News from the pet industry

18th edition of Global Pet Expo

A more international spread and many first-time visitors

The American Pet Products Association (APPA) and the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA), organisers of the 18th Global Pet Expo staged from 23 to 25 March in Orlando, Florida, can look back with satisfaction …

News3. May 2022

Rob Candelino

New CEO for Radio Systems Corporation

Radio Systems Corporation (products include Petsafe) has appointed Rob Candelino as CEO. He will assume office on 16 May, succeeding Willie …

News3. May 2022

World Dog Show in Madrid

More than 15 000 dogs will come together in June

The World Dog Show is considered the world's premier event for pedigree dogs. After being postponed a number of times due to the …

News3. May 2022

End of an era

Cornelius Patt leaves Zooplus

Zooplus is losing Cornelius Patt, its longstanding CEO and co-founder. A press release by the company states that Cornelius Patt and the supervisory …

News28. April 2022

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…

News28. April 2022

Change of CEO

Fabian Boffa takes over at the helm of Qualipet

A change of CEO has taken place at Qualipet, Switzerland's leading pet store chain. Fabian Boffa, son of company founder Rolf Boffa…

News28. April 2022

France

Expozoo organisers satisfied

The organisers of Expozoo in Paris, which was held on 11-13 March, have reported attendance figures of around 2000 professional visitors. 150 …

News28. April 2022

1st quarter of 2022

Symrise sales rise to 1.1 bn euros

Symrise, a publicly listed supplier of aromatics and flavourings to customers including the pet products industry, increased its sales in the f…

News28. April 2022

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…

News26. April 2022

Survey

New pet households in Japan

The number of Japanese households that own a dog or a cat increased significantly in 2021, according to a national survey of dog and cat ownership by …

News26. April 2022