Geoffroy Lefebvre is to take over the …
Issue no. 4 of the year
The new PET worldwide is here
Almost 114 million cats were believed to be kept as pets in Europe in 2021. Numerous manufacturers and specialist retailers of cat food and …
March to August
Sales in Hornbach DIY stores up by 4.9 per cent
Net sales in Hornbach’s DIY stores and garden centres as well as from online shops in nine European countries rose by 4.9 per cent …
Staff changes
European key account changes at Royal Canin
On 1 October, Christian Pfeil will assume the newly created role of European key account director at Royal Canin. He will be responsible…
Regular elections
IVH board remains in office
Voting for the committees of the Industrial Association of Pet Care Producers (Industrieverband Heimtierbedarf; IVH) at the general meeting in Berlin …
Offensive with insect-based pet food
Welzhofer acquires a majority holding in Eat Small
The wild bird food specialist Welzhofer in Schönebach has acquired a majority holding in the Berlin-based dog food supplier Eat …
Das Futterhaus
Cooperation with award-winning start-up company
Roughly 11 million tons of plastic end up in the sea every year, and this figure could more than double in the decades to come. In …
Partner alliance planned for Benelux
Fressnapf eyes a fresh start in the Netherlands
Problems in the supply chains, high inflation and growing consumer reticence, a shortage of raw materials and the lingering …
Many new openings planned in Romania and Croatia
Fressnapf expands strongly in South Eastern Europe
The Fressnapf Group has taken significant steps in its Southeast European expansion. The opening of its own Fressnapf store in …
Further personnel reinforcement
New managers at Das Futterhaus
The corporate group Das Futterhaus has further strengthened its personnel. Three new managers started in September: Sven von Saenger, the new head of…
Change at the top of Beaphar
Christoph Hubo succeeds Joachim Kniest
At Beaphar, Christoph Hubo has taken over from Joachim Kniest as head of the German subsidiary in Emmerich am Rhein. He has 25 years of …
Delivery in 35 minutes
Fressnapf tests Wolt delivery service
Europe’s leading pet store chain Fressnapf is testing a new service in two German cities. In collaboration with Finnish technology firm Wolt, …
Promotion for Sammy’s Snacks and Dogs Creek
Petfluencers travel across Europe
In a promotion with the Sammy´s Snacks line of Bosch Tiernahrung and Fressnapf’s exclusive Dogs Creek brand, ten petfluencers are travelling …
Germany
Optimistic outlook at Sagaflor
Despite the difficult political and economic situation at present, an air of optimism exists at German specialised trade organisation Sagaflor. Last …
Free online workshop
Digestive problems in dogs and horses
Pet owners are displaying growing interest in traditional therapy approaches such as phytotherapy, according to the manufacturer Kräuter Mix. …
First half of 2022
Symrise sales surge
The operations of Symrise, a listed supplier of fragrances and flavourings for the pet products industry among others, have performed outstandingly in the first…
Animal Challenge trophies in gold and bronze
Awards for Eheim
Animal Distribution Magazine, a French trade magazine, recognises various brands and products in the pet sector on an annual basis. In the aquatics segment, the …
Issue no. 3
The new issue of PET worldwide is here
Kiriel, a French garden centre operator serving local communities, has opened four new stores since the start of the year. The new openings t…
Begoña Picazo Muñoz
Sustainability manager at Trixie
To develop and advance the company’s sustainability strategy on an ongoing basis, Trixie has appointed Begoña Picazo Muñoz as its sustainability …
German pet sector puts pressure on politicians
No pet food without gas
Just how closely the fate of the pet sector may be connected to events in world politics is shown by the uncertainty over how much longer Russia will …
New staff additions
Das Futterhaus extends its management team
At German pet supplies retailer Das Futterhaus, Sebastian Janzen has assumed responsibility for central purchasing, while Sven Schumann …
Return to the confectionery business
Michael Bodfeld leaves JRS
Michael Bodfeld, vice-president of sales & marketing, will leave pet litter supplier JRS Petcare on 30 September. The company says he is departing to…
First quarter of 2022/2023
Hornbach increases sales further
The Hornbach Group, an internationally active organisation, increased its sales in the first quarter of 2022/23 (1 March to 31 May) compared with …
Terra Canis under new management
Olena Topilnytska succeeds Birgitta Ornau
Olena Topilnytska is assuming the position of chief commercial officer at Terra Canis on 1 July. She succeeds company founder Birgitta …
Successful strategy
ZG Raiffeisen expands cooperations
The ZG Raiffeisen Group, based in Karlsruhe in south-western Germany, continued to do well in the 2021 financial year with its strategy of …
Over 5 000 m² of retail area
Fressnapf acquires Superpet stores
Consolidation in the German pet supplies market continues. As of 1 August, the three Superpet stores in Hattersheim, Bischofsheim and Mainz will …
Building up the digital business
Michael Stolte-Dehn joins Das Futterhaus
On 1 June, Michael Stolte-Dehn became head of corporate development at the German pet product retailer Das Futterhaus. “In his new role …
Fleischeslust in 17 languages in the future
Seitz Group to extend international reach
The German Seitz Group is significantly expanding its market presence in Europe. It is currently consolidating in all areas of Europe with…
Emerging stronger from the crisis
Hornbach reports record sales for 2021/22
For fiscal year 2021/22 (1 March to 28 February) Hornbach announced record group sales of 5.9 bn euros, equating to an increase across …
Marketing cooperation and expansion
Mühldorfer acquires a share of Austria Pet Food
To meet the rising demand for moist food for dogs and cats, the companies Mühldorfer (Mühldorf am Inn) and Austria Pet Food …
Biorb Earth terrarium
Oase terrarium receives IF Design Award
Oase has been given an IF Design Award for its Biorb Earth terrarium. An international jury of experts selected the company’s first …
Germany
German pet market continues to grow
With overall sales totalling 4.786 bn euros, pet stores and grocery retailers in Germany enjoyed sales growth of 6 per cent in 2021. …
Pet population in Germany
16.7 mio cats and 10.3 mio dogs
The cat continues to be Germany's number one pet. Last year, the cat population in Germany was reported to number 16.7 mio felines in 26 per cent of…
2021 sales figures
German pet supplies market continues to grow
With overall sales totalling 4.786 bn euros, high street pet stores and grocery retailers in Germany enjoyed sales growth of 6 per cent…
Expanding pet food activities in APAC
Symrise acquires Wing Pet Food
Symrise, a global supplier of fragrances, flavours, food, nutrition and cosmetic ingredients, has signed a purchase agreement for the 100 per cent a…
24-27 May in Nuremberg
Signs still looking good for Interzoo
As of the end of January, around 1 200 exhibitors from over 60 countries, including more than 250 from Germany, had registered for the …
Growing engagement in the pet field
Symrise acquires Schaffelaarbos
Symrise AG, which regards itself as a global supplier of aromatic substances and flavourings, aims to expand its engagement in the pet supplies …
Germany
Management changes at Terra Canis
Pet food manufacturer Terra Canis has started the new year with a change at the top. Dr Marcus Vogler, managing director of the company since May …
“Trixieversary offers” throughout 2022
Trixie celebrates its 10th anniversary in the UK
The year 2022 marks an important milestone for Trixie as the Germany-based company celebrates 10 years since commencing direct …
Review 2021
Das Futterhaus remains on course for expansion
The German-based specialist retail group Das Futterhaus has opened 22 new locations in Germany and Austria this year, with 15 stores …
Germany
Sales totalling nearly 5.5 bn euros in 2020
Sales figures for the pet supplies sector collated by the IVH and ZZF for 2020 indicate an increase in sales of 4.3 per cent compared …
Sales up by 12.7 per cent
Das Futterhaus: growth exceeds expectations
In 2020, German speciality retail group Das Futterhaus experienced its biggest sales growth in recent years, with an increase of 12.7 …
Lockdown in Germany
Pet shops remain open
Due to rising Covid-19 infection rates, retailers in Germany have been forced to largely close since 16 December until at least 11 January. Those not affected…
Pet health insurance
Santé Vet launches in Germany
The insurance company Santé Vet, which specialises in pets, is entering the German market. It already claims market leadership in France and Belgium. …
Das Futterhaus
Ulrike Leßmann assumes responsibility for category management
It has now been announced that Ulrike Leßmann assumed responsibility on 1 August for the strategic development of the …
Superpet
Generous support for staff
Sales staff in pet stores are constantly under stress during the Coronavirus pandemic. In March they had to handle a wave of hamster sales, and must also…
Germany - Pro Pet Koller
New stage on the road to success
Family firm Pro Pet Koller, specialising in the production and marketing of super-premium pet food, has opened a new production plant in Hellenthal.
Germany - Mera Petfood
Species-appropriate pet-owning
Mera Petfood is a family firm managed by the third generation of the owners and employs around 150 staff. Its work focuses on the bond between humans…
Germany - Dr.Clauder
Responsible pet food
Dr. Clauder's is a company known for its competence, extending back more than 60 years, in manufacturing high-grade food and food supplements for dogs and cats.
Germany - JR Farm
Partnering with nature
Innovation and the quality of its products are considered the key to success at JR Farm in Bavaria. The natural products enjoy a high level of popularity.